Banner Elk Hotel

Banner Elk Hotel
Location 309 Banner St., Banner Elk, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°9′38″N 81°52′19″W / 36.16056°N 81.87194°W / 36.16056; -81.87194Coordinates: 36°9′38″N 81°52′19″W / 36.16056°N 81.87194°W / 36.16056; -81.87194
Area 2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built c. 1856 (1856), c. 1877-1891, c. 1891-1898
NRHP Reference # 00001182[1]
Added to NRHP October 6, 2000

Banner Elk Hotel is a historic hotel building located at Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina. The original section of the hotel dates to about 1856, with expansions made between 1877 to 1891. Two-story rear wings and smaller additions were made between 1891 and 1898. It was originally built as a dwelling house, later expanded and converted for use as a hotel. It is a rambling, frame, "U"-shaped two-story building covered with weatherboard siding.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (April 2000). "Banner Elk Hotel" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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