National Register of Historic Places

North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex

Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
Listed
August 5, 1980
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80002900

About this property

North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex is a historic granite quarry and national historic district located at Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 8 contributing structures in an area approximately one mile long and 1/3 mile wide. Notable contributing resources include the cutting shed (1927), the office building (1928), and a building originally used as a blacksmith shop. It is the world's largest open faced granite quarry. Granite from the quarry was used to build the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, and the Albert Einstein Memorial in Washington. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
36.50930, -80.58704

Categories

INDUSTRY
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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

Trinity Episcopal Church
Industrial
1.2 mi
Moore, William Alfred, House
Industrial
1.2 mi
Hennis, Edgar Harvey, House
Industrial
1.2 mi
Mount Airy Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Listed
1.2 mi
Carter, W. F., House
Industrial
1.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Mount Airy NC
1865Civil War
1.3 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Dobson NC
1865Civil War
11 mi

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When was North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex listed on the National Register?

North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1980.

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North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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