{"nrhp_refnum":"100006394","name":"Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Decrease)","other_names":["Sr1501"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"409, 417-423 Franklin St.; 418 West Pine St., 3 unaddressed parcels at the east corner of South Main and Hamburg Sts., and 209, 215, 218, 219 Hines Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Airy","county":"Surry County","state":"NC","lat":36.4997,"lon":-80.6069,"geom_source":"wikidata"},"listed_date":"2021-04-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A cross-shaped historic district in the central business district and four adjoining residential neighborhoods of Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, with 248 commercial, institutional and residential structures built mainly between 1880 and 1930.","why_significant":"The district preserves the architecture of the town's major growth period, when the railroad arrived in 1888 and brought industrial and commercial expansion. It is distinguished by widespread use of local light-colored granite and by a wide range of nationally popular styles. The residences are notably unaltered and intact.","narrative":"Mount Airy's historic district covers the central business district and four neighboring residential areas in north central Surry County, North Carolina. It contains 248 commercial, institutional and residential buildings, most dating from 1880 to 1930, when the arrival of the railroad in 1888 spurred industrial and commercial growth. Main Street forms the north-south spine, with residential streets extending east and west. The most distinctive feature is the light-colored granite quarried just east of town, used for churches, banks, public buildings, and many houses, as well as for retaining walls and porch steps. Styles range from Italianate and Queen Anne to Colonial Revival, Neo-Classical, Art Deco and 1930s period revivals. The houses are remarkably unaltered, with very little replacement siding or windows. Four granite Gothic Revival churches, bank buildings and the James A. Hadley House are among the notable examples. The district was drawn to focus on the architecturally and historically significant core of the town.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Winston-Salem firm Northup and O'Brien (designers of the Edward C. Ashby House); most other buildings have separate builders noted in the inventory","architectural_style":"Late Victorian (Italianate, Queen Anne, Shingle), Colonial Revival, Neo-Classical, Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival, Art Deco, Tudor Revival and other period revival styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked excellent to good, with unaltered and altered portions; the district is described as well maintained with largely intact residences.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:53.210597-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/16/7223/47722316/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/85002931.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/100006394/e0287c9f92-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/100006394/e0287c9f92-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"G Keith Hall","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Airy_Historic_District.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">G Keith Hall</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Airy_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85002931","name":"Mount Airy Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/mount-airy-historic-district-additional-documentation-85002931/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722316","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Airy_Historic_District_(Mount_Airy,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19987209"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/surry-county/mount-airy-historic-district-boundary-decrease-100006394/"}