Bald Creek Historic District is a national historic district within the community of Bald Creek[2] located about ten miles west of Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina.[3]
Bald Creek Historic District | |
 Bald Creek Elementary School, June 2013 | |
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| Location | Both sides of Bald Creek School Rd., 76-239 Pleasant Valley Rd., and 6193-6195 US 19E, Burnsville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°54′45″N 82°25′22″W / 35.91250°N 82.42278°W |
| Area | 16.8 acres (6.8 ha) |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Rustic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001391[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 29, 2009 |
The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures in the Bald Creek community. The district includes notable examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman and Rustic Revival style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the C.W. Burton House (c. 1900), Burton-Howell House (c. 1930), Works Progress Administration supported Bald Creek Elementary School and Gymnasium (1938), Bald Creek United Methodist Church (1951-1955), Wilson House (c. 1930), and Glenn Proffitt House (c. 1920).[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bald Creek Historic District
- ^ Bald Creek, NC, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1939 (1991 rev.)
- ^ Clay Griffith (August 2008). "Bald Creek Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.