National Register of Historic Places

Yadkin College Historic District

Yadkin College, Davidson County, North Carolina
Listed
February 25, 1988
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
88000165

About this property

Yadkin College Historic District is a national historic district located at Yadkin College, Davidson County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 38 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, and 5 contributing structures in the village of Yadkin College. The contributing buildings include the 1856 Yadkin College building, one antebellum house, 11 houses built between about 1870 and 1890, and the Yadkin College Methodist Protestant Church (1886). The sites are the Yadkin College Cemetery, the site of the 1881 Yadkin College building, site of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and site of the post office, blacksmith shop and jail. The structures are traditional wells and corn cribs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Location

Yadkin College, Davidson County, North Carolina
35.87639, -80.38099

Categories

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Sources

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When was Yadkin College Historic District listed on the National Register?

Yadkin College Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Yadkin College Historic District?

Yadkin College Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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