Tryon in Polk County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tryon Toy House

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 12, 2011

1. Tryon Toy House Marker

Inscription. Constructed 1925 as retail showroom and office for Tryon Toy Makers and Wood Carvers, famous craft enterprise founded by Charlotte Yale and Eleanor Vance in 1915. Designed by Tryon architect J. Foster Searles to evoke the European inspiration for distinctive style of Tryon toys and woodcraft. Eleanor Roosevelt delivered her Fourth of July speech in 1934 from the front terrace.

Erected by Town of Tryon.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Events • Women. In addition, it is included in the Eleanor Roosevelt series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 35° 12.672′ N, 82° 14.421′ W. Marker is in Tryon, North Carolina, in Polk County. It is at the intersection of East Howard Street (U.S. 176) and North Trade Street (U.S. 176), on the left when traveling east on East Howard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51 E Howard ST, Tryon NC 28782, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Tryon Horse (approx. ¼ mile away); Tryon Peak (approx. one mile away); Harmon Field (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sidney Lanier (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different

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marker also named Sidney Lanier (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Block House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Stoneman's Raid (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tryon Mountain (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tryon.

More about this marker. It was previously located at 35° 12.672′ N, 82° 14.453′ W, at the intersection of North Trade Street (U.S. 176) and East Howard Street, on the right when traveling north on North Trade Street.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 4, 2024

2. Tryon Toy House Marker

Marker in its new location in front of the Toy House.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 12, 2011

3. Tryon Toy House Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 4, 2024

4. Tryon Toy House Marker

Marker in its new location.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,141 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 2. submitted on February 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 4. submitted on February 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the Tryon Toy House. • Can you help?