Alamance County History in Photos: Cities & Architecture

Aerial View of Burlington N.C. Postcard

From the back of the Postcard:

The aerial view shows some of the city's most important areas.  There is but one high building in the city, the Security National Bank Building that has eight stories, but the length and width of the business district is expanding yearly with buildings of two and three stories and industrial plants continuously are expanding their operations to keep alive the name "The Hosiery Center of the South."

Bright Leaf Tobacco Field, near Burlington, N.C. Postcard

Alamance Hotel, Burlington, N.C. Postcard

Alamance Country Club, Burlington, N.C. Postcard

Residential Street Scene, Brookwood Section, Burlington, N.C. Postcard

Picturesque Scene on Fountain Place,Burlington, N.C. Postcard

Security National Bank Building, Burlington, N.C. Postcard

From the back of the Postcard:

Burlington, the Hosiery Center of the South. 

Ranks fifth in the United States in the production of hosiery, and second in the State in the number of new industrial plants and expansion.  In the last 10 years the population has increased more than 60 per cent, which is four times greater than the United States average. 

U.S. Post Office, Burlington, N.C. Postcard

Downtown Burlington in September 1935

Faucette Coal Sales beside railroad near Aurora Cotton Mills

Davis Street looking toward First Baptist Church

Corner of Spring St. and Davis St. looking West, 1930s - ish

Visible:

• Efird's Department Store at 108 E. Davis St
• Acme Drugs at 111 E. Davis St
• Raylass Dept. Store at E. Davis & Main St.

Fountain Place Neighborhood in Burlington, NC

  Main Street Looking West in Burlington, NC

Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Burlington, NC

Whitesell's Shoe Shop

Corney D. Whitesell's Shoe Shop.  Born in 1873, Corney established his shoe shop in Burlington in 1896.  This picture shows the first electric shoe repair machine in this area sometime after 1908.  The man on the left is Mr. Whitesell's assistant Mr. Monroe Sullivan.  (photo ID from "In Years Gone By" columns, Burlington Times-News 01/06/1955)

Holt & May Store

1934 Spring St.

1934 Worth St.

Covington Hardware

Original Covington Hardware Building was destroyed by fire on 12/29/1917.  Photo estimated from 1920-1921.

Piedmont Trust Co in Burlington, NC

   Brookwood Neighborhood  in Burlington, NC

First Presbyterian Church in Burlington, NC

Standard Lumber

Standard Realty & Security Company: Standard Lumber Company and Beverly Hills

The Standard Building on North Main Street, was fully occupied by industrial and wholesale concerns; the plant of the Standard Lumber company and homes in Beverly Hills, a development by D. R. and C. C. Fonville.

Looking up N. Main St.

Visible is the:

• Piedmont Hotel at 201 S. Main St.
• Piedmont Cafe at 111 S. Maint St.
• Steve's Cafe 

Ed Thomas pumping station on Hawkins St. City

Burlington Train Station

Can see the same building that is now the Historic Depot

Graham Postcard

From the back of the Postcard:

Graham, county seat of Alamance county Is located in the industrial Piedmont section of North Carolina. The city was named after former Governor William A. Graham, who played a major role in its founding. It was incorporated in 1851. 

Pedestrians, on North Main St_

Main Street Graham, NC Church, muddy road, telephone poles, back of photo says N. Main St.

Main Street, Graham, NC postcard - reads 'Graham Drug Co Suburban St. Scene, Graham, NC'

Main St. on Show Day, Graham, N.C. Postcard, postmarked 1909

Alamance County Courthouse, Graham N.C. - Aerial View of 1949 Parade in honor of the 100th Birthday Celebration of Alamance Co.

Graham Commercial Club

Graham Commercial Club, or the Graham Boosters, was organized in 1915 to tour Piedmont NC to advertise and boost the town of Graha

Old Alamance County Courthouse, Graham, N.C. Old Courthouse and muddy road. Back of photo says ''North Main''. Photo was taken prior to 1924_

Muddy Street, one lone streetlight hanging over road. back says 'Main St., looking south'

Suburban Street Scene

Alamance County Courthouse, Graham, N.C. - North Side

Alamance County Courthouse, Graham, N.C. - South Side

Old Alamance County Courthouse, Graham, N.C. Postcard, courthouse, muddy road, carriages - postmarked 1912

Courthouse close up - 1912

Courthouse

Group of Men on Courthouse Steps

 Alamance County Courthouse in Graham, NC

1924 County Commissioner

Alamance County Courthouse & Confederate Monument, Graham N.C. Postcard is damaged

Aerial View of Elon College, near Burlington, N.C. Postcard

Orphanage at Elon, NC  (later Elon Homes for Children)

Elon Administration - WWI era

Village of Alamance Old Steel Bridge

Wheat Grown by William T. Ingle

William T. Ingle owned a large wheat farm in what is now the Circle Drive area.  The Ingle Farm was sold to Central Loan & Trust for development around 1912.

Stainback Store

Stainback Store

Stainback Store

First Baptist Church of Graham, N.C. 1968

First Presbyterian Church, Burlington, N.C. Postcard

First Evangelical-Reformed Church, Burlington, N.C. Postcard

First Baptist Church, Burlington, N.C. Postcard

Front Street Methodist Church, Burlington, N.C. Postcard

W. Van Montgomery's old home

Eula Dixon house in Snow Camp

Untitled

Kingsdown Mattress  in Mebane, NC

White Furniture in Mebane, NC

Southern Furniture Company

Operated on N. Anthony Street extension in Burlington during the late 1920s and early 1930s. 

Robert J. Nicholson, whose mailbox is pictured, lived near Webb Avenue extension in that area.

Southern Furniture Company

Western Electric

Western Electric 2

Western Electric 4

Western Electric 5

Western Electric Group

Western Electric Group 2

May Memorial Library - 75th Anniversary photo

May Memorial Library

Inside May Memorial

Graham Library

Mebane Library

North Park Library

Historic Bookmobiles

South Annex Library

Closed 2018 due to water damage