Historical Markers in Mars Hill, North Carolina

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Historical Markers in Mars Hill, North Carolina

1 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — P-80 — Bascom Lamar Lunsford — 1882 - 1973 —

"Minstrel of Appalachia." Folklorist, collector, & performer. Pioneered and promoted American folk festivals. Was born here. — — Map (db m22783) HM

2 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Founders Hall —

Erected in 1891-1893 by the residents of the community. Bricks handmade in crude mill south of the campus. Second building on Mars Hill College campus. — — Map (db m229403) HM

3 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Mars Hill College — Strategic Location, Divided Loyalties —

Baptist farm families here established Mars Hills College in 1856. The four-acre college campus had three structures by 1861: a two-story brick classroom building, a frame dormitory for boys, and a frame teachers' residence. They stood about 75 . . . — — Map (db m23140) HM

4 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — P-34 — Mars Hill College —

Baptist; coeducational. Founded 1856 as French Broad Baptist Institute. Name Changed 1859. Senior college since 1962. — — Map (db m22786) HM

5 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Mars Hill High School —

This building was placed in the National Register of Historic Places September 7, 2005 — — Map (db m229394) HM

6 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Mars Hill University — The Mars Hill College Historic District —

When Mars Hill University opened its doors in 1856, the buildings and grounds looked very different than they do today. The small four-acre campus, then called French Broad Baptist Institute, was located on the quadrangle in front of this kiosk. It . . . — — Map (db m229396) HM

7 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Marshbanks Hall —

Martin Egbert Parmalee Architect Robert Lee Moore President 1910 Original use library/classroom building Named Moore Administration Building 1922 Designated Marshbanks Hall 1979 to honor major benefactors Mars Hill . . . — — Map (db m229404) HM

8 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — McConnell Hall — 1924 —

Named in honor of William C. McConnell Asheville businessman Mars Hill College Trustee, 1909-1936 Building Committee, 1914-1924 Smith and Carrier, Architects (Richard Sharp Smith, Chief Architect of Biltmore House) Dr. Robert . . . — — Map (db m229406) HM

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9 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Rural Heritage Museum —

The Rural Heritage Museum facilitates the collection, preservation, exhibition and interpretation of artifacts relevant to the history and culture of the Southern Appalachian region. Through its program of changing exhibitions, the . . . — — Map (db m229402) HM

10 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Spilman Hall —

1906 Spivey Hall, boarding house for boys • Property conveyed to Mars Hill College by the Rev. and Mrs. Frank A. Clark 1907 Treat Dormitory of male students • Milo Clinton Treat, Matching Gift • Architect Unknown 1921 Spilman . . . — — Map (db m229408) HM

11 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Wellness Center —

Dr. W. F. Robinson Memorial Infirmary Henry Irven Gaines, Architect 1935 Erected as a memorial to: Dr. Willard Filmore Robinson (1868-1933) MHC Physician, 1929-1933 MHC Trustee, 1898-1933 Gift by widow, Flora Harding (Eaton) . . . — — Map (db m229407) HM

12 ► North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill, Long Ridge — Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School — 1928 —

is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m229409) HM

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