West Badin Historic District

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West Badin Historic District
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Commercial building on Roosevelt Street
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LocationRoughly bounded by Sims, Lincoln, Marion, and Lee Sts., Badin, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°24′35″N80°07′28″W / 35.40972°N 80.12444°W / 35.40972; -80.12444 Coordinates: 35°24′35″N80°07′28″W / 35.40972°N 80.12444°W / 35.40972; -80.12444
Area84 acres (34 ha)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Gothic
MPS Badin MRA
NRHP reference No. 83004002 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 1983

West Badin Historic District is a national historic district located at Badin, Stanly County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 153 contributing buildings and 4 contributing sites in the company town of Badin. They were built starting about 1912 and include residential, institutional, and commercial structures in Gothic Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. The community was developed by the Southern Aluminum Company of America, later Alcoa, with West Badin developed for African-American residents. Notable buildings include the houses at 704 Roosevelt Street and 417 Jackson Street, 228-226 Lincoln Avenue duplex, Baptist Church, McDonald's Chapel AME Zion Church, and Badin Colored School. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. Brent D. Glass and Pat Dickinson (May 1981). "West Badin Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.