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

Edgar Harvey Hennis House

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

1. Edgar Harvey Hennis House Marker

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

Erected by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 36° 30.732′ N, 80° 36.492′ W. Marker is in Mount Airy, North Carolina, in Surry County. It can be reached from North Main Street (Business U.S. 52) south of East Poplar Street, on the left when traveling south. The marker is on the front porch to the right of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1059 N 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 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,

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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: R. R. Galloway House (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Graves House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rufus Haymore House (approx. half a mile away); 90 MM Gun Tank M47 Patton (approx. 0.6 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); The J.D. Smith Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); Leonidas Harold "L.H." Jones (approx. ¾ mile away); The Whittler (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Airy.

Regarding Edgar Harvey Hennis House. Excerpts from the Edgar Harvey Hennis Nomination Form:

The Edgar Harvey Hennis House is significant both architecturally and for its historical associations. Located at 1056 North Main Street in Mount Airy, the house is a handsome, intact example of early twentieth century design reflecting influences of the late Victorian and Colonial Revival styles...

Constructed in 1909, the Hennis House is the earliest known esidence built on Lebanon Hill. Lebanon Hill was a center
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

2. Edgar Harvey Hennis House Marker to the right of the front entrance
of early Mount Airy suburban development from the 1910s through the mid-l930s. Located approximately three-quarters of a mile north of the central business district, Lebanon Hill was the site from 1831 to c. 1858 of the town's first Methodist Church. The house was constructed for Edgar Harvey Hennis (1884-1965), a prominent early Mount Airy businessman, horse trader and later, long-time owner of the town's Chrysler automobile dealership.

Also see . . . Edgar Harvey Hennis House Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by Patricia S. Dickinson, Consultant, Division of Archives and History, 1985 (Submitted on January 2, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Full view of the Edgar Harvey Hennis House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

3. Full view of the Edgar Harvey Hennis House

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.