Moratock Iron Furnace
One of the best preserved structures remaining from the antebellum period in North Carolina. Stokes County was one of many piedmont counties that contained iron ore deposits. The Moratock was used to produce usable bar iron and currently measures approximately 28 feet square at the base and is constructed of rough-quarried granite blocks.This location in included in NC Civil War Trails http://www.civilwartraveler.com/about/maps/CarolinasCampaign.pdf

Germanton Fresco
"The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes", a 64 square foot Fresco (a fine art painting executed into plaster using a centuries old technique) by artist Gerald Steinmeyer in 1990 graces the altar of this small ca. 1856 church building.

Stack-Bickett Law Office (ca. 1888)
A two-room frame building typical of 19th Century offices. Now, the Town Office for the Town of Danbury.

Moody Tavern (ca. 1860)
The two-story frame building was the headquarters for General Stoneman's troops in 1865.

Stokes County Courthouse (ca. 1904)
The Old Stokes County Courthouse (1904) is one of several similar courthouses featuring porticoes and mansard cupolas.

Wilson-Fulton House (ca. 1860)
Wilson Fulton, born in 1819, built this large house in Danbury around 1855. The house is still often referred to as simply the “Brick House.”

Danbury Presbyterian Church (ca. 1893)
Today, it is known as the Danbury Community Church. (336) 593-9592

Stokes County Jail (ca. 1904)
The former Stokes County jail is a two-story brick structure featuring segmentally arched doors and windows, a corbelled cornice, and a slightly projecting corner tower with a pyramidal roof.

Germanton Methodist Church (ca. 1856)
"The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes", a 64-square-foot Fresco graces the altar of this small church building.

St. Phillips Episcopal Church (ca. 1891)
Listed on the Natioanl Register of Historic Places, St. Philips was built in 1891.  Located in Germanton near the Forsyth County line, set back on its lot and separated from its surroundings by an ironwork fence on Highway 8.  St. Philips is a well preserved representative of the small Gothic Revival board-and batten churches influenced by Richard Upjohn built across America during the Mid-to-late 19th Century.  The unpainted interior of St. Philips carries out both the simplicity and the Gothic Revival character of the exterior.  St, Philips has never been electrified.  Two Eucharistic services are held each year; Thanksgiving Day, 11:00 a.m. (Dress warm and bring a blanket); 1st Sunday in May at 4:00 with a picnic on the lawn (bring a dish).  Services are held by lamglight, and a woodstove remains to heat the building.

Pepper-Blackburn-Petree House (early 19th Century)

The Rockhouse
The Rock House Ruin (ca. 1780's) is one of the oldest structures still standing in Stokes County. During the war years the Rock House was used as a fort against the Indians and Tories as well as the headquarters and a rallying point for the militia. You can still see the gun ports built into the walls.

Rainey-Savage House
Local tradition claims this mid 19th century home was built by a German architect whose name has long been forgotten. In 1907, the house was sold to Burea Jefferson Savage, one of the leaders in establishing the first public schools in Germanton.

Chaffin-Vaughn Hotel
Served as a boarding house primarily for teachers and traveling salesmen who would arrive by train and venture out into the countryside to sell their wares.

Ed Styers House
Edward J. Styers, a local merchant, built this house in 1887.

Alice & Mollie Hill House (Ca. 1880’s)
One of Germanton’s most prominent citizens, Dr. Lauriston Hill, lived here. He traveled all about the area delivering babies and ministering to the sick.

Chaffin House
The original owner of this late Victorian cottage is not certain, but around 1900 it was the residence of Will and Mildred Chaffin.

Bank of King (1914)
Two-story brick building now occupied by The Herb Merchant. (336) 983-6769

King Drug Company (1926)
This building was constructed in 1926 as a joint drugstore and doctors' office.
Still in operation, and you can enjoy lunch at the soda fountain. (336) 983-3147

Simeon Wesley Pulliam House (1907)
Constructed in 1907 by the first Postmaster of Kings Cabin, Simeon W. Pulliam.

King Moravian Church (1925)
The 1925 King Moravian Church building makes obvious reference to Home Moravian Church in Old Salem. The church features round-arched doors and windows, round-arched door hoods, tiny gable windows, and a small belfry atop the steeply-pitched gable roof. (336) 983-2710

Isaac Spainhour House (1890)
According to local tradition this is the oldest house remaining in King.

James Robert Hutchins House (1905)
The original owner operated a sawmill near Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County.

King Milling Company (1920)
Built in the early 1920's, and remains in operation today, producing flour, cornmeal, and animal feed. phone

King's Cabin (1775)
A reconstruction of the original log cabin kitchen (circa 1775) built by the first settler to King, John Jacob Spainhour. His descendents still live in the community today.

Christ Episcopal Church (ca. 1886)
Christ Episcopal Church, one of the oldest churches in Stokes County has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Christ Episcopal Church is a simple, frame Gothic Revival church typical of many built in small towns in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth cantury.  Built in 1886 Christ Church was originally located on the North end of Summit Avenue in Walnut Cove.  In 1909 the church was moved on logs pulled by mules to its present location at 412 Summit Avenue. The church style reflects the influence of Richard Upjohn and includes many special features.  The original interior of the church is sheathed with walnut-stained pine boards.  The colored glass windows are of several styles dating from the turn of the century.  All of the lancet-arched windows are primarily red, green and purple, include scripture verses and many other fine details.  Most outstanding is the 3-part altar window featuring Jesus in the center flanked by John the Evangelist, on the North and John the Baptist on the South.  Handmade pews line the center aisle.  The finely carved wooden chancel furniture is from the same period.  Christ Church has stood at its present location for nearly a century and has always maintained a vibrant congregation.  Families of the early church include the Fultons, Gentrys, Hairstons, Lashes, Lewises, Murphys, Peppers, Tuttles and Vaughns among others.   (336) 591-7727

Walnut Cove Colored School (ca. 1921)
The Walnut Cove Colored School is a 1-story, 5-classroom frame school building with clipped gable front. . It is Stokes County's only school built with assistance of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, founded by Sears executive Julius Rosenwald to aid African American schools in the South.

Dodson Hotel (1912)
Built in 1912, this three story hotel remains largely intact.

Mercantile Building (1900)
A large two-story brick structure whose well preserved second-story features nine bays divided by pilasters into three sections and a decorative brickwork cornice.

Livery Stable (1900's)
The one-story structure with parapeted facade and fourteen segmental-arched stall windows along the north side was converted to a Buick dealership after the popularization of the automobile, and subsequently it has housed a variety of commercial uses.

Lash Store (mid-1800's)
The former Lash Store illustrates a typical mid twentieth-century remodeling of the first story and interior, yet the second story windows and the decorative corbelled cornice reflect the late nineteenth-century origin of this brick building.

Stokes Grocery Company (1914)
The Stokes Grocery Company was a prosperous wholesale business housed in this ca. 1914 one-story brick structure with large front windows flanking a central double-leaf entrance and a slightly recessed brick panel across the upper part of the façade.

Moore's Spring House
For many years, water from the nearby springs was sold for medicinal purposes. Advertisements for the Stokes County waters claimed the water could cure such ailments as constipation, indigestion, kidney and bladder trouble, rheumatism and skin diseases. The gazebo-like structure was positioned over the spring where visitors would bathe.

Sheppards Mill
The mill operated until the early 1950's when Hurricane Hazel washed away the wooden dam. In the 1960's the dam was rebuilt with concrete and the mill was totally restored, yet was never put back into operation. The mill is currently being refurbished by the present owners.

Covington House (ca.1820)
The big 2 1/2-story frame house was built in two side-by-side sections - for planter William Covington and his son James. It was joined by a broad, 2-tier porch which was generally rare on houses in the Piedmont.

Pine Hall (ca. 1859)
One of the most substantial plantation houses in the northwestern Piedmont.
The nearby railroad town of Pine Hall, a brick-making center, took its name from the plantation.

Benjamin Bailey House (mid 1800's)
One of Stokes County's largest Greek Revival dwellings.

Bynum-Watts House (ca. 1870's)
Today, the house has been remodeled as The Squires Inn, a bed and breakfast.

Leake-Browder House (ca. 1865)
Built for planter David Leake, the two-story Greek Revival house of brick is akin to "Pine Hall".

Culler Roller Mill (ca. 1900)
Roller mills generally functioned under steam or electric power and were often found in towns than alongside streams. It remains in operation, producing flour, cornmeal, and animal feed.

Culler-Scott House (ca. 1895)
The Culler-Scott house combines Second Empire, Italianate, and Queen Anne style elements with its 3-stage mansard-roofed tower, asymmetrical massing, and sawn ornament.

Joseph Edward Johnson Farm (ca. 1904)
The well-preserved early 20th century farmstead retains a smokehouse, a privy, a corncrib, feed barn, woodshed, a tobacco pack house, animal pens, and other outbuildings.

Vade Mecum Hotel (ca. early 1900's)
Vade Mecum is one of three late 19th- and early 20th-c mineral springs resorts operated in Sauratown Mountains. One of the big draws for the hotel was the healing water at the mineral springs. The resort offered dancing, bowling, tennis, golf links, croquet, rocky mountain burro parties, swings for ladies and children, and fun toboggans from terraced heights to Diamond Lake. Today Camp Sertoma is operated on the property.

Matthew Moore House (ca. 1786)
The 18th century house is one of few instances oustide Winston-Salem of the architectural traditions seen in Moravian and Quaker buildings.

Jessup's Mill (ca. 1910)
The complex powered by the Dan River includes the 3-1/2 story frame turbine-powered roller mill, a 1913 stone and concrete dam with millrace and the former miller's house.

George's Mill (ca. 1881)
The 2-story frame corn mill served farmers for a half-century and then was converted to produce parachute fabric during World War II.

Davis Chapel (ca. 1922)
Began as a place of worship on the James Davis Plantation soon after the Davis family settled on the Dan River in the 1700's. The original building burned in 1922, but was immediately rebuilt by the old plan.

Dr. Ellington Homeplace
Doctor James Hardy Ellington had a medical practice at this location for 50 years.