National Register of Historic Places

Yancey Collegiate Institute Historic District

Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina
Listed
August 20, 2003
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
03000799

About this property

Yancey Collegiate Institute Historic District is a historic school complex and national historic district located at Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing object built between 1914 and 1955. Contributing resources include the Brown Dormitory for Boys (1914), (Former) Burnsville High School Gymnasium (Parkway Playhouse, 1933, 1947, 1955), an outdoor amphitheater (1950-1952), the Classical Revival style (Second) Administration Building for Yancey Collegiate Institute (1919, 1922), Gymnasium (c. 1946), former Burnsville High School built by the Works Progress Administration (1939) and a stone retaining wall (c. 1950). The Yancey Collegiate Institute (YCI) was established in 1901 and sponsored by the Baptist church. The YCI educated students until 1926, when the facilities were sold to the Yancey County Board of Education. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina
35.92184, -82.29389

Categories

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Sources

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When was Yancey Collegiate Institute Historic District listed on the National Register?

Yancey Collegiate Institute Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2003.

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Yancey Collegiate Institute Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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