Allison Woods is a historic rural retreat and national historic district located near Statesville,

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. It encompasses six contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and three contributing structures on a

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developed by William Locke Allison between about 1926 and 1939. The district includes natural woodlands and water features and the developed landscape to include the stream course with impoundments and Lower Lake. The built features are of brick or stone construction, with some representative of the Bungalow / American Craftsman style. They include the

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(c. 1927-1928), Upper Mill House (c. 1928),

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(c. 1930), Farm Manager's House (1928-1929), silo and barn foundation (c. 1938-1939), 19th century log cabin (c. 1932), Lower Mill House (c. 1933), ice house (c. 1936-1937), and

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(c. 1928) In 2015 and 2016, it hosted a camporee between Charlotte

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troops 33 and 118. Troop 118 won both years. It was listed on the

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in 1995.

References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Geography of Iredell County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Iredell County, North Carolina {{IredellCountyNC-NRHP-stub