Banner Elk Hotel

Banner Elk Hotel is a historic hotel building located at Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina. The original section of the hotel dates to about 1856, with expansions made between 1877 and 1891. Two-story rear wings and smaller additions were made between 1891 and 1898. It was originally built as a dwelling house, later expanded and converted for use as a hotel. It is a rambling, frame, "U"-shaped two-story building covered with weatherboard siding.[2]

Banner Elk Hotel
Apartments on the site of the former hotel
Location309 Banner St., Banner Elk, North Carolina
Coordinates36°9′38″N 81°52′19″W
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Builtc. 1856 (1856), c. 1877-1891, c. 1891-1898
NRHP reference No.00001182[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 2000

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (April 2000). "Banner Elk Hotel" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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