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Washburn Historic District

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Area
  
65.2 acres (26.4 ha)

Built
  
1915 (1915)

Washburn Historic District

Location
  
2401, 2426, and 2436 Bostic-Sunshine Highway, 1391 and 1392 Andrews Mill Rd., 126-156 and 157 Salem Church Rd.; also 1037 Gun Club Rd., near Bostic, North Carolina

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival, Period cottage

NRHP Reference #
  
02000056, 05001552 (Boundary Increase)

Added to NRHP
  
February 20, 2002, January 25, 2006 (Boundary Increase)

Washburn Historic District is a national historic district located near Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 17 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the crossroads community of Washburn. It developed after 1915, and includes notable examples of Classical Revival style architecture. The principal historic buildings in the district are the Edgar Nollie Washburn House, two rental dwellings, a barn, the Washburn store, the Washburn Funeral Home, and Washburn-Davis House.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, with a boundary increase in 2006.

References

Washburn Historic District Wikipedia