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Downtown North Historic District, also known as Trade Street District, is a national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA.The district encompasses 46 contributing buildings in a commercial section of Winston-Salem.
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Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. [7] At the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the fifth-most populous city in North Carolina and the 91st-most populous city in the United States. [8]
The Forsyth County Government Center is located at 201 North Chestnut Street in Downtown Winston-Salem. Forsyth County is a member of the regional Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments . The Forsyth County Public Library, founded in 1906, is free for residents of Forsyth and surrounding counties, while all others must pay a small yearly fee ...
National Partnership for Women & Families Logo Judith L. Lichtman, Thomas Perez, Debra L. Ness and Ellen Malcolm, 2015. The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1971, the National Partnership works on public policies, education and outreach that focuses on women and families.
Salem merged with adjacent Winston in 1913, becoming known as Winston-Salem. A local architectural review district was created in 1948 (the first in North Carolina and probably the fifth in the country) to protect the historic remains of what had become a depressed area from encroaching development. [7]
U.S. Route 311 passes through the center of town, and U.S. Route 158 passes through the southeastern part; both highways lead southwest 8 miles (13 km) to downtown Winston-Salem. US 311 continues north-northeast 22 miles (35 km) to Madison , while US 158 leads east-northeast 33 miles (53 km) to Reidsville .
Downtown Winston-Salem is 12 miles (19 km) to the south via North Carolina Highway 66 and U.S. Route 52. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town of Rural Hall has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km 2 ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km 2 ), or 0.32%, is water.