Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex

Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Yadkin River and SR 1704, Badin, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°25′07″N 80°05′33″W / 35.41861°N 80.09250°W / 35.41861; -80.09250Coordinates: 35°25′07″N 80°05′33″W / 35.41861°N 80.09250°W / 35.41861; -80.09250
Area	72 acres (29 ha)
Built	1917 (1917)
Built by	James W. Rickey,
Architectural style	Concrete arch dam
MPS	Badin MRA
NRHP Reference #	83004001
Added to NRHP	October 12, 1983

Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex is a national historic district located at Badin, Stanly County, North Carolina. The district encompasses one contributing buildings and two contributing structures in the company town of Badin. The dam and power plant were built in 1917 by Alcoa to support the Badin plant. At the time of its completion, the Narrows Dam was the world's highest overflow type dam. The Narrows power plant is a one-story building nine bays wide with a gable roof and six-foot raised monitor roof.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.