York-Chester Historic District
York-Chester Historic District | |
Location | Bounded by W. Franklin Blvd., W. Second Ave., South St., W. Tenth Ave., W. Eighth Ave. and S. Clay St., Gastonia, North Carolina |
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Area | 193 acres (78 ha) |
Architect | White, Hugh Edward; Wilson, C.C. |
Architectural style | Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 05000941[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 1, 2005 |
York-Chester Historic District is a national historic district located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 649 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Gastonia. The dwellings were built between about 1856 and 1955, and include notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed former Gastonia High School. Other notable contributing resources include the Beal-Ragan Garden, Oakwood Cemetery, Caroline Hanna House (c. 1882), Spurrier Apartment building (c. 1929), Edgewood Apartments (c. 1937), and Devant J. and June S. Purvis House (1951).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cynthia de Miranda, Heather Fearnbach, Jennifer Martin, Sarah Woodard (May 2005). "York-Chester Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
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- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Gaston County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Gaston County, North Carolina
- Central North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs