National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Davidson County

Davidson County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Yadkin College Historic District, Erlanger Mill Village Historic District, Lexington Industrial Historic District, Lexington Residential Historic District and Lincoln Park Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Davidson County places including H. Bentley Owen, Earle Sumner Draper, Dudley,George & Ashley, Wm., Albert L. Jr. Haskins, James Wetmore, Harry Simmon, Voorhees, Louis F., and Eccles, Joseph T. Levesque, Leonard H. Craver, Sawyer, Joseph and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Davidson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Classical Revival.

Erlanger Mill Village Historic District (added 2008 - - #07001371)

Roughly bounded by Winston Rd., Short, 7th, Hames, Second Rainbow, Park Circle, & Olympia Sts. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Draper, Earle Sumner

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Lexington Industrial Historic District (added 2019 - - #100003927)

Roughly bounded by E. First and S. Salisbury Sts., The North Carolina RR corridor, and Wennonah Cotton Mill village's W lot lines., Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Craver, Leonard H., Voorhees, Louis F., and Eccles

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Neo Classical, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1887-1969 AD

Lexington Residential Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000350)

Roughly bounded by State St., W. Fifth St., Martin St., Westside Dr., Southbound St., and W. Ninth Ave. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Levesque, Joseph T., Draper, Earle Sumner

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Art, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Lincoln Park Historic District (added 2026 - - #100013053)

Roughly bounded by South Talbert Blvd., Arthur Drive. and Booker, Lexingtion

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Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Ethnic Heritage-Black

Randolph Street Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000571)

100-200 blk. of Randolph St., & 10 W. Colonial Dr., Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Salem Street Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000688)

108-301 Salem St., 6-12 Forsyth St., and 6 Leonard St. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sawyer, Joseph, et al., Simmon, Harry

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Thomasville Downtown Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000940)

Roughly bounded by Main St., Trade St., Guilford St. and Commerce St. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Haskins, Albert L. Jr., Wetmore, James

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Politics/Government, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Medical Business/Office, Plaza, Rail-Related, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Medical Business/Office, Monument/Marker, Plaza, Rail-Related

Uptown Lexington Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000570)

Also known as See Also:(Former) Davidson Co. Courthouse

Main St. from 3rd Ave. to 2nd St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dudley,George & Ashley, Wm.,et al

Architectural Style:

Renaissance, Classical Revival, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Plaza, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Museum, Plaza, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Yadkin College Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000165)

Also known as Yadkin College

N and S sides of SR 1194 W of SR 1436 , Yadkin College

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Owen,H. Bentley

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, College, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling