Mocksville in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Princess Theatre

1927

— Downtown Mocksville Historic District —

Princess Theatre Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

1. Princess Theatre Marker

Inscription. Princess Theatre
1927
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 1927.

Location. 35° 53.693′ N, 80° 33.717′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 158) south of Gaither Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is at the right side of the window of the Love Retro business. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 143 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

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walking distance of this marker: Hanes - Johnson Building (a few steps from this marker); J.T. Angell Building (a few steps from this marker); Horn-Harding Building (within shouting distance of this marker); J.T. Baity/Anderson General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas H. Gaither Tobacco Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Café Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mocksville.

More about this marker. The Princess Theatre is a contributing building of the Downtown Mocksville Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Hotel Mocksville, which has a separate marker, was also a business in the same building.

Regarding Princess Theatre.

Excerpt from the Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form:

Rectangular brick theatre/commercial building constructed in three periods; south two stories were built in 1927 by contractor C. B. Mooney for J. Arthur Daniel; north
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

2. Hotel Mocksville marker
A third floor was added to the Princess Theatre building in the 1930s, which housed the Hotel Mocksville.
two stories and three bays added ca. 1930 by Daniel for his Ideal Grocery Store; third floor added over both in early 1930s to make Mocksville Hotel; theatre closed in 1963.

Also see . . . Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by David R. Black, Architectural Historian, 1990 (Submitted on September 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Princess Theatre Marker to the right of the Love Retro window image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

3. Princess Theatre Marker to the right of the Love Retro window

Hotel Mocksville Marker at Scoops Ice Cream shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

4. Hotel Mocksville Marker at Scoops Ice Cream shop

Full view of the building which housed the former Princess Theatre image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

5. Full view of the building which housed the former Princess Theatre

The second floor added housed the Ideal Grocery Store. The Hotel Mocksville was on the third floor, added in 1934.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.