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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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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:

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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

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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

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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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