![]() The West Salem Historic District boundary is irregularly shaped and was determined by the loss of integrity of historic development to the northwest, the severing of the district from a larger historic residential development north of the boundary by the mid-twentieth century construction of Interstate 40 (now Business 40), the c.1965 construction of Peter's Creek Parkway at the district's western edge and concentrations of late 1950s-1960s development south of the district. The West Salem Historic District is fairly large, consisting of more than 600 properties and extending approximately eight blocks in length and about five blocks in width. The topography of the area rises from the creek bed of Tanners Run on its eastern edge and peaks between Broad Street and Granville Drive then slopes downward to the north, south and west, towards Peter's Creek and Peter's Creek Parkway. The West Salem Historic District is roughly bounded by Business 40 (formerly Interstate 40) to the north Beaumont Street, Granville Drive, and Hutton Street on the west Poplar Street on the east and Salem Avenue, Walnut Street, and Shober Street on the south. The West Salem Historic District is located southwest of Winston-Salem's city center and immediately west of the museum village of Old Salem. ![]() Portions of the content on this web page were adapted from a copy of the original nomination document. ![]() The West Salem Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ![]()
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