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Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station

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Built
  
1925 (1925)—1934

Area
  
14 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
93000373

Architectural style
  
Rustic architecture

Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station

Location
  
Brevard Rd. S of jct. with I-26, near Asheville, North Carolina

Added to NRHP
  
April 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

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.

    It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, with a boundary decrease in 1996.

    References

    Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station Wikipedia