Mocksville in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Davie County Jail
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Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
1. First Davie County Jail Marker
Completed — December 1839
Entered on the
National Register of Historic Places
April 24, 1973
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
Location. 35° 53.541′ N, 80° 33.709′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 158) and East Lexington Road (U.S. 64), on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. The building houses Fleming & Williams Law Firm. The marker is at the right of the South Main Street entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 284 S 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Davie County Courthouse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boone Memorial (about 500 feet away); Meroney Hardware Company Building (about 500 feet away); Davie County War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Davie County in the Civil War (about 500 feet away); H. Andrew Lagle (about 600 feet away); The Running of the Horses (about 600 feet away); Sanford Brothers Building (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mocksville.
More about this marker. Entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the First Davie County Jail is also a contributing building of the Downtown Mocksville Historic District.
Regarding First Davie County Jail.
Excerpt from the First Davie County Jail Nomination Form:
The Davie County Jail is of considerable local significance, for its history parallels that of the county since. its founding@ The sturdy, well maintained building With its handsome Flemish bond brickwork isan important Mocksville landmark.Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 20242. Davie County Jail 1916; Downtown Mocksville Historic District marker
Davie County was formed in 1836 from Rowan County with court being held in Mocksville, the county seat, the next year. The jail was probably completed in 1839, the same year Mocksville was incorporated. The November 1839, court session held in Mocksville ordered "that Henry R. Austin procure locks of the best and most substantial construction for the Jail of Davie County and that he fix them to the doors, in the proper manner.. and that Thomas McNeely and Lemuel Bingham act as Commissioners to let out the building of a kitchen and smoke house on the jail furnished by the court."...
The jail served the county in its original capacity until 1909 when the board of commissioners bought part of the Davie Hotel lot from Gaston Horn as a site for the new jail.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
3. South Main Street entrance
Downtown Mocksville Historic District marker to the left; National Register plaque to the right
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
4. Full west side view of First Davie County Jail
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
5. Southwest view of First Davie County Jail
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 210 times since then and 29 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.
