Fuquay-Varina in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Varina Supply Company
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
1. Varina Supply Company Marker
priced on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 35° 35.591′ N, 78° 47.715′ W. Marker is in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, in Wake County. Marker is at the intersection of Fayetteville Street and Durham Street, on the right when traveling south on Fayetteville Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 213 Fayetteville St, Fuquay Varina NC 27526, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Varina Commercial Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Dry Goods Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bank of Varina (about 300 feet away); The Depot (about 400 feet away); Varina Hotel (about 400 feet away); Weaver Buick / Red & White Grocery (about 500 feet away); Fuquay-Varina Woman's Club Clubhouse (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Bank of Varina (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fuquay-Varina.
Regarding Varina Supply Company.
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Varina Supply Company; trapezoidal brick commercial building with angled street corner; second floor windows, covered with plywood panels, have segmental arches; building corners are squint-quoined; dogtoothed cornice on corner and Fayetteville Street facades, stepped parapet along Durham Street; shopfronts on Fayetteville St. elevation are replacement wood, glass and brick; corner entrance has aluminum doors; metal awnings added at first floor; from 1920s to 1960s was general merchandise house.
Herbert Akins founded Varina Supply in 1925 to serve the local agricultural community. Akins was a veteran businessman who also served as the Bank of Varina's president. An elementary school built on his farm is named after him.
Also see . . . Varina Commercial Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which was listed in 1990. (Prepared by David R. Black; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
2. Varina Supply Company Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
3. Varina Supply Company Building
Looking west from the intersection.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
