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Biltmore Forest School

  • Also Known As: Cradle of Forestry in America
  • Address: US 276
  • Vicinity: NW of Brevard off US 276 in Pisgah National Forest
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1885/00/00
1896/00/00
1968/00/00

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Particulars for Biltmore Forest School:
Area of Significance Conservation
Area of Significance Education
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Level of Significance National
Disposition Reconstructed Property
Historic Use Research Facility
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 19th November 1974

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Biltmore Forest School
Registry Address: NW of Brevard off U.S. 276 in Pisgah National Forest
Registry Number: 74001377
Resource Type: District
Owner: Federal
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 10
Contributing Buildings: 7
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Conservation, Education, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years, Reconstructed property
Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1875-1899
Significant Year: c 1885, 1896, 1968
Historic Function: Education, Landscape
Historic Sub-Function: Unoccupied land, Research facility
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Museum Unoccupied land Research facility

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