West Salem Historic District

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West Salem Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Business 40, Poplar, Salem Ave., Walnut, Shober, Hutton Sts, Granville Dr. and Beaumont St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°05′12″N80°14′58″W / 36.08667°N 80.24944°W / 36.08667; -80.24944 Coordinates: 36°05′12″N80°14′58″W / 36.08667°N 80.24944°W / 36.08667; -80.24944
Area350 acres (140 ha)
Builtc. 1843 (1843)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 04001524 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 19, 2005

West Salem Historic District is a national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 591 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in a largely residential section of Winston-Salem. The buildings date from about 1843 to 1957, and include notable examples of Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and American Craftsman style architecture, as well as bungalows. Notable resources include the M. D. Gantt Building (1931), Coca-Cola Bottling plant (1930), Christ Moravian Church (1895), and Green Street Methodist Church (1921). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sherry Joines Wyatt (August 2004). "West Salem Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.