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

Green Park Hotel

ca. 1891

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

1. Green Park Hotel Marker

Inscription. Serving as the heart of the Green Park community, this grand hotel offered the best of amenities including a post office, bowling alley, casino and shooting gallery. Historic guests included U.S. Presidents Coolidge and Hoover, Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Mitchell and Annie Oakley.

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

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 36° 7.105′ N, 81° 39.616′ W. Marker is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Valley Boulevard (U.S. 321) and Green Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at the hotel's main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9239 Valley Blvd, Blowing Rock NC 28605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Green Park Inn (here, next to this marker); The Blowing Rock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Church of the Epiphany (approx. 0.2 miles away); Green Park-Norwood Golf Course

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Emily Prudden (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mt. Bethel Reformed Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Maymont (approx. one mile away); Sunset Manor (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blowing Rock.

Also see . . .
1. History. Founded by the Green Park Company, a group of three businessmen from Lenoir, NC led by Civil War veteran Major George Washington Findlay Harper, the hotel first opened to guests in the busy summer of 1891. (Green Park Inn) (Submitted on November 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Green Park Inn. Wikipedia entry on the historic hotel, which straddles the continental divide. (Submitted on November 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

2. Green Park Hotel Marker

Featured marker, left of the door, is at the bottom. The other plaques note the hotel's placement on the National Register of Historic Places and its designation as an Historic Hotel.

The Green Park Inn image. Click for full size.

G Keith Hall via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), February 8, 2009

3. The Green Park Inn

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on November 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.