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Bryn Avon

Coordinates: 35°17′48″N 82°34′14″W / 35.29667°N 82.57056°W / 35.29667; -82.57056
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Bryn Avon
Bryn Avon is located in North Carolina
Bryn Avon
Bryn Avon is located in the United States
Bryn Avon
LocationJunction of River Rd. and Mallett Rd., near Etowah, North Carolina
Coordinates35°17′48″N 82°34′14″W / 35.29667°N 82.57056°W / 35.29667; -82.57056
Area127.9 acres (51.8 ha)
Built1910 (1910)-1920
Built byBell, Jesse W.
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Rustic
NRHP reference No.99000437[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1999

Bryn Avon is a historic estate and national historic district located near Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina. Bryn Avon house was built about 1884-1886 and updated in the 1910-1920s in the Tudor Revival style. It is a 1+12-story, stone and half-timbered manor house. Other contributing resources include the estate landscape and terraced garden and four smaller family cottages: the Mallett Cottage (c. 1925); the Brown house playhouse (c. 1932); Yon Way-the Conrow cottage (c. 1920–1925) and Mr. Conrow's studio (c. 1925–1935); and the Bellamy Cottage (c. 1933–1938).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Davyd Foard Hood (June 1998). "Bryn Avon" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.