Roughly bounded by Sims, Lincoln, Marion, and Lee Sts., Badin, North Carolina. County/parish: Stanly.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 12, 1983. NRIS 83004002.
Part of Badin MRA (NRIS 64000446).
153 contributing buildings. 4 contributing sites.
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718471