S. J. Nissen Building

S. J. Nissen Building
Location 310 E. Third St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′52″N 80°14′26″W / 36.09778°N 80.24056°W / 36.09778; -80.24056Coordinates: 36°5′52″N 80°14′26″W / 36.09778°N 80.24056°W / 36.09778; -80.24056
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 07000820[1]
Added to NRHP August 16, 2007

S. J. Nissen Building, also known as S. J. Nissen Carriage Repository and Repair Shop, S. J. Nissen Company Wagonworks, and Kester Machinery Company, is a historic factory building located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The original 1894- 1895 primary structure is a three-story, Romanesque Revival style brick building above two (upper and lower) basements. It features two crenellated front towers (one square and one octagonal) and round-arched windows. A two-story addition with basement was added in 1953. The building originally housed a wagon making and repair shop and a carriage repository.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] It is located in the Winston-Salem Tobacco Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (October 2006). "S. J. Nissen Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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