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North Carolina - Mitchell County
Mitchell County North Carolina has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dellinger Mill and Mitchell County Courthouse, Church of the Resurrection, Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District and Gunter Building.

Several famous people are associated with these Mitchell County historic places including John N. Peterson and Lucy Morgan.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mitchell County places including D.R. Beeson, Adlai Osborne, Van Wageningen & Cothran, Dave Greene, John N. Peterson and Charlie Mitchell. Prominent architectural styles found in Mitchell Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Church of the Resurrection (added 1999 - - #99000272)
302 High Ridge Rd. , Little Switzerland
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
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:
Dellinger Mill (added 1998 - - #98001385)
S side of Cane Creek Rd., just W of jct. with NC 1239 , Hawk
Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000855)
Roughly bounded by Oak Ave., Locust St., Topaz St., and NC 226 , Spruce Pines
Mojo Hand, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Restaurant, Road-Related, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Professional, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store
More Information:
Gunter Building (added 2002 - - #02000112)
288 Oak Ave. , Spruce Pine
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greene, Dave, Mitchell, Charlie
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Mitchell County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001736)
Main St. , Bakersville
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Penland Post Office and General Store (added 2012 - - #12000214)
1162 Penland Rd., Penland
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Communications, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
Penland School Historic District (added 2003 - - #03001270)
Also known as Penland School of Crafts; Appalachian School, Seven Springs Industrial School
NC 1164 (Conley Ridge Rd.) , Penland
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Van Wageningen & Cothran, Beeson, D.R.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Morgan, Lucy
Significant Year:
1929, 1938
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Other
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Peterson, John N., Farm (added 1990 - - #90001859)
E side of SR 1321 just N of jct. with SR 1322 , Poplar
Kfboone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Peterson,John N.
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Peterson,John N.
Significant Year:
1879
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Other
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Other
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Willis, Henry, House (added 1988 - - #88001051)
Also known as Ehle House
SR 1164 , Penland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
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:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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