North Carolina - Transylvania County
Transylvania County North Carolina has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Biltmore Forest School, Morrow, Royal and Louise, House and Transylvania County Courthouse, Backus, E. M., Lodge and Breese, William, Jr., House.

Several famous people are associated with these Transylvania County historic places including William Breese and Joseph Silversteen.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Transylvania County places including Thomas Davis, R.P. Kilpatrick, John Flemming Galloway, Henry I. Gaines, Louis Humbert Asbury, Joshua Orr, Robert P. Kilpatrick, Erie Stillwell, Marshall Kilpatrick and William Benjamin Wright. Prominent architectural styles found in Transylvania Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Italianate.

Backus, E. M., Lodge (added 1988 - - #88000689)
Also known as Camp Toxaway;Canaan Land
Cold Mountain Gap Rd. , Lake Toxaway, vicinty
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Biltmore Forest School (added 1974 - - #74001377)
Also known as Cradle of Forestry in America
NW of Brevard off U.S. 276 in Pisgah National Forest , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Education, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Research Facility, Unoccupied Land
Current Function:
Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Research Facility, Unoccupied Land
More Information:
Breese, William, Jr., House (added 1983 - - #83001920)
Also known as Colonial Inn
401 E. Main St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Breese,William
Significant Year:
1902
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
More Information:
Brevard College Stone Fence and Gate (added 1993 - - #93001436)
Jct. of N. Broad St. and French Broad Ave., NW corner , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA, Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
Brombacher, Max and Claire, House (added 2001 - - #01001111)
Also known as Hemlock Hill
571 E. Main St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright, William Benjamin, et al.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Deaver, William, House (added 1979 - - #79001755)
N of Pisgah Forest on NC 280 , Pisgah Forest
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
East Main Street Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000638)
249-683 and 768 East Main St.; 6-7 Rice St.; St. Phillip's Ln.; 1-60 Woodside Dr.; and 33 Deacon Ln. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Gaines, Henry I.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Hotel, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Professional, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Galloway, Flem, House (added 1995 - - #95000137)
NC 1388 W side, 2 mi. S of jct. with NC 1129 , Calvert
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Orr, Joshua, Galloway, John Flemming
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Godfrey--Barnette House (added 1993 - - #93001437)
411 S. Broad St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Grogan, William H., House (added 2008 - - #08000890)
24 Warren La. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hanckel--Barclay House (added 1999 - - #99001495)
Also known as Chestnut Hill
.8 mi. W of Jct. NC 1114 and US 276 , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Hanckel--Barclay House (Boundary Increase) (added 2000 - - #00000825)
8 mi. W of Jct. NC 1114 and US 276 , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
More Information:
Hillmont (added 1986 - - #86002871)
Also known as Armstrong-Moltz House
W side of Lake Toxaway 3 mi. N of US 64 , Lake Toxaway
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Lake Toxaway Methodist Church (added 1994 - - #94000033)
Also known as Methodist Episcopal Church South
Cold Mountain Rd. N side, 0.1 mi. NW of jct. with NC 281 , Lake Toxaway
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Main Street Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000945)
Roughly bounded by Gaston St., England St., Probart St., and Jordan St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kilpatrick, Robert P., Stillwell, Erie
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant
More Information:
McMinn Building (added 1994 - - #94000034)
2--6 W. Main St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Morgan's Mill (added 1979 - - #79001753)
SW of Brevard on SR 1331 , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
More Information:
Morrow, Royal and Louise, House (added 2006 - - #06001107)
Also known as Stone Cottage
630 E. Main St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kilpatrick, R.P.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Orr, Charles E., House (added 2006 - - #06001108)
269 E. Main St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Silvermont (added 1981 - - #81000427)
E. Main St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Silversteen,Joseph
Significant Year:
1917, 1916
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
St. Philip's Episcopal Church (added 1997 - - #97001594)
317 E. Main St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kilpatrick, Marshall, Asbury, Louis Humbert
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Transylvania County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001754)
N. Broad and E. Main St. , Brevard
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
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