Built by Korner, Jules Gilmer NRHP Reference # 88000137 Year built 1880 | MPS Kernersville MPS Area 18 ha Added to NRHP 25 February 1988 | |
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Location 100--600 blks. of S. Main St., Kernersville, North Carolina Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian | ||
South main street historic district kernersville north carolina top 5 facts
South Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 53 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing objects in Kernersville. They include residential and commercial buildings built between about 1834 and 1930 in a variety of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style. Located in the district is the separately listed Korner's Folly. Other notable buildings include Spears House (c. 1834), Dr. Elias Kerner House (1857), Elias Kerner Huff House (1880), Greenfield and Kerner Tobacco Factory (1884), (former) Bank of Kernersville (1903), DeWitt Harmon's Office (c. 1928), Kernersville Moravian Church (1922), and Main Street United Methodist Church (1924/25).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.