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Southern Public Utilities Building

Southern Public Utilities Building

The electric sign on top of the Southern Public Utilities building can be seen in this photograph. Southern Public Utilities was located on the northeast corner of Main and Fourth streets. Courthouse Square can be seen in the foreground to the right.

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  1. Southern Power Company was formed in 1905- Its name was changed to Duke Power Company in 1924. This picture is no earlier than 1918, as the Wachovia Bank & Trust Building is shown with the 8th story added in 1918. The city directories for 1918-1923, show Southern Power Company’s office to be at 249 North Main Street, the address, with the sign atop, depicted in this photo. Some time after Southern Power’s name was changed to Duke Power, Duke Power opened an office in the 300 block of North Main Street, where present day Winston-Towers now stands. The northeast corner of Main and Fourth streets was occupied by City Hall in 1893, many years before Southern Power Company was formed. City Hall was torn down in 1927 to make way for the RJ Reynolds building which continues to occupy that corner.

    1 | garyisenhour Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:15 pm

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created
c. 1915-1930
creator
unknown
description
The electric sign on top of the Southern Public Utilities building can be seen in this photograph. Southern Public Utilities was located on the northeast corner of Main and Fourth streets. Courthouse Square can be seen in the foreground to the right.
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Unspecified
hasVersion
s-24303
identifier
http://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/df15/ols_df15_01133.jpg, http://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/df15/ols_df15_01133-th.jpg, http://hdl.handle.net/10339/43274
isPartOf
DF 15
isReferencedBy
ols_df15_01133
issued
c. 1915-1930
publisher
Old Salem Museums and Gardens holds the rights to this image
rights
Old Salem Museums and Gardens holds rights to this photograph
rightsHolder
Old Salem Museums and Gardens
subject
Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
title
Southern Public Utilities Building
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