Mocksville in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Meroney Hardware Company Building
1922-1924
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Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
1. Meroney Hardware Company Building Marker
1922-1924
Downtown Mocksville Historic District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
Location. 35° 53.625′ N, 80° 33.736′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is at the intersection of Court Square and South Main Street (U.S. 158), on the right when traveling south on Court Square. The marker is to the left of the entrance to Twins Upholstery, the current tenant of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 Court Square, 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: Davie County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sanford Brothers Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Boone Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); C.C. Sanford Sons Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Davie County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); H. Andrew Lagle (within shouting distance of this marker); Davie County in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); The Running of the Horses (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mocksville.
More about this marker.
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Regarding Meroney Hardware Company Building.
Excerpt from the Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form:
Seven-bay brick commercial building constructed in two periods; unornamented upper facade with corbelled brick cornice and eight over one crossette pattern sash; recessed central entrances to shops flanked by display windows with mix of wood and bronze muntins; prism glass transom windows; #23 has "Meroney" in glass over entrance; rear and side window and door openings are segmentally-arched; #23 built 1922 for hardware store of Charles Flynn Meroney; three bays of #29-31 added to north side of hardware store in 1924.
Also see . . . Downtown Mocksville Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by David R. Black, Architectural Historian, 1990 (Submitted on September 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
2. Meroney Hardware Company Building. Marker is to the left.
"Meroney" in stained glass is over the entrance.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 15, 2024
3. Full view of Meroney Hardware Company Building
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
