Green Park Historic District
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Green Park Historic District | |
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| Location | Jct. of US 321 and Green Hill and Rock Rds., Blowing Rock, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°54′56″N 81°32′17″W / 35.91556°N 81.53806°WCoordinates: 35°54′56″N 81°32′17″W / 35.91556°N 81.53806°W |
| Area | 177 acres (72 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
| NRHP Reference # | 94001020[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1994 |
Green Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Blowing Rock, Caldwell County and Watauga County, North Carolina. The district includes 46 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures associated with a residential summer resort in the town of Blowing Rock. It includes buildings largely built in the 1920s, in a variety of popular architectural styles including Bungalow / American Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Queen Anne. Notable contributing resources include the McDowell Cottage, Mt. Bethel Reformed Church, Blowing Rock Reception Center/Gift Shop, Robert A. Dunn Cottage, Gideon's Ridge, the James Ross Cannon House, the David Ovens Cottage, Blowing Rock, and the Blowing Rock Country Club Golf Course. Located in the district and separately listed is the Green Park Inn (1891).[2]
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Davyd Foard Hood and Laura A. W. Phillips (June 1994). "Green Park Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
