Alexander Manufacturing Company Mill Village Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Roughly bounded by Victory & Wilson Drs., Allen & S. Broadway Sts., Forest City, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 35.3103°N -81.8561°W |
Architect: | Draper, Earle Sumner; Landscape Architect |
Architecture: | Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival |
Added: | May 15, 2008 |
Refnum: | 08000413 |
Alexander Manufacturing Company Mill Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. It encompasses 87 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Forest City developed by the Alexander Manufacturing Company. The mill village developed after 1918, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper planned the curvilinear village plan. Notable buildings include the Alexander Manufacturing Company mill complex, former Alexander School, and Alexander Baptist Church.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.