{"nrhp_refnum":"90000822","name":"North Main Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly Main St. from Church St. to Mocksville city limits","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mocksville","county":"Davie County","state":"NC","lat":35.90118840850005,"lon":-80.55456601587412,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-06-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district extending northeast from the central business district to the city limits of Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, centred on North Main Street. It developed mostly from about 1840 to World War II and was the town's principal residential area until after World War I.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the district contains Mocksville's premier residential area of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and Davie County's most distinguished collection of houses built between about 1840 and 1940. It cites local significance in the town's growth and development, and a range of representative styles including Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Craftsman and Colonial Revival. Its Masonic Picnic Grounds, held there since 1883, are described as a major regional social event.","narrative":"Developed mostly between about 1840 and World War II, this linear residential district runs northeast from Mocksville's central business district along the crest of a ridge on North Main Street, formerly the Huntsville Road. It was the town's main residential area until after World War I. The houses range from one to three stories and are built of brick and frame, showing Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Craftsman and Colonial Revival styling. A group of frame Italianate houses built largely around 1890 is the most distinctive element. The Philip Hanes House of 1902 is among the largest Classical Revival houses in the county, and the Dr. R. P. Anderson House of 1903 was built from plans by a Nashville firm, Barber and Klutz. Local significance rests on its role in the town's growth and on its concentration of well-detailed dwellings. Its Masonic Picnic Grounds, used since 1883, were a major regional social event.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1840-1940","architect_builder":"Call, James, builder; Barber and Klutz, architects","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Italianate, Victorian Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Shingle Style, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Most buildings are in good to excellent condition, with a number recently rehabilitated; some residences have vinyl, aluminum or asbestos siding.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.060133-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/99/7199/47719999/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/90000822.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719999","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Main_Street_Historic_District_(Mocksville,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18354716"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/davie-county/north-main-street-historic-district-90000822/"}