309 South Church Street - William D. Folk House 
Built circ. 1876


309 South Church Street - William D. Folk House (circa 1876)

Built in 1876 and painted red during Victorian times, this was the home of William Folk, Mayor of Smithfield, from 1884-1893.  Since that time it has been the home of two more of Smithfield's mayors - Howard W. Gwaltney (1950-1961) and Smithfield's first woman mayor, Florine H. Moore, elected in 1986.

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