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

Five Row at Reynolda

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 24, 2016

1. Five Row at Reynolda Marker

Inscription. Five Row was community of African-American farmworkers and their families who worked at Reynolda, the estate of Katharine and R.J. Reynolds. First occupied in 1916, it began as two rows of five cottages and gardens that fronted an unpaved road along Silas Creek. The Five Row School was active with academic classes and Sunday worship services from 1918 to the 1940s. Many children raised at Five Row were later employed as domestic servants Reynolda House. Five Row was demolished in 1961 to make way for Silas Creek Parkway.

Erected 2016 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 36° 7.648′ N, 80° 17.44′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of Silas Creek Parkway (State Highway 67) and Wake Forest Road on Silas Creek Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27106, 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 as the crow flies: Wake Forest University (approx. ¼ mile away); Reynolda Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Polo Fields At Reynolda

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Oak Crest Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away); Reynolda House (approx. one mile away); Bethabara (approx. 1.1 miles away); Reynolda Park Neighborhood (approx. 1.3 miles away); Boston Community (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 24, 2016

2. Five Row at Reynolda Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 24, 2016

3. Five Row at Reynolda Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 24, 2016

4. Five Row at Reynolda Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,179 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.