Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex explained

Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Yadkin River and SR 1704, Badin, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.4186°N -80.0925°W
Builder:James W. Rickey
Architecture:Concrete arch dam
Added:October 12, 1983
Refnum:83004001

Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex is a national historic district located at Badin, Stanly County, North Carolina. The district encompasses one contributing building and two contributing structures in the company town of Badin. The dam and power plant were built in 1917 by Alcoa to support the Badin plant. At the time of its completion, the Narrows Dam was the world's highest overflow type dam. The Narrows power plant is a one-story building nine bays wide with a gable roof and six-foot raised monitor roof.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brent D. Glass and Pat Dickinson . Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1981 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-05-01 .