Mocksville in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hanes - Johnson Building
1935
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Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
1. Hanes and Johnson Building 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° 53.686′ N, 80° 33.717′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 158) north of Court Square, on the left when traveling north. The marker is to the right of the right of Southern Ties Boutique entrance, the current tenant of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 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: Princess Theatre (a few steps from this marker); J.T. Baity/Anderson General Store (a few steps from this marker); Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas H. Gaither Tobacco Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); J.T. Angell Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Horn-Harding Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Cafι Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Southern Bank & Trust (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mocksville.
More about this marker. The Hanes - Johnson Building
this page online
Regarding Hanes - Johnson Building.
Excerpt from the Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form:
Rectangular brick double store building; stores share corbelled cornice, concrete coping; panel of header bricks over each store; small, rectangular attic vents; modern aluminum and glass shopfronts; modern metal marquee; built for J. F. Hanes and Knox Johnstone by James and Lanier.
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.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
2. Southern Ties Boutique; Hanes - Johnson Building Marker is to the right of the entrance
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 165 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
