Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Reynoldstown Historic District
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 20, 2016
1. Reynoldstown Historic District Marker
Inscription.
Reynoldstown Historic District. . In 1919, the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company built this neighborhood of bungalows to ease a housing shortage. Initially, a majority of the development was designated for Reynolds's white employees. The 1931 construction of Atkins High School for African-Americans just to the north resulted in a shift from white to black renters within one year. Although intended as a rent-to-own program, most home sales in Reynoldstown were made after 1937, and predominantly to African-Americans. New houses built on side lots created a pattern of alternating ca. 1920 and 1940 houses that reflects the progression from renters to homeowners and from white housing to African-American. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
In 1919, the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company built this neighborhood of bungalows to ease a housing shortage. Initially, a majority of the development was designated for Reynolds's white employees. The 1931 construction of Atkins High School for African-Americans just to the north resulted in a shift from white to black renters within one year. Although intended as a rent-to-own program, most home sales in Reynoldstown were made after 1937, and predominantly to African-Americans. New houses built on side lots created a pattern of alternating ca. 1920 and 1940 houses that reflects the progression from renters to homeowners and from white housing to African-American. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Erected 2014 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.
Location. 36° 6.196′ N, 80° 13.346′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of East 8th Street and North Cameron Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27101, 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.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 20, 2016
2. Reynoldstown Historic District Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 20, 2016
3. Reynoldstown Historic District Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 20, 2016
4. Reynoldstown Historic District and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,747 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 21, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
