Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Winston Mutual Life Insurance Building

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 25, 2017

1. Winston Mutual Life Insurance Building Marker

Inscription. On August 6. 1906, the Winston Industrial Assoc. was established by African—American leaders to provide insurance for African-American tobacco workers. The association merged with Mountain City Mutual Life Ins. Co. in 1915 to become Winston Mutual Life Ins. Co., and by 1969 was the second largest African—American—owned insurance company in the state. Ralph W. Crump designed this modernist building in 1969. The building was a center discussions of social issues and political campaigns. In 1985, Winston Mutual merged with Golden State Mutual Life Ins. Co., who owned the building until 2012.

Erected 2016 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 36° 6.035′ N, 80° 13.797′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of East 5th Street and North Laura Wall Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on East 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 1225 E 5th St Winston-Salem NC 27101, Winston Salem NC 27101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Winston-Salem Chapter of the Black Panther Party (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tobacco Unionism (about 500 feet away); East Winston Library (about 700 feet away); Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital (about 700 feet away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Phi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (approx. 0.4 miles away); Belews Street Neighborhood (approx. 0.4 miles away); R.J.R. Labor Strikes (approx.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 25, 2017

2. Winston Mutual Life Insurance Building Marker

0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 25, 2017

3. Winston Mutual Life Insurance Building Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 25, 2017

4. Winston Mutual Life Insurance Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,471 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 28, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.