Mocksville in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil Shop
1935
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Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
1. Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil Shop Marker
1935
Downtown Mocksville Historic District
Erected by Town of Mocksville.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.
Location. 35° 53.713′ N, 80° 33.724′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 158) and Gaither Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. The marker is to the left of the main entrance on the white brick well. The current tenant is The Station General Store & Taproom. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 185 N 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: J.T. Angell Building (a few steps from this marker); Princess Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Horn-Harding Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Hanes - Johnson Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas H. Gaither Tobacco Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); J.T. Baity/Anderson General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Cafι Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of
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More about this marker. The Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil Shop is a contributing building of the Downtown Mocksville Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Regarding Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil Shop.
Excerpt from the Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form:
Located in the downtown district is a small collection of 1920s and 1930s filling and service stations, including the Spanish Mission Revival style Horn Service Station; the (former) Kurfees and Ward Pure Oil Station, displaying the distinctive Tudor Revival elements of the Pure Oil chain, but apparently never having the Pure Oil blue tile roof...
Brick masonry service station exhibiting the distinctive steep gables and Tudor Revival stylistic elements of the Pure Oil chain; round-arched board and batten door; diamond lattice transom; documentary photographs indicate originally had large, projecting front gable over pumps.
Also see . . . Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by David R. Black, Architectural Historian, 1990 (Submitted on September 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
2. The Station General Store and Taproom entrance Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil Shop Marker is to the left
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
3. The Station General Store and Taproom entrance Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil Shop Marker is to the left
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
4. Full view of Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil Shop
Currently The Station General Store and Taproom
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
