Winston-Salem City Hall

Winston-Salem City Hall
Winston-Salem City Hall, November 2008
Location 101 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′42″N 80°14′36″W / 36.09500°N 80.24333°W / 36.09500; -80.24333Coordinates: 36°5′42″N 80°14′36″W / 36.09500°N 80.24333°W / 36.09500; -80.24333
Area less than one acre
Built 1926 (1926)
Architect Northup and O'Brien
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference # 01001130[1]
Added to NRHP October 20, 2001

Winston-Salem City Hall is a historic city hall located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was designed by the noted architectural firm Northup and O'Brien and built in 1926. It is a three-story, "U"-shaped Renaissance Revival building. It is a brick building with a first floor of rusticated stone. It has a flat roof with a limestone cornice and balustrade with shaped balusters. The Salem town offices were housed in the Salem Town Hall until consolidation in 1912. The building was renovated in 2000.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

History

The home of D. H. Starbuck and his family originally stood on the site of the current structure.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sarah A. Woodard (March 2001). "Winston-Salem City Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  3. Rawls, Molly Grogan (August 15, 2004). "August 15: Happy Birthday! Judge Henry Reuben Starbuck". Winston-Salem Time Traveler. Retrieved September 12, 2015.


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