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

Transylvania County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Biltmore Forest School, Backus, E. M., Lodge, East Main Street Historic District, Galloway, Flem, House and Main Street Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Transylvania County places including John Flemming Galloway, Henry I. Gaines, Joshua Orr, Erie Stillwell and Robert P. Kilpatrick. Prominent architectural styles found in Transylvania Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Early Commercial.

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

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

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

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

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