Bald Creek Historic District

Bald Creek Historic District is a national historic district within the community of Bald Creek[2] located about ten miles west of Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina.[3]

Bald Creek Historic District
Bald Creek Elementary School, June 2013
Bald Creek Historic District is located in North Carolina
Bald Creek Historic District
Bald Creek Historic District is located in the United States
Bald Creek Historic District
LocationBoth sides of Bald Creek School Rd., 76-239 Pleasant Valley Rd., and 6193-6195 US 19E, Burnsville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°54′45″N 82°25′22″W / 35.91250°N 82.42278°W / 35.91250; -82.42278
Area16.8 acres (6.8 ha)
Built1938 (1938)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Rustic Revival
NRHP reference No.08001391[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2009

The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures in the Bald Creek community. The district includes notable examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman and Rustic Revival style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the C.W. Burton House (c. 1900), Burton-Howell House (c. 1930), Works Progress Administration supported Bald Creek Elementary School and Gymnasium (1938), Bald Creek United Methodist Church (1951-1955), Wilson House (c. 1930), and Glenn Proffitt House (c. 1920).[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bald Creek Historic District
  3. ^ Bald Creek, NC, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1939 (1991 rev.)
  4. ^ Clay Griffith (August 2008). "Bald Creek Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.