West Badin Historic District Explained

West Badin Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:35.4097°N -80.1244°W
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Gothic
Added:October 12, 1983
Refnum:83004002

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.[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. West Badin Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1981. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-05-01.