Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station explained

Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Location:	Brevard Rd. S of jct. with I-26, near Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates:	35.5025°N -82.5969°W
Built:	—1934
Architect:	Bearden, Walter C.; Pyke, Charles F.
Architecture:	Rustic, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:	April 29, 1993, December 30, 1996 (Boundary Decrease)
Refnum:	93000373

Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station is a national historic district located near Asheville, in the Appalachian Mountains, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

The district encompasses 16 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure associated with the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest.

Architecture

The campus has two sections:

• west section centered on an insectary and a garage dating to 1925–1928.
• east section with laboratories, insectaries, residences, and auxiliary buildings dating to 1931–1934.

The buildings are typically one-story high (often with basement or garret stories), of frame construction in the Rustic Style.^{[1] [2]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, with a boundary decrease in 1996.

Notes and References

1. Web site: J. Daniel Pezzoni. Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 1992. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.
2. Web site: unknown. Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station (Boundary Decrease). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.