Gwyn Avenue-Bridge Street Historic District

This residential neighborhood in Elkin, in southwestern Surry County, North Carolina, covers about sixty acres and runs north from the downtown historic district. Most of it follows an 1891 plat drawn for the Elkin Land Company by engineer Jacob Lott Ludlow, with later additions such as Chatham Park and Hendrix Heights. It holds 153 buildings, eight structures and one site, Hollywood Cemetery. Most primary buildings are houses, ranging from modest mill-house dwellings to large homes such as the Queen Anne-style Alexander Martin Smith House and the Gwyn-Chatham-Gwyn House. Two churches, two small commercial or office buildings and four apartment buildings are also included. About sixty-three percent of the buildings had been erected by 1925. Styles include Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman bungalow, Tudor Revival, Period Cottage and Minimal Traditional. Because the area developed within a planned framework, spatial relationships changed little over time. The district is listed for its cohesive character and its connection to Elkin's industrial and civic leaders between 1891 and 1955.