A. Robinson Building
A. Robinson Building | |
 Front and northern side | |
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| Location | 707-709 Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°6′10″N 80°14′28″W / 36.10278°N 80.24111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1940 |
| Built by | Robinson, Aladine; Greenwood, J.W., et al. |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| MPS | African-American Neighborhoods in Northeastern Winston-Salem MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000729[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 1998 |
A. Robinson Building, also known as Howard-Robinson Building and Pyramid Barber Shop, is a historic commercial building located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1940–1941, and is a two-story, yellow and red brick commercial building. The north and south facades are of brick made by well-known and celebrated local brickmaker George S. Black. The building was constructed to house African-American businesses including the Howard-Robinson Funeral Home and a barber shop.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Langdon Edmunds Oppermann (September 1997). "A. Robinson Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
Categories:
- African-American history in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Commercial buildings completed in 1940
- Buildings and structures in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Forsyth County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs