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

Haywood County North Carolina has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Haywood County Courthouse and Way, Dr. J. Howell, House, Boone-Withers House, Canton Main Street Historic District and Citizens Bank and Trust Company Building, Former.

Several famous people are associated with these Haywood County historic places including Dr. J. Howell Way, Ray, Clyde H., Sr. and James M. Gwyn.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Haywood County places including ., Rogers,William G., & Rhodes,George N, Benton & Benton, Abner & Joe Shank, W. L. Lord, W.H. Peeps, Sam Liner, D.R. Rathbone, James Wetmore and Henry Gaines. Prominent architectural styles found in Haywood Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Early Commercial.

Boone-Withers House (added 1983 - - #83001889)

305 Church St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lord,W. L., Liner,Sam

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Canton Main Street Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000958)

Bounded roughly by Park St., Main St., Bridge St., and Adams St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Benton & Benton

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Professional, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

More Information:

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Citizens Bank and Trust Company Building, Former (added 1991 - - #91000261)

161 N. Main St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Colonial Theater (added 2000 - - #00000226)

55-57 Park St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Benton & Benton

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Davis Family House (added 1996 - - #96001527)

Also known as Davis--Forbes House

N side of NC 1355, .8 mi. NW of Ferguson Br. over the Pigeon River , Crabtree

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rathbone, D.R., Arrington, R.F.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

More Information:

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Francis Grist Mill (added 2013 - - #13000228)

14 Hugh Massie Rd., Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Frog Level Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000854)

Roughly bounded by Commerce and Boundary Sts., Water St. and Richland Creek, Depot St., and 80 Commerce St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Specialty Store, Warehouse

More Information:

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Green Hill Cemetery (added 2018 - - #100000897)

Veterans Circle, Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Art

Period of Significance:

1850-1949 AD

Gwyn, James M., House (added 1984 - - #84002335)

Also known as Springdale

NC 276 , Cruso

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gwyn,James M.

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Gwyn,James M.

Significant Year:

1888

Area of Significance:

Education, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 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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Haywood County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001721)

Main and Depot Sts. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

., Rogers,William G., & Rhodes,George N

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Haywood County Hospital (added 2018 - - #100002596)

1230 North Main Street, Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Neo Classical, Other - Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1927-1968 AD

Howell, Alden and Thomasene, House (added 2003 - - #03000300)

129 Woolsey Heights , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Lambeth Inn (added 1982 - - #82003466)

Lambeth Dr. , Lake Junaluska

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Masonic Hall (added 1988 - - #88000729)

114 Church St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Phillips,W.C., Peeps,W.H.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

More Information:

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Mount Zion United Methodist Church (added 1986 - - #86000156)

SR 1503 , Crabtree

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Shank,Abner & Joe

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Patton Farm (added 1980 - - #80002845)

SW of Canton , Phillipsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Quinlan, Charles and Annie, House (added 2005 - - #05000959)

Also known as The Inn on Prospect Hill, Prospect Hill

274 S. Main St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

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:

Hotel, Secondary Structure

More Information:

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Ray, Clyde H., Sr., House (added 1996 - - #96001089)

Also known as Ten Oaks;Breese House

803 1/2 Love Ln. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rhinehart Bros. Construction

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Ray, Clyde H., Sr.

Significant Year:

1900, 1898

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Secondary Structure

More Information:

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Shackford Hall (added 2001 - - #01000419)

80 Shackford Hall Rd. , Lake Junaluska

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Baylor, Dr. J.A.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church School

More Information:

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Shelton House (added 1979 - - #79001722)

307 Shelton St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Shook-Welch-Smathers House (added 2008 - - #08000891)

Also known as Shook House

178 Morgan St. , Clyde

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Smathers, Frank, House (added 1998 - - #98000730)

Also known as The Evergreens

724 Smathers St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

DeGarmo, Richard

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Spread Out Historic District (added 2010 - - #10001095)

Roughly bounded by N Main St, Walnut St, and Beech St, Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

US Post Office Building, Former (added 1991 - - #91000262)

Also known as Waynesville Municipal Building

106 S. Main St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wetmore,James, U.S. Postal Service

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

More Information:

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Way, Dr. J. Howell, House (added 1980 - - #80002846)

301 S. Main St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Way,Dr. J. Howell

Significant Year:

1899

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Waynesville Main Street Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001414)

Roughly bounded by Depot St., Church and E. Sts, Wall St., and Montgomery St. , Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Gaines, Henry

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Government Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Windover (added 2018 - - #100002048)

40 Old Hickory Street, Waynesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1910-1910 AD