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

Southern Bank & Trust

1923

— Mooresville Historic District —

Southern Bank & Trust Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

1. Southern Bank & Trust Marker

Inscription. Southern Bank & Trust
1923
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 1923.

Location. 35° 53.667′ N, 80° 33.701′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 158) and Court Square when traveling north on North Main Street. The marker is to the right of the entrance to Gifty Things shop, current tenants of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Café Building (a few steps from this marker); Commercial 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); Martha Josephine Cooley (within shouting distance of this marker); Hanes - Johnson Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Meroney Filling Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Horn-Harding Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mocksville.

More about this marker. The Southern Bank & Trust is a contributing building of the Downtown Mocksville Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Regarding Southern Bank & Trust.

Excerpt from the Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form:

Two-story, rectangular, yellow brick bank/office building on corner of Town Square and North Main; three-bay front elevation, ten-bay south elevation with corbelling beneath flat parapet lined with flues; display
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

2. Southern Bank & Trust Marker to the right of the gift shop entrance
windows on first floor front...built for Southern Bank & Trust, which closed in late 1920s.

Full view Southern Bank & Trust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024

3. Full view Southern Bank & Trust

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 11 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.