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Daily Archives: May 3, 2019

“Oakhurst” Exhibits Stunning Stonework in Lindley Park

Tour of Historic HomesBy Benjamin BriggsMay 3, 2019

The Kathryn and Charles Bennet House, located at 639 Scott Avenue, was historically known as “Oakhurst” and displays unusually fine stonework by a family of stonecutters. Charles Elias Bennett Sr was born in Salem to a family of Moravian stonecutters. His father and uncle jointly owned Bennett’s Granite Quarry and operated the Winston-Salem Granite Works. On Christmas Day,…

Lindley Park House Saved by Early Move

Tour of Historic HomesBy Benjamin BriggsMay 3, 2019

Oral history maintains this house was moved from across Scott Avenue, and documentary evidence supports this legend. The Lydia and James Cartland House, located at 631 Scott Avenue, is likely among the first erected in Lindley Park, associated with an early iteration of the neighborhood known as Park Place. In 1910, Lydia and James L.…

One of Lindley Park’s Oldest Homes on Tour

Tour of Historic HomesBy Benjamin BriggsMay 3, 2019

This modest frame house was likely constructed between 1913 and 1916, either by Roxie and Walter Hines, or by later owners Lucy and Thomas Hoyle. The Hines-Hoyle House, located at 612 Northridge Street, was part of an early Lindley subdivision known as Park Place, platted in 1902. The property was subdivided in anticipation of the…

Detailed Craftsman Bungalow Displays Original Features

Tour of Historic HomesBy Benjamin BriggsMay 3, 2019

The Lessie and William Payne House located at 608 Longview Street was likely a speculative investment by real estate agent R. C. Millikan financed through Prudential Insurance in 1927. It was sold to Mattie and William Mayes who assumed a mortgage of $5,100 but the Mayes did not live in the house very long, if ever…

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