Mocksville in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Davie County Courthouse
1909, 1916
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Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
1. Davie County Courthouse Marker
1909, 1916
Downtown Mocksville Historic District
Erected by Town of Mocksville, NC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 35° 53.615′ N, 80° 33.704′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 158) and East Depot Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Marker is to the right of the main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 S Main St, Mocksville NC 27028, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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: Boone Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Davie County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Meroney Hardware Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Running of the Horses (within shouting distance of this marker); Sanford Brothers Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Meroney Filling Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.C. Sanford Sons Store (about 300 feet away); Martha Josephine Cooley (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mocksville.
More about this marker. The Davie County Courthouse is a contributing building
this page online
Regarding Davie County Courthouse.
Excerpt from the Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form:
In the early years of the twentieth century, however, the town began a increasing prosperity of relatively rapid growth which reflected the the county. A new, Classical Revival county courthouse was constructed at the southeast corner of town square, though the old courthouse was preserved in the center of the square and rehabilitated as a community building for meetings. On the hillside behind the new courthouse was also constructed a new county jail to replace the original, Federal style one. The new county courthouse burned in 1916, but was rebuilt in a grander, more exuberantly neoclassical Beaux Arts form using the original walls.
Also see . . . Nomination Form for the Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by David R. Black, Architectural Historian, 1990 (Submitted on September 15, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
2. Davie County Courthouse Entrance. Marker is to the right
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
3. Davie County Courthouse
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
4. Davie County Courthouse cornerstone (left side)
Laying of cornerstone June 10th,1909
Presided over by S.M. Gattis, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of North Carolina.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
5. Davie County Courthouse cornerstone (right side)
C.B. Bailey. Chairman. County Board of Commissioners.
J.M. Cain. Commissioner.
B.F. Stonestreet. Commissioner.
T.B. Bailey - A.T. Grant. Jr. Attorneys for Board of Commissioners.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 15, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
