Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station
Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station | |
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| Location | Brevard Rd. S of jct. with I-26, near Asheville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°30′09″N 82°35′49″W / 35.50250°N 82.59694°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1925—1934 |
| Architect | Bearden, Walter C.; Pyke, Charles F. |
| Architectural style | Rustic, Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000373[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1993, December 30, 1996 (Boundary Decrease) |
Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station is a national historic district located near Asheville, in the Appalachian Mountains, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
The district encompasses 16 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure associated with the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest.
Architecture
The campus has two sections:
- west section centered on an insectary and a garage dating to 1925–1928.
- east section with laboratories, insectaries, residences, and auxiliary buildings dating to 1931–1934.
The buildings are typically one-story high (often with basement or garret stories), of frame construction in the Rustic Style.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, with a boundary decrease in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (August 1992). "Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ unknown (n.d.). "Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station (Boundary Decrease)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
