Sunnyside-Central Terrace Historic District
Why it's listed
Sunnyside-Central Terrace is a district of houses, workers' cottages, churches and factories on the southeast side of Winston-Salem, laid out on a grid west and east of Sunnyside Avenue. Development followed the extension of a streetcar line by 1901 and the Roanoke and Southern Railroad, completed in 1892 on the district's eastern edge. The Winston-Salem Land and Investment Company platted Sunnyside in 1892, and Central Terrace was platted in 1912 for middle-income residents. Industrialist H. E. Fries was involved in both platting efforts and in several firms located there, including Forsyth Manufacturing Company and Southside Cotton Mills. The district is regarded as locally significant for its mix of industrial and workers' housing, for its range of Late Victorian, Craftsman and Colonial Revival houses, and for its institutional buildings, which include four churches and a fire station.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the district illustrates a mixed-use suburban development combining industry, workers' housing and a middle-income neighborhood from the late nineteenth through mid-twentieth century. It is locally significant for community planning and development and industry, and for architecture as a cohesive collection of period house types and styles.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 08000380, listed May 8, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Haled, Junia, Monmouth, Glendale, Goldfloss, Brookline & Main Sts., Winston-Salem |
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| County | Forsyth County |
| Listed | May 8, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000380 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | c. 1880 - 1958 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Period Cottage, Minimal Traditional, Ranch |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Industry, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 140 |
| Coordinates | 36.07098, -80.23362 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08000380.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q21016239
- This listing as JSON
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