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Gwyn Avenue–Bridge Street Historic District

Coordinates: 36°14′42″N 80°50′56″W / 36.24500°N 80.84889°W / 36.24500; -80.84889
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Gwyn Avenue–Bridge Street Historic District
Alexander Martin Smith House
Gwyn Avenue–Bridge Street Historic District is located in North Carolina
Gwyn Avenue–Bridge Street Historic District
Gwyn Avenue–Bridge Street Historic District is located in the United States
Gwyn Avenue–Bridge Street Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by N. Bridge St., Mill View Rd., Market St. and Church St., Elkin, North Carolina
Coordinates36°14′42″N 80°50′56″W / 36.24500°N 80.84889°W / 36.24500; -80.84889
Area60 acres (24 ha)
ArchitectLudlow, Jacob Lott; Barber, George Franklin
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.07000882[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2007

Gwyn Avenue–Bridge Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 124 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Elkin. They were primarily built between about 1891 and 1955 and include notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture. Notable buildings include the Elkin Presbyterian Church (1937, 1944, 1950, 1955, 1961), First Baptist Church (1955, 1968), Alexander Martin Smith House (1893–1897) designed by George Franklin Barber, the Gwyn-Chatham-Gwyn House (c. 1872, 1911, 1936), Richard Gwyn Smith House (c. 1918), and Mason Lillard House (c. 1910).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (April 2007). "Gwyn Avenue–Bridge Street Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved May 1, 2015.