Blowing Rock in Watauga County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Edgewood Cottage

ca. 1890

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

1. Edgewood Cottage Marker

Inscription. First of three Blowing Rock homes and studios of Elliott Daingerfield, a highly respected and recognized American painter. After studying at the National Academy of Design in New York, Daingerfield married and started summering in Blowing Rock in 1886, later designing and building Edgewood Cottage.

In recognition of this property's significance, this marker is placed by the
Blowing Rock Historical Society & Blowing Rock Art & History Museum.

Erected by Blowing Rock Historical Society • Blowing Rock Art and History Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 36° 7.811′ N, 81° 40.736′ W. Marker is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. It can be reached from the intersection of Ginny Stevens Lane and Main Street (Business U.S. 321), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Ginny Stevens Ln, Blowing Rock NC 28605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. 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: A different marker also named Edgewood Cottage (a few steps from this marker); Springhaven Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

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(within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Schenck House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blowing Rock Methodist Church (about 300 feet away); Creekside (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blowing Rock.

Also see . . . Edgewood Cottage. Using Daingerfield’s original architectural drawings, the Blowing Rock Historical Society reconstructed the cottage to its original form in 2008. (Tom OBrien and Margaret Handley, Clio: Your Guide to History, posted Nov. 8, 2020) (Submitted on November 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

2. Edgewood Cottage Marker

Sculpture of Elliott Daingerfield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

3. Sculpture of Elliott Daingerfield

This bronze statue of Elliott Daingerfield, sculpted by Brenda Mauney Councill, was unveiled in front of Edgewood Cottage in 2017.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.