National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Mitchell County

Mitchell County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Several famous people are associated with these Mitchell County historic places including John N. Peterson and Lucy Morgan.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mitchell County places including D.R. Beeson, Van Wageningen & Cothran and John N. Peterson. Prominent architectural styles found in Mitchell Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Early Commercial.

Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000855)

Roughly bounded by Oak Ave., Locust St., Topaz St., and NC 226 , Spruce Pines

Mojo Hand, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Restaurant, Road-Related, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Penland School Historic District (added 2003 - - #03001270)

Also known as Penland School of Crafts; Appalachian School, Seven Springs Industrial School

NC 1164 (Conley Ridge Rd.) , Penland

Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Van Wageningen & Cothran, Beeson, D.R.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Morgan, Lucy

Significant Year:

1929, 1938

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Peterson, John N., Farm (added 1990 - - #90001859)

E side of SR 1321 just N of jct. with SR 1322 , Poplar

Kfboone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Peterson,John N.

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Peterson,John N.

Significant Year:

1879

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Other

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Other

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Single Dwelling