Ardmore Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Ardmore Historic District

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Listed
August 24, 2004
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
04000904

About this property

The Ardmore Historic District is a 600-acre (240 ha) national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 2,093 contributing buildings and two contributing sites. The district consists of at least ten platted residential developments from 1910 through 1924 as well as three large apartment complexes from 1947 through 1951, one of which was controversially demolished in 2021. It includes works designed by Hall Crews and by Northup & O'Brien. It includes Queen Anne and Bungalow/craftsman architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Location

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
36.08404, -80.27577

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Chatham, Thurmond and Lucy, House
Industrial
0.9 mi
Hanes, Robert M., House
Industrial
1 mi
Womble, Bunyan S. and Edith W., House
Industrial
1.1 mi
Nissen Building
Industrial
1.4 mi
Sosnik-Morris-Early Commercial Block
Industrial
1.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Shallow Ford (NC Yadkin, 1781)
1781Revolutionary War
10.1 mi
Battle of Shallow Ford
1781Revolutionary War
10.6 mi
Battle of Shallow Ford Oct 1780
1780Revolutionary War
14.5 mi

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When was Ardmore Historic District listed on the National Register?

Ardmore Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Ardmore Historic District?

Ardmore Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ardmore Historic District?

The period of significance for Ardmore Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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