Grassy Creek Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located near Grassy Creek,

Ashe County, North Carolina Ashe County is a county located in the United States state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,577. Its county seat is Jefferson. History Historical evidence shows that Ashe County was inhabited by Native Americ ...

. The district encompasses 38 contributing buildings and 27 contributing structures in the small agricultural community of Grassy Creek. They include farmhouses and related agricultural outbuildings related to the Greer family, early settlers of Grassy Creek. The oldest building is the Aquilla Greer House (c. 1812 – 1817). Located in the district is the Grassy Creek Methodist Church (1904). It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1976.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Ashe County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Ashe County, North Carolina {{AsheCountyNC-NRHP-stub