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North Carolina - Avery County
Avery County North Carolina has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Linville Historic District, Avery County Courthouse and Crossnore Presbyterian Church, Avery County Jail and Banner Elk Hotel.

Several famous people are associated with these Avery County historic places including Dr. Mary Turpin Martin Sloop and Dr. Eustace Henry Sloop.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Avery County places including Henry Bacon, Wheeler & Runge, R.C. Campbell, William Erwin Franklin, Lenoir Franklin, Ernest and Clingman Franklin, Gordon Davenport, Milligan Shurford Wise, Works Progress Administration and John R. Weaver. Prominent architectural styles found in Avery Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Beaux Arts and Italianate.

Avery County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001660)
Montezuma St. and Courthouse Dr. , Newland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Campbell,R.C., Wheeler & Runge
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office
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Avery County Jail (added 1999 - - #99001494)
Also known as Avery County Historical Museum
1829 Schultz Cir. , Newland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wheeler & Runge, Campbell, R.C.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Banner Elk Hotel (added 2000 - - #00001182)
309 Banner St. , Banner Elk
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Banner Elk School (added 2017 - - #100001628)
185 Azalea Circle, Banner Elk
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1940-1967 AD
Crossnore Presbyterian Church (added 1996 - - #96000206)
US 221/NC 194 E side, opposite jct. with Dellinger Rd. , Crossnore
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Franklin, William Erwin
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
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Crossnore School Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000059)
Within the campus of Crossnore School, N. side of NC 1143, opposite junction with NC 1148 , Crossnore
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weaver, John R., Franklin, William Erwin
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Sloop, Dr. Mary Turpin Martin, Sloop, Dr. Eustace Henry
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Health/Medicine, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Health Care, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Hospital, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Education, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
More Information:
Elk Park School (added 2005 - - #05001410)
253 Elk Park School Rd. , Elk Park
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Progress Administration
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Linville Falls Tavern, (former) (added 2000 - - #00001554)
25 Rock House Ln. , Linville Falls
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Franklin, Lenoir
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
Linville Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001659)
U.S. 221 , Linville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Bacon,Henry
Architectural Style:
Other, Shingle Style, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
More Information:
Weaving Room of Crossnore School (added 2001 - - #01000417)
Also known as Home Spun House
205 Johnson Ln. , Crossnore
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Other, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education
Current Sub-function:
School, Specialty Store
More Information:
Wise, Milligan Shuford, and Theron Colbert Dellinger Houses (added 2008 - - #08000811)
152 and 158 Hemlock Ln., 142 Dellinger Rd., 110 Pine St. , Crossnore
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wise, Milligan Shurford, et al.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wiseman, Ray, House (added 1996 - - #96001397)
7540 Linville Falls Hwy. , Altamont
Charles boyette, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davenport, Gordon, Franklin, Ernest and Clingman
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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