Historic Districts
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North Carolina - Forsyth County - Historic Districts
Forsyth County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bethabara Historic District, Old Salem Historic District, Reynolda Historic District, Bethania Historic District and Bethania Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Several famous people are associated with these Forsyth County historic places including Richard Joshua Reynolds, James Monroe Jarvis and Jacob Lott Ludlow.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Forsyth County places including Charles Barton Keen, Thomas Warren Sears, Ralph Adams Cram, James Monroe Jarvis, Irvin McIver, Jules Gilmer Korner, Northrup & O'Brien, Peter Blum, Albert Lancey and Northup and O'Brien. Prominent architectural styles found in Forsyth Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne and Greek Revival.

Ardmore Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000904)
Roughly bounded by Knollwood, Queen, Duke, and Ardsley Sts. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crews, Hall, Northrup & O'Brien
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Bethabara Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001948)
N of Winston-Salem on NC 67 , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Moravian
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Bethania Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001321)
Also known as See Also:Bethania Historic District (Boundary Increase)
N of Winston-Salem on NC 65, SR 1611, 1628, and 1688 , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Religion, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Bethania Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1991 - - #91000346)
Also known as See Also:Bethania Historic District
Roughly, area outside present district W and N along Muddy Cr., S to Reynolda Rd. and E along Walker Rd. , Bethania
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Industrial American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Centerville Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000379)
Roughly bounded by Waughtown, Vargrave, Haled & Chapel Sts. , winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Clayton Family Farm (added 2001 - - #01001072)
5809 Stanley Dr. , Stanleyville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Natural Feature, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Downtown North Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001669)
Also known as Trade Street District
Roughly bounded by W. Fifth, W. Eighth, N. Main and N. Cherry Sts. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wenderoth, Oscar, Northup and O'Brien
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Music Facility, Parking Lot, Professional, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Downtown Winston-Salem Historic District (added 2022 - - #100008467)
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Spring, Spruce, Marshall, Cherry, Town Run, Trade, Liberty, and Church Sts., Winston-Salem
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Social History
Downtown Winston-Salem Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000427)
Also known as See Also:84002306;84002269;83001880;82003452;84002296;840022
Roughly 4th, Main, 6th, and Trade Sts. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stoddart,William L., Shreve & Lamb
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Art Deco, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store
Evergreen Farm (added 2019 - - #100004796)
1532 Jonestown Rd., Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Information Potential
Historic Person:
Jarvis, James Monroe
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Archeology, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Science, Education
Period of Significance:
1894-1947 AD
Holly Avenue Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000442)
Roughly bounded by Broad and Marshall Sts., Holly Ave. and Business I-40 , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McIver, Irvin, Blum, Peter
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Kapp, John Henry, Farm (added 1992 - - #92001087)
N side NC 65, 0.1 mi. E of jct. with NC 67 (4647 Bethania--Tobaccoville Rd.) , Bethania
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling, Storage
North Cherry Street Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001394)
N. Cherry St. bounded by Fourteenth, Twenty-third and Seventeenth St., Lincoln and Pittsburg Ave. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Black, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object
North Cherry Street Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000118)
100 blk. N. Cherry St. , Kernersville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nelson,Sherman, Lancey,Albert
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
North Cherry Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease and Additional Documentation) (added 2014 - - #14000332)
1407, 1408, 1409, 1410-12, 1411-13, 1415, 1419, 1463, 2067 N. Cherry St., Winston-Salem
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Oak Crest Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000877)
Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1968 AD
Old Salem Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000591)
Salem College campus and area near Salem Sq. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
European, Industry, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, College, Museum, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Reynolda Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002833)
Reynolda Rd. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sears,Thomas Warren, Keen,Charles Barton
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Historic Person:
Reynolds,Richard Joshua,et al.
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Industry, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Forest, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Research Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Reynoldstown Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000111)
Also known as Cameron Park
Portions of 800 & 900 blks. of Camel, Cameron, Graham, Jackson & Rich Aves., E. 10th St.& Cameron Ave Bridge , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
South Main Street Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000137)
Also known as See Also:Korner's Folly
100--600 blks. of S. Main St. , Kernersville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Korner,Jules Gilmer
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Stauber, Samuel B., Farm (added 1988 - - #87002232)
SR 1611 , Bethania
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Sunnyside--Central Terrace Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000380)
Roughly bounded by Haled, Junia, Monmouth, Glendale, Goldfloss, Brookline & Main Sts. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Washington Park Historc District (added 1992 - - #91001960)
Also known as See Also:Lowe, Cicero Francis, House
Roughly bounded by Leonard St., Acadia Ave., Sunnyside Ave., Vintage Ave., Broad St., Bond St. and Washington Park , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Waughtown--Belview Historic District (added 2005 - - #04001521)
Roughly bounded by Dacian, Waughtown St, Bellwauwood, Sprague, Ernest, Goldfloss, and Gilbreath Dr. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
West End Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003442)
Also known as See Also:Poindexter, H. D., Houses;Zevely House
Roughly bounded by W. End Blvd., Sixth, Broad, and Fourth Sts., I-40, Sunset Dr., and Peters Creek , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Cram,Ralph Adams
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Ludlow,Jacob Lott
Significant Year:
1930, 1887
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
West Salem Historic District (added 2005 - - #04001524)
Roughly bounded by Business 40, Poplar, Salem Ave., Walnut, Shober, Hutton Sts, Granville Dr. and Beaumont St. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Park, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Winston-Salem Tobacco Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000602)
Bounded by Chestnut St. on the W., 5th and 7th Sts. on the N., Linden St. on the E., and 4th and Fogle Sts. on the S. , Winston-Salem
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Commerce, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Road-Related, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Energy Facility, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Road-Related
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