A. Robinson Building | |
Location | 707-709 Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°6′10″N 80°14′28″W / 36.10278°N 80.24111°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 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 No. | 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-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]