Grassy Creek Historic District

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Grassy Creek Historic District
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LocationSR 1535 and SR 1573, Grassy Creek, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°33′53″N81°23′08″W / 36.56472°N 81.38556°W / 36.56472; -81.38556
Area725 acres (293 ha)
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleMixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No. 76001300 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Grassy Creek Historic District is a national historic district located near Grassy Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 38 contributing buildings and 27 contributing structures in the small agricultural community of Grassy Creek. They include farmhouses and related agricultural outbuildings related to the Greer family, early settlers of Grassy Creek. The oldest building is the Aquilla Greer House (c. 1812 – 1817). Located in the district is the Grassy Creek Methodist Church (1904). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood; John B. Flowers III; Benjamin Alford (June 1976). "Grassy Creek Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.