North Cherry Street Historic District (Kernersville, North Carolina)

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North Cherry Street Historic District
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Location100 blk. N. Cherry St., Kernersville, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°7′15″N80°4′27″W / 36.12083°N 80.07417°W / 36.12083; -80.07417 Coordinates: 36°7′15″N80°4′27″W / 36.12083°N 80.07417°W / 36.12083; -80.07417
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Builtc. 1900 (1900)
Built byLancey, Albert; Nelson, Sherman
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman, Italianate
MPS Kernersville MPS
NRHP reference # 88000118 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1988

North Cherry Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 10 contributing residential buildings in Kernersville. They include dwellings built between about 1900 and 1930 in a variety of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Italianate, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Virginia Oswald (October 1987). "North Cherry Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.