York-Chester Historic District
Houses on Sixth Avenue west of the Jackson Street intersection
York-Chester Historic District is located in North Carolina
York-Chester Historic District
York-Chester Historic District is located in the United States
York-Chester Historic District
LocationBounded by W. Franklin Boulevard, W. 2nd Ave., South St., W. 10th Ave., W. 8th Ave. and S. Clay St., Gastonia, North Carolina
Coordinates35°15′19″N 81°11′18″W / 35.25528°N 81.18833°W / 35.25528; -81.18833
Area193 acres (78 ha)
ArchitectHugh Edward White, C.C. Wilson
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.05000941[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 2005
Former Gastonia High School Now Ashley Arms Apartments, 2014

York-Chester Historic District is a national historic district located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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 November 1, 2014.


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