North Carolina - Stanly County - Historic Districts
Stanly County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pfeiffer Junior College Historic District, Badin Historic District, Downtown Albemarle Historic District, Five Points Historic District and Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex.

Several famous people are associated with these Stanly County historic places including Henry Pfeiffer and Annie Merner Pfeiffer.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Stanly County places including Odis Clay Poundtstone, Bradshaw, Leonidas Sloan, et al., Yoe, Thomas S., et al., Martin Harris, James W. Rickey, David Augustus Holbrook, L.A. Moody, Northup and O'Brien, Holbroook(sic), D.A., builder, Giesey,G. H. and Associates. Prominent architectural styles found in Stanly Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Early Commercial and Colonial Revival.

Badin Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004000)
Roughly bounded by NC 740, Pine St., and Country Club property line , Badin
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pierson & Goodrich, Giesey,G. H.,Associates
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Downtown Albemarle Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000275)
Portions of S. 2nd, W. Main and N. and S. 1st Sts. , Albemarle
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Moody, L.A.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Mortuary, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Professional, Theater
Five Points Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001179)
Jct. of E. Main St., Pee Dee Ave., and 4th St. , Albemarle
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holbroook(sic), D.A., builder
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Other
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Vacant/Not In Use
Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex (added 1983 - - #83004001)
Yadkin River and SR 1704 , Badin
Wasrts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rickey,James W.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility
Pee Dee Avenue Historic District (added 1998 - - #97001612)
Along Pee Dee Ave., roughly from Arey Ave. to Miller St. , Albemarle
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Harris, Martin, Holbrook, David Augustus
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Pfeiffer Junior College Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000480)
Also known as Pfeiffer University, Mitchell Junior College
US 52, 1.0 mi. N. of jct. with NC 49 , Misenheimer
Schlachtenbummler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Poundtstone, Odis Clay, Bradshaw, Leonidas Sloan, et al.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Pfeiffer, Henry, Pfeiffer, Annie Merner
Significant Year:
1923, 1942, 1935
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Second Street Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000266)
Portions of 100 and 200 blks N. Second st. and 100 blk West North St. , Albemarle
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Northup and O'Brien, Yoe, Thomas S., et al.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Government Office, Hotel, Mortuary, Post Office, Religious Structure, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Department Store, Financial Institution, Government Office, Professional, Restaurant, Theater
West Badin Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004002)
Roughly bounded by Sims, Lincoln, Marion, and Lee Sts. , Badin
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
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