A. Robinson Building

A. Robinson Building
Location 707-709 Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°6′10″N 80°14′28″W / 36.10278°N 80.24111°W / 36.10278; -80.24111Coordinates: 36°6′10″N 80°14′28″W / 36.10278°N 80.24111°W / 36.10278; -80.24111
Area less than one acre
Built 1940 (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 # 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-Alnerican 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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.


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