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

Avery County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Linville Historic District, Crossnore School Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Avery County historic places including Dr. Mary Turpin Martin Sloop and Dr. Eustace Henry Sloop.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Avery County places including Henry Bacon, William Erwin Franklin and John R. Weaver. Prominent architectural styles found in Avery Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Shingle Style.

Crossnore School Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000059)

Within the campus of Crossnore School, N. side of NC 1143, opposite junction with NC 1148 , Crossnore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Weaver, John R., Franklin, William Erwin

Architectural Style:

Other, Bungalow/Craftsman

Historic Person:

Sloop, Dr. Mary Turpin Martin, Sloop, Dr. Eustace Henry

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education, Health/Medicine, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Health Care, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Hospital, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Education, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure

Linville Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001659)

U.S. 221 , Linville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Bacon,Henry

Architectural Style:

Other, Shingle Style, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals