Highlands in Macon County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Old Edwards Inn
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 2, 2019
1. The Old Edwards Inn Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1878
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
Location. 35° 3.144′ N, 83° 11.822′ W. Marker is in Highlands, North Carolina, in Macon County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 64) and South 4th Street (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 445 Main St, Highlands NC 28741, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Moccasin War (a few steps from this marker); The Highlands Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); Highlands First Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas Harbison (about 400 feet away); Highlands Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Samuel T. Kelsey (about 500 feet away); The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation (about 500 feet away); Andrι Michaux (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highlands.
Regarding The Old Edwards Inn. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Theolder section of the hotel was constructed about 1880 as a typical frame, two-story , gable roofed dwelling of the period. It was operated as a hostelry for almost fifty years, first as the Norton House, a boarding house, and later as the Central House, an inn, catering to the growing number of tourist s who frequented the Highlands area. In 1935 Atlanta architect Linton H. Young designed a brick, three-story hotel addition to the frame building in a variation of the Alpine style of resort architecture popular across the mountain areas of North Carolina. Young added Italianate details to the brick building giving it an Italian Alps or Tyrolean flavor which is unique in the region. The Edwards family operated the hotel and restaurant from 1914 until 1970 when the buildings, which had become very dilapidated, were closed.
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The hotel was renovated in 1982 and remains in business as of 2021.
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 2, 2019
2. The Old Edwards Inn Marker
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3. Edwards Hotel
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 547 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on December 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
