North Carolina - Swain County
Swain County North Carolina has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Governors Island, Nununyi Mound and Village Site and Swain County Courthouse, Frye-Randolph House and Fryemont Inn and Hall Cabin.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Cherokee, Early, Middle, & Late Woodl and Middle & Late Archaic dating back to 6999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Swain County places including Milburn,Frank P., & Smith,R.S., Fall City Construction Co., Manus Welch and Yhad Buchanan. Prominent architectural styles found in Swain Country are Classical Revival and Greek Revival.

Frye-Randolph House and Fryemont Inn (added 1983 - - #83001919)
Fryemont Rd. , Bryson City
W lemay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Governors Island (added 1973 - - #73002239)
Also known as Kituhwa
Address Restricted , Bryson City
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Cherokee
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Air-Related
Hall Cabin (added 1976 - - #76000162)
Also known as Kress,J. H.,Cabin
15 mi. NE of Fontana in Great Smoky Mountains National Park , Fontana
Magicpiano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Hyatt, Abel, House (added 1991 - - #91000340)
E. side NC 1168, 0.2 mi. N of jct with NC 1191 , Bryson City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Buchanan,Yhad, Welch,Manus
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Nununyi Mound and Village Site (added 1980 - - #80002901)
Address Restricted , Cherokee
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Cherokee
Period of Significance:
1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Oconaluftee Archeological District (added 1982 - - #82001715)
Also known as 31 SWv73;31SWv74;31SWv78;31SWv80;31SWv138;31SWv136;31SWv137
Address Restricted , Cherokee
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Cherokee, Early, Middle, & Late Woodl, Middle & Late Archaic
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Processing, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Oconaluftee Baptist Church (added 1976 - - #76000163)
Also known as Smokemont Baptist Church
6 mi. N of Cherokee on U.S. 441 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park , Cherokee
W lemay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Swain County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001752)
Main and Fry Sts. , Bryson City
AbeEzekowitz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fall City Construction Co., Milburn,Frank P., & Smith,R.S.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
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