{"nrhp_refnum":"73001335","name":"Davie County Jail","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"20 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mocksville","county":"Davie County","state":"NC","lat":35.89318633500005,"lon":-80.56062139599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Flemish bond brick former county jail at 20 South Main Street in Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, probably completed in 1839 and built by Henry R. Austin.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the jail is of considerable local significance because its history parallels that of Davie County since its founding. It is also valued as an important Mocksville landmark with handsome Flemish bond brickwork. It is described as sturdy and well maintained.","narrative":"Near the center of Mocksville, a two-story brick building at 20 South Main Street served as the Davie County Jail from about 1839 until 1909. Laid in Flemish bond on a stone foundation, it has a gable roof of standing seam tin, a three-bay facade with a central four-panel door and transom, and a center-hall plan one room deep. Henry R. Austin was architect-builder of both the jail and the since-destroyed courthouse, built under one contract financed by a bond issue. Davie County was formed in 1836, and Mocksville was incorporated in 1839, so the jail's history parallels the county's own beginnings. In 1909 the county traded the old jail and lot toward a new jail site, and the property later became a private residence. A later owner restored the exterior and first floor and renovated the second floor for living space. It is regarded as a local landmark.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1839?)","architect_builder":"Henry R. Austin (architect-builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition and altered; the exterior and first floor have been restored and the second floor renovated as a residence. Listed as a private residence, and marked unoccupied on the form.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.91312-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/7199/47719993/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001335.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001335/f4a50617f2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001335/f4a50617f2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Zachary Corriher","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Davie_County_Jail,_Mocksville,_North_Carolina.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Zachary Corriher</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Davie_County_Jail,_Mocksville,_North_Carolina.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719993","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davie_County_Jail","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18350718"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/davie-county/davie-county-jail-73001335/"}