National Register of Historic Places

Reynolda Historic District

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Listed
November 28, 1980
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80002833

About this property

Reynolda Historic District is a 178 acres (72 ha) national historic district located on Reynolda Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It includes work by Charles Barton Keen and by landscape architect Thomas Warren Sears. The listing includes twenty-two contributing buildings and one other contributing structure. It includes Reynolda House, Reynolda Gardens, Reynolda Village, and Reynolda Presbyterian Church. The district was once part of a larger, self-sufficient country estate conceived and developed by R. J. Reynolds, founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The district is adjacent to the Wake Forest University campus. The namesake road goes through the Reynolda Historic District, with Silas Creek Parkway bypassing it. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
36.12781, -80.28204

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREAGRICULTUREARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Reynolda Historic District listed on the National Register?

Reynolda Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Reynolda Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Reynolda Historic District?

The period of significance for Reynolda Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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