York-Chester Historic District

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York-Chester Historic District
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Houses on Sixth Avenue west of the Jackson Street intersection
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LocationBounded by W. Franklin Boulevard, W. 2nd Ave., South St., W. 10th Ave., W. 8th Ave. and S. Clay St., Gastonia, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°15′19″N81°11′18″W / 35.25528°N 81.18833°W / 35.25528; -81.18833
Area193 acres (78 ha)
ArchitectHugh Edward White, C.C. Wilson
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 05000941 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 2005
Former Gastonia High School Now Ashley Arms Apartments, 2014 Former Gastonia High School Now Ashley Arms Apartments.jpg
Former Gastonia High School Now Ashley Arms Apartments, 2014

York-Chester Historic District is a national historic district located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It encompasses 649 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Gastonia. The dwellings were built between about 1856 and 1955, and include notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed former Gastonia High School. Other notable contributing resources include the Beal-Ragan Garden, Oakwood Cemetery, Caroline Hanna House (c. 1882), Spurrier Apartment building (c. 1929), Edgewood Apartments (c. 1937), the Joseph W. Lineberger House (c. 1947) and Devant J. and June S. Purvis House (1951). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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. Cynthia de Miranda; Heather Fearnbach; Jennifer Martin; Sarah Woodard (May 2005). "York-Chester Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.