North Main Street Historic District

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.