{"nrhp_refnum":"78001950","name":"Poindexter, H. D., Houses","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"124 and 130 West End Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winston-Salem","county":"Forsyth County","state":"NC","lat":36.10088106000006,"lon":-80.25279177499993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-07-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two frame houses built for merchant Henry Dalton Poindexter in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina: a Queen Anne house built 1892-1894 and a small Victorian cottage said to date from about 1874. Both were moved in January 1978 to West End Boulevard.","why_significant":"The large house is described as one of the finest examples of Queen Anne architecture remaining in Winston-Salem, and the cottage is a modest example of late nineteenth century domestic architecture. Houses of this period are rare in downtown Winston-Salem. They were moved to avoid demolition when a neighboring company expanded.","narrative":"Two houses once associated with Winston-Salem merchant Henry Dalton Poindexter now sit side by side on West End Boulevard. The larger is a white clapboard Queen Anne house built between 1892 and 1894, with verandas, balconies, ornamental shingles, a angled corner tower with a pyramidal roof, and tall chimneys with shaped brick medallions. Inside, a large L-shaped stair hall organizes the rooms, most of which have a mantel fireplace. Behind it is the small Victorian cottage, traditionally dated to about 1874, where the Poindexters lived before building the larger home and where eight of their nine children were born. The houses were the last remnants of a once-prestigious neighborhood and had been overshadowed by office development. Facing demolition for corporate expansion, they were moved in January 1978 to the Crystal Towers neighborhood, whose period character suits them. The large house is regarded as one of the best surviving Queen Anne buildings in the city.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1874, 1892-1894)","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Both houses were moved in January 1978 about a quarter mile to adjoining lots at 124 and 130 West End Boulevard in the Crystal Towers neighborhood; condition listed as excellent and slightly altered; use is private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.736924-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/7201/47720194/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/78001950.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001950/a1cb4c378d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001950/a1cb4c378d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H.D._Poindexter_Houses.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H.D._Poindexter_Houses.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100008467","name":"Downtown Winston-Salem Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/downtown-winston-salem-historic-district-100008467/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720194","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._D._Poindexter_Houses","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20679821"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/forsyth-county/poindexter-h-d-houses-78001950/"}