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

Randall Memorial Building

ca. 1907

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

1. Randall Memorial Building Marker

Inscription. This clapboard and stone structure was originally built by the Episcopal Church to serve as a workshop and training center for the local mountain population. The building was also the town's first library. The church sold the property in 1936 and the adjacent, one-story structure was built in the same year.

In recognition of this property's significance, this marker is placed by the
Blowing Rock Historical Society and the 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 • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 36° 7.949′ N, 81° 40.66′ W. Marker is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. It can be reached from Greenway Court south of Sunset Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the entrance to The Village Café. It can be reached from a flagstone path from Main Street (U.S. 321 Business) or from the rear parking lot on Greenway Court. Touch for map. Marker is in this post

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office area: 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 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: Sonny's Grill (within shouting distance of this marker); Storie's Soda Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mayview Manor Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Watauga Hotel Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Stoneman's Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Boone Trail Marker (within shouting distance of this

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

2. Randall Memorial Building Marker

marker); Yonahlossee Theater (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blowing Rock.

Also see . . . The Village Café. Now a café, the site originally was the Randall Memorial Workshop. Rev. William Rutherford Savage named it for North Carolina artist William George Randall (W.G. Randall). (Ky Greene 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.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.