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

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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

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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:

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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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