Reynolda Village is a shopping and business complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, created from the servant and agricultural buildings of Reynolda, the former R. J. Reynolds estate. The village, which covers around 13.5 acres (5.5 ha),[1] was planned as a working model farm, designed by Charles Barton Keen and Willard C. Northup in the early 20th century.[2] It is now part of Reynolda Historic District, with twenty-two of its buildings, and one other contributing structure, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Reynolda Village's dairy barn, 2023 | |
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| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°07′29″N 80°17′03″W / 36.1248°N 80.2842°W |
| Address | 2201 Reynolda Road |
| Opening date | c. 1916 |
| Owner | Wake Forest University (since 1965) |
| Architect | Charles Barton Keen Willard C. Northup |
| No. of stores and services | 19 (as of April 2023) |
| Website | www |
Each building is constructed of matte green Ludowici-Celadon tile, cedar shingles painted green or asbestos shingles. The white exterior walls are mostly stucco on metal lathe, with a few having horizontal clapboard siding. The more substantial structures were built from fieldstone collected from the estate. The cattle shed, corn crib and chicken house were reconstructed in 1978 and 1979.[1]
At present, the village is owned and operated by nearby Wake Forest University (to which it was deeded in 1965),[1] as is the adjacent Reynolda Gardens. Reynolda Church stands directly across Reynolda Road, on Brookfield Drive, from the village's main entrance. (The village can also be accessed, via a one-way road, from the entrance to Reynolda House, further south on Reynolda Road.)
Constituent buildings
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Buildings which once served as dairy barns, cattle sheds and servants' stores and cottages have now been converted into shops, restaurants and office spaces. A selection of these thirty or so buildings include:[3][4][5]
| Number | Building | Current occupant (as of May 2024) |
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| 99 | Treasurer's Cottage | Norman Stockton |
| 100 | Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University | Garden Boutique |
| 101 | — | Aeracura Salon |
| 102 | Servant's Cottage | Corporate Office |
| 104 | Post Office | All Through the House |
| 106 | Dairy Barns | The Barn at Reynolda |
| 107 | — | Gazebo |
| 111 | Cattle Shed | Wm. McCalls children's clothing store[6]
Ringmaster Jewelers Sfeer + Co. |
| 113 | — | May Way Dumplings |
| 114 | Main Barn[7] | Dough-Joe's Doughnuts and Coffee[8]
Theodore's Bar and Market[9] Village Hair Designs Painters' Palette Village Fabric Shop Pure Barre Half Past Three |
| 116 | Chauffeur's Cottage | European Touch Day Spa |
| 117 | Smokehouse | J.McLaughlin
Naturopathic Health Clinic |
| 118 | Stenographer's Cottage | Vacant |
| 119 | Plumber's Cottage[10] (moved from the grounds of Reynolda Church in 1979)[1] | Uncorked Masterpiece
Village Realty |
| 120 | Central power and heating plant | A Proper View
The Bookhouse |
| 122 | Blacksmith's[11] | Start Gallery
Penny Path Cafe & Crepe Shop[12] |
| 128 | — | Vacant |
| 217 | Horticulturist's Cottage[13] | Monkee's |
| 221 | Head Dairyman's Cottage[14] | Village Tavern |
| — | Five Row School | |
| — | Carriage House | |
| — | Schoolmaster's Cottage | |
| — | Poultryman's Cottage |
Each cottage had its own laundry yard and garden, enclosed by latticework and gates. Four of the resident cottages were still used as such in the 1980 assessment of the village for its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
The former farmhouse was used as a men's boarding house until the outbreak of World War II.[15]
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Plumber's Cottage -
Architectural designs for the front, end and rear elevation of the blacksmith's cottage -
The floor plan of the basement and first floor of the blacksmith's cottage
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form" (PDF). NC.gov. November 1980. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ Nathans, Sydney (1983). The Quest for Progress: The Way We Lived in North Carolina, 1870-1920. North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. p. 63. ISBN 9780807841044.
- ^ "Reynolda Village | About Us". www.reynoldavillage.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ Eubanks, Georgann (2010). Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont: A Guidebook. University of North Carolina Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780807899526.
- ^ "Shops at Reynolda Village". www.reynoldavillage.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ Annino, Bridget. "McCalls is a Reynolda Village staple". Old Gold & Black. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "View of Reynolda's Barn Complex". reynoldahouse.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ Hastings, Michael. "Dough-Joe's owners open new bar/market in Reynolda Village". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Theodore's restaurant to open in Winston-Salem's Reynolda Village". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Plumber's Cottage in Reynolda Village". reynoldahouse.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Blacksmith's Shop on Reynolda Road". reynoldahouse.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "The Barn at Reynolda Village in Winston-Salem celebrates anniversary as Penny Path prepares to open". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Horticulturalist's Cottage". reynoldahouse.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Dairyman's cottage at Reynolda Village". reynoldahouse.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ Millhouse, Barbara Babcock (2011). Reynolda: 1906-1924. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439641736.