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

Sanford Brothers Building

1927

— Downtown Mocksville Historic District —

Sanford Brothers Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

1. Sanford Brothers Building Marker

Inscription. Sanford Brothers Building
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° 53.64′ N, 80° 33.736′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It can be reached from the intersection of Court Square and West Depot Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is on the brick post at the far right of the building's facade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 43 Court Sq, 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: C.C. Sanford Sons Store (a few steps from this marker); Meroney Hardware Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Davie County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Boone Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Davie County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Southern Bank & Trust (within shouting distance of this marker); H. Andrew Lagle (within shouting distance of this marker); The Running of the Horses (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mocksville.

More about this marker. The Sanford Brothers Building is a contributing building of the Downtown Mocksville Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Regarding Sanford Brothers Building.

Excerpt from the Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form:

At the corner (of Court Square) with Depot Street, is the downtown's most architecturally distinctive building, after the courthouse, the Sanford Brothers Building of 1927. At three stories it is the tallest commercial
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

2. Full view of Sanford Brothers Building. Marker is at the far right brick of wall
building in downtown, but it also has carefully-detailed Commercial Classical brick and limestone street elevations, and a rear, Spanish-tiled section... Built for rental purposes, it originally housed the Post Office, Davie Cafe, and Green and Graves; second floor contained offices and third floor was used by lodges.

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.)

Sanford 1926 engraved at the top of the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

3. Sanford 1926 engraved at the top of the building

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 454 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.