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Diagonally across from the Courthouse is the O'Hanlon Building, another neo-classical building in red brick with the
distinctive white facing on the upper floor. The nine story O'Hanlon was built by pharmacist Edward W. O'Hanlon in 1915.
The ground floor housed O'Hanlon's Drug Store until 1962. Often referred to as "Winston-Salem's first skyscraper," the
O'Hanlon is presently used as office condominiums. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in
1984.
The building across Fourth Street from the O'Hanlon (and directly across from the Courthouse) is the Pepper Building. It
was built in 1926, and is currently undergoing renovation into restaurant, retail, and living space.
distinctive white facing on the upper floor. The nine story O'Hanlon was built by pharmacist Edward W. O'Hanlon in 1915.
The ground floor housed O'Hanlon's Drug Store until 1962. Often referred to as "Winston-Salem's first skyscraper," the
O'Hanlon is presently used as office condominiums. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in
1984.
The building across Fourth Street from the O'Hanlon (and directly across from the Courthouse) is the Pepper Building. It
was built in 1926, and is currently undergoing renovation into restaurant, retail, and living space.
Here is an alternate view of the O'Hanlon and the Pepper; this time looking up Liberty Street. That's Fourth
Street crossing the scene. The Pepper Building is tinted the wrong color on this postcard; the top postcard is
more accurate. Perhaps the colorist thought two adjacent red brick buildings was not pleasing to the eye.
The foliage and the white pillar monument in the lower right corner are on the block with the courthouse
Street crossing the scene. The Pepper Building is tinted the wrong color on this postcard; the top postcard is
more accurate. Perhaps the colorist thought two adjacent red brick buildings was not pleasing to the eye.
The foliage and the white pillar monument in the lower right corner are on the block with the courthouse
The 1915 O'Hanlon "skyscraper" replaced an earlier O'Hanlon building on the
same site, pictured above. This original O'Hanlon building was built in 1895 and
was destroyed by fire in 1913.
This post card looks down Liberty Street at the Fourth Street intersection.
Interestingly enough, this card was mailed in Winston-Salem in January of 1914,
after the O'Hanlon building it depicts had burned down.
same site, pictured above. This original O'Hanlon building was built in 1895 and
was destroyed by fire in 1913.
This post card looks down Liberty Street at the Fourth Street intersection.
Interestingly enough, this card was mailed in Winston-Salem in January of 1914,
after the O'Hanlon building it depicts had burned down.