North Carolina - Gaston County - Historic Districts
Gaston County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance. Significant places include Belmont Abbey Historic District, Loray Mill Historic District and Loray Mill Historic District (Boundary Increase), Belmont Historic District and Dallas Historic District.

The famous person Abbot Leo Michael et al. Haid is associated with one of more of the Gaston County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Gaston County places including Greene and Co. Lockwood, Marvin W. Helms, Robert and Co., Rev. Michael McInerney, Hugh E. White, Earle Sumner Draper, C.C. Wilson, Hugh Edward White, Mr. Welch and Milburn & Hester. Prominent architectural styles found in Gaston Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Classical Revival.

Belmont Abbey Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000584)
100 Belmont--Mt. Holly Rd. (NC 2093, E side) , Belmont
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McInerney, Rev. Michael
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Other
Historic Person:
Haid, Abbot Leo Michael et al.
Significant Year:
1892, 1907, 1876
Area of Significance:
Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Church School, College, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Education, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Church School, College, Religious Structure
Belmont Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001525)
Also known as See also: US Post Office, Former
Roughly bounded by Sacred Heart College campus, RR line, N. and S. Main, Glenway, Bryant Sts., Keener Blvd., Central Ave, Belmont
RoxylovesHistory, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McMichael, J.M., Hook, Charles Christian
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Education, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, State, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Cherryville Downtown Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000560)
Cherryville, Cherryville
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Dallas Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001344)
Bounded by Holland, Main, Gaston and Trade Sts. , Dallas
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Welch,Mr.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Department Store, Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Civic, Single Dwelling
Downtown Gastonia Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001375)
Roughly bounded by Main Ave., Broad St., Second Ave., and Chester St. , Gastonia
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White, Hugh E., Milburn & Hester
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Education, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Downtown Mount Holly Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000236)
100 blks., N. & S. Main Sts. & W. Central Ave., Mount Holly
RoxylovesHistory, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Loray Mill Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001131)
Roughly bounded by W. Franklin Blvd., S. Vance and S. Trenton Sts., and W. 6th Ave. B , Gastonia
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lockwood, Greene and Co., Robert and Co.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Loray Mill Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2006 - - #06000228)
Roughly bounded by S. Vance St., RR right-of-way, S. Hill St. and W. Franklin Blvd. , Gastonia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Helms, Marvin W.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Industry, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
McAdenville Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001412)
100-413 Main St., Elm and Poplar Sts., and cross sts. from I-85 to S. Fork of Catawba River , McAdenville
PreferredAperture, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Draper, Earle Sumner
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Library, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
York--Chester Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000941)
Bounded by W. Franklin Blvd., W. Second Ave., South St., W. Tenth Ave., W. Eighth Ave. and S. Clay St. , Gastonia
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilson, C.C., White, Hugh Edward
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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