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Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station

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Coordinates: 35°30′09″N 82°35′49″W / 35.50250°N 82.59694°W / 35.50250; -82.59694
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Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station
Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station is located in North Carolina
Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station
Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station is located in the United States
Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station
LocationBrevard Rd. S of jct. with I-26, near Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°30′09″N 82°35′49″W / 35.50250°N 82.59694°W / 35.50250; -82.59694
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1925 (1925)—1934
ArchitectBearden, Walter C.; Pyke, Charles F.
Architectural styleRustic, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.93000373[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.


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