Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
North Carolina - Surry County
Surry County North Carolina has 32 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex, Franklin, Bernard, House and Surry County Courthouse, Atkinson, Samuel Josiah, House and Bank of Pilot Mountain, (Former).

Many famous people are associated with these Surry County historic places including J.D. Sargent, Jesse Franklin, Christopher Wren Bunker, Edgar Harvey Hennis, Richard Gwyn and William Milton Cundiff.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Surry County places including Bernard Franklin, James Hughes, Harry Barton, Cecil Dean Elliott, Franklin, John M., et al., Harold Macklin, Rollins & Poindexter, Marvin R. A. Johnson, Jacob Lott Ludlow and Louis A. Simon. Prominent architectural styles found in Surry Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Atkinson, Samuel Josiah, House (added 2012 - - #12000217)
Also known as Hogan Creek Farm
586 Atkinson Rd., Siloam
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
More Information:
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Bank of Pilot Mountain, (Former) (added 1997 - - #97001497)
100 E. Main St. , Pilot Mountain
Ceh2624, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Medical Business/Office, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Warehouse
More Information:
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Carter, W. F., House (added 1983 - - #83001917)
Also known as Carter House
418 S. Main St. , Mount Airy
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1908
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
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Carter, William, House (added 1990 - - #90000349)
Also known as Carter--Burge--Miller House
SR 1626, 0.35 mi. W of jct. with SR 1625 , Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Federal
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Cedar Point (added 2003 - - #03000927)
Also known as Franklin, Richard Gwyn, House, Gwyn, Richard, House
350 W. Main St. , Elkin
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other
Historic Person:
Gwyn, Richard, et.al.
Significant Year:
1881, 1870, 1840
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Country Club Estates Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005977)
Includes portions of Club View Dr., Country Club Rd., Fairway Ln., and Greenhill Rd., Mount Airy
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Area of Significance:
Architecture
Cundiff, C. C., House (added 1983 - - #83001918)
SR 2230 , Siloam
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Cundiff, William Milton
Significant Year:
1865
Area of Significance:
Education, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Downtown Elkin Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001292)
Roughly bounded by Market St., Hugh Chatham Bridge, Standard St., and Front St. , Elkin
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rollins & Poindexter, Simon, Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, State, Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Post Office, Professional, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
More Information:
archives document
Franklin, Bernard, House (added 1973 - - #73001369)
NW of Dobson on SR 1331 , Dobson
Bonitalh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Franklin,Bernard
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Historic Person:
Franklin,Jesse
Significant Year:
1799
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Graves, Ben and Barbara, House (added 2019 - - #100004799)
Also known as SR0669
309 Fairview Ave., Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Elliott, Cecil Dean, Johnson, Marvin R. A., Brown, T. C. et al., Multiple
Architectural Style:
International, Corporate Modernism, Miesian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1953-1954 AD
Gwyn Avenue--Bridge Street Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000882)
Roughly bounded by N. Bridge St., Mill View Rd., Market St. and Church St. , Elkin
Archarin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barber, George Franklin, Ludlow, Jacob Lott
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Hauser Farm (added 2002 - - #02000113)
Also known as Horne Creek Living Historical Farm
308 Horne Creek Farm Rd. , Pinnacle
Wilson59604, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hauser, Thomas, Hauser, John
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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Haystack Farm (added 1982 - - #82001306)
S of Oak Grove on SR 1480 , Oak Grove
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Bunker,Christopher Wren
Significant Year:
1885
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Hennis, Edgar Harvey, House (added 1986 - - #86000318)
1056 N. Main St. , Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Hennis,Edgar Harvey
Significant Year:
1909
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, (former) (added 2002 - - #02000437)
230 Hawthorne Rd. , Elkin
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Franklin, John M., et al., Macklin, Harold
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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J. J. Jones High School (added 2021 - - #100006464)
213-215 Jones School Rd., Mount Airy
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Area of Significance:
Education, Ethnic Heritage-Black
Lebanon Hill Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005978)
Also known as SR1103
Roughly bounded by Howard, Mitchell, South, and Woodruff Sts., and the Mount Airy Historic District, Mount Airy
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Area of Significance:
Architecture
Marion House and Marion Brothers Store (added 2012 - - #12001090)
Also known as Jubal E. Marion--Firchard Nathaniel Marion House, Oakcrest
7034 Siloam Rd., Siloam
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Northup, Willard C.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
More Information:
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Moore, William Alfred, House (added 1986 - - #86000406)
202 Moore Ave. , Mount Airy
Dmw002, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Mount Airy Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002931)
Also known as See Also:Carter, W. F., House
Main, Brown, Market, Franklin, W. Pine, Rockford, Worth, Cherry, and Gilmer Sts., Moore, and Hines Aves. , Mount Airy
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 2021 - - #100006394)
Also known as SR1501
409, 417-423 Franklin St.; 418 West Pine St., 3 unaddressed parcels at the east corner of South Main and Hamburg Sts., and 209, 215, 218, 219 Hines Ave., Mount Airy
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Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce, Architecture
More Information:
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Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 2021 - - #100006465)
Also known as SR1108
Includes portions of Bank, Broad, West Church, Durham, West Elm, Hadley, East and West Haymore, North Main, Maple, Merritt, Price, Rockford, Spring, and Willow Sts., Maiden Ln., Patterson an, Mount Airy
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Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
More Information:
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Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2012 - - #12000581)
Also known as Spencer's
Willow & W. Oak Sts., Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
More Information:
archives document
North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex (added 1980 - - #80002900)
E of Mount Airy on NC 103 , Mount Airy
Nmg27510, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Sargent,J.D.
Significant Year:
1918, 1889
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
More Information:
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Pilot Hosiery Mill (added 2021 - - #100006855)
Also known as Pilot Mountain Hosiery Mill
224 East Main St., Pilot Mountain
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Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Pilot Mountain Downtown Historic District (added 2022 - - #100007599)
Also known as SR0653
Portions of 100 and 200 blks. East Main, 100 blk. West Main, 100 blk. Depot, 100 blk. West Marion, and 100 blk. South Stephens Sts., Pilot Mountain
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Renfro Mill (added 2000 - - #00001208)
Also known as R. Roberts Leaf Tobacco House
Jct. of Willow and Oak Sts. , Mount Airy
Dmw002, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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Ridge Westfield Elementary School (added 2019 - - #100004794)
Also known as Ridge-Westfield Elementary School, Ridge Westfield Colored School
4416 Westfield Rd., Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Education, Ethnic Heritage
Period of Significance:
1957-1966 AD
Rockford Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001338)
SR 2221 , Rockford
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse, Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Surry County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001751)
N. Main St. between School and Kapp Sts. , Dobson
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hughes,James, Barton,Harry
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
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Taylor Park Historic District (added 2021 - - #100006466)
Also known as SR1106
Includes all or portions of Charles, Grace, Howard, North Main, and Marion Sts., Crescent Dr., North and South Park, and Wrenn Aves.., Mount Airy
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Trinity Episcopal Church (added 1986 - - #86000031)
472 N. Main St. , Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tesh,T. A., Woodruffe,Francis
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
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