West Badin Historic District
Why it's listed
West Badin is a company-built neighborhood in Badin, North Carolina, laid out largely around 1920 by the Aluminum Company of America for workers at the nearby Badin Works. Most of the surviving housing is one-story and frame: two types of bungalow, many with screened porches, exposed rafter ends and slate roofs, and a duplex type with a gable-front roof and high brick foundation. Inventory entries show dozens of cottages and duplexes along streets such as Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Wayne. Institutional buildings include the brick Baptist Church and McDonald's Chapel AME Zion Church, both with Gothic elements, and the Badin Colored School of 1925, which was topped with an aluminum-shingled roof described as the first of its kind in North Carolina. A small group of brick commercial buildings has been altered and now stands vacant. The district was accepted for its historic and architectural importance as a planned industrial community.
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| Styles | Bungalows and duplexes; Gothic-style churches; school with classical details |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Industry, Community Planning and Development, Black |
| Acreage | 84 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | West Badin Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.