Holly Avenue Historic District

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Holly Avenue Historic District
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Houses on the 600 block of Holly
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LocationRoughly bounded by Broad and Marshall Sts., Holly Ave. and Business I-40, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°05′39″N80°15′14″W / 36.09417°N 80.25389°W / 36.09417; -80.25389
Area59 acres (24 ha)
Built1885 (1885)
Built byBlum, Peter; McIver, Irvin
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Italianate, et al.
NRHP reference No. 02000442 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 2002

Holly Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 115 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Winston-Salem. The buildings date between about 1885 and 1952, and include single family dwellings and apartment building. The include examples of late-19th and early-20th popular architectural styles including the Queen Anne and Italianate style. Notable buildings include the Henry Case House (c. 1885), James Jessup House (c. 1889), Henry Foltz bam (1906), Calvary Moravian Church (1923), T. R. Brann's store (c. 1921), and Green Front Grocery (c. 1937). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

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Willard Close Northup (1882–1942) was an American architect in North Carolina who was the principal partner in the firm Northup & O'Brien. His firm was based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Northup began his architectural practice in 1906 and partnered with Leet Alexander O'Brien (1891–1963) in 1915 or 1916. Luther Lashmit joined the firm in 1927, and was lead architect for Graylyn while an employee of the firm.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sarah Woodard (December 2001). "Holly Avenue Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.