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A. Robinson Building

Coordinates: 36°6′10″N 80°14′28″W / 36.10278°N 80.24111°W / 36.10278; -80.24111
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A. Robinson Building
Front and northern side
A. Robinson Building is located in North Carolina
A. Robinson Building
A. Robinson Building is located in the United States
A. Robinson Building
Location707-709 Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates36°6′10″N 80°14′28″W / 36.10278°N 80.24111°W / 36.10278; -80.24111
Arealess than one acre
Built1940 (1940)
Built byRobinson, Aladine; Greenwood, J.W., et al.
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
MPSAfrican-American Neighborhoods in Northeastern Winston-Salem MPS
NRHP reference No.98000729[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.