Mount Airy in Surry County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mount Airy Friends Church

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

1. Mount Airy Friends Church Marker

Inscription. This property has been
Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.

Location. 36° 29.765′ N, 80° 36.207′ W. Marker is in Mount Airy, North Carolina, in Surry County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and West Wilson Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. The marker is to the right of the sanctuary entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 602 S Main St, Mount Airy NC 27030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it

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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: Thomas Benton Ashby House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); W. F. Carter House (about 400 feet away); William A. Estes House (about 400 feet away); First Presbyterian Church of Mount Airy (about 700 feet away); The J. C. Hollingsworth House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Surry County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Large Granite Millstone (approx. ¼ mile away); Stoneman’s Raid (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Airy.

More about this marker. Mt. Airy Friends Church is a contributing building to the Mount Airy Historic District

Regarding Mount Airy Friends Church. Excerpts from the Mount Airy Historic District Nomination Form:

This charming Gothic Revival style granite church was constructed in 1904 by contractor Lee Jones on the former site of a large, unidentified masonry warehouse. The church
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

2. Mount Airy Friends Church Marker to the right of the sanctuary entrance on South Main
features wood-shingled gables with decorative exposed truss system, corner crenallated tower, and large stained glass tracery windows. The Quakers' settled in Surry County about 1769. They had established a church in Mount Airy by the end of the 19th century and had sponsored a school in the Surry County community of Westfield early in that century.

Mount Airy Friends Church Marker and sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

3. Mount Airy Friends Church Marker and sign

Mount Airy Friends Church cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

4. Mount Airy Friends Church cornerstone

Full view Mount Airy Friends Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

5. Full view Mount Airy Friends Church

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.