Danbury Historic District

Danbury Historic District
Old Stokes County Courthouse, September 2014
Location Main St. between Danbury Cemetery Rd. and NC 89, Danbury, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°24′30″N 80°12′24″W / 36.40833°N 80.20667°W / 36.40833; -80.20667Coordinates: 36°24′30″N 80°12′24″W / 36.40833°N 80.20667°W / 36.40833; -80.20667
Area 88 acres (36 ha)
Built 1860 (1860)
Architect Pepper, N.M.; Et al.
Architectural style Queen Anne, Romanesque, Bungalow
NRHP Reference # 86001686[1]
Added to NRHP July 15, 1986

Danbury Historic District is a national historic district located at Danbury, Stokes County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 44 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential section of Danbury. They were built between about 1860 and 1930 and include notable examples of Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, and Bungalow architecture. Located in the district and separately listed is the Stokes County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the County Jail (1904), Petree Store, the Martin Store, Stack-Bickett Law office (1888), Bank of Stokes County (c. 1910), McCannless Hotel (c. 1860s), James Pepper House (c. 1860), Wilson Fulton brick house (c. 1860), Samuel H. Taylor House/Hotel, the N. E. Wall House (c. 1921), Baptist Mission Church, Clark Memorial Presbyterian Church (c. 1893), and the Methodist Church.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Kathy Goddard and Morris York (July 1984). "Danbury Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.


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