Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

George Black House and Brickyard

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

1. George Black House and Brickyard Marker

Inscription. This was the home and brickyard of the nationally-known brickmaker George H. Black from 1934 until his death in 1980 at the age of 101. Black, the son of former slaves, came Winston-Salem as a child. He worked for the Hedgecock and Hime Brickyard, which gave him a mud mill to use as firewood. Instead, he used it to start his own brickyard and established a reuptation for making traditional handmade bricks of quality and durability. Black made bricks for use in Winston-Salem's finest houses, in churches, businesses, and restorations in Old Salem and Colonial Williamsburg. A sought-after brickmaker across the state and Southeast, black was nationally and internationally recognized for his craft. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Erected 2007 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 36° 6.829′ N, 80° 13.043′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is on Dellabrook Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Fourteenth Street School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fourteenth Street Elementary School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bowen Park Neighborhood (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lowman Pauling & The "5" Royales (approx. 0.4 miles away); (Former) Atkins High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Reynoldstown Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away); Phi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Memorial statue

Also see . . .
1. Photo of Black. (Submitted on February 16, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
2. Legacy of Sweat and Brick. (Submitted on February 16, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
3. NC Resolution honoring Black. (Submitted on February 16, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

2. George Black House and Brickyard Marker

George Black House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

3. George Black House and Marker

George Black House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

4. George Black House

Photographed by Franklin Terry, May 2011

5. George Black House and Brickyard Marker

Original bricks made by George Black

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

6. George Black House

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,328 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 16, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 5. submitted on March 17, 2012, by Evelyn Terry of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 6. submitted on February 16, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.