Two crenellated towers mark the S. J. Nissen Building, a historic factory in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Known also as S. J. Nissen Carriage Repository and Repair Shop, S. J. Nissen Company Wagonworks, Kester Machinery Company, and Black Horse Studio, this is the original 1893 primary structure: a three-story Romanesque Revival brick building with a basement and sub basement. You can see its distinctive profile — two crenellated front towers, one square and one octagonal, and the round-arched windows that define the facade.
A two-story addition with basement was added in 1953, a later chapter clearly visible beside the older masonry. The building originally housed a wagon making and repair shop and a carriage repository, carrying the practical life of a working wagonworks into this block. Recognized for its history, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 and sits within the Winston-Salem Tobacco Historic District.
Picture the two crenellated towers, one square and one octagonal, and the round-arched windows that define this Tobacco Historic District facade.