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Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

The Allison-Deaver House

 
 
The Allison-Deaver House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
1. The Allison-Deaver House Marker
Inscription. The oldest known existing frame house in Western North Carolina.

Listed on National Register of Historic Places.

1/2 mile on right
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 35° 16.902′ N, 82° 41.647′ W. Marker is in Brevard, North Carolina, in Transylvania County. It is at the intersection of Asheville Highway (North Carolina Route 280) and Old NC 280 Highway, on the right when traveling south on Asheville Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brevard NC 28712, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. 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,
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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Witness Tree (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Allison-Deaver House (approx. half a mile away); Estatoe Path (approx. 0.9 miles away); Transylvania County Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Transylvania County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Snapshot in Time / Byway Hightlights (approx. one mile away); Farming Davidson River Valley (approx. 2½ miles away); Brevard College (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brevard.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. NC Civil War Trails marker.
 
Also see . . .  The Allison-Deaver House. (Submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
 
The Allison-Deaver House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
2. The Allison-Deaver House Marker
The Allison-Deaver House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
3. The Allison-Deaver House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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