Thomas Grant Harbison House


  • Address: 2930 Walhalla Rd
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

The Thomas Grant Harbison House, a well-preserved two-story with attic, gable-front, frame dwelling sheathed with wood shingles, and incorporates features of the Craftsman and Colonial Revival styles. It was completed in 1921 and served unaltered as a residence of Mr Harbison's descendants until ca 1985. Thomas Grant Harbison House, erected in 1921 by Highlands building contractor William Monroe Cleaveland for Mr Harbison and the home of the pioneering North Carolina botanist and plant collector, occupies an important place in the history and natural history of North Carolina. Standing on the south slope of Satulah Mountain, south of Highlands, on the east side of Walhalla Road, the house satisfies National Register Criteria B and C, holds statewide significance in the area of science, and local significance in the areas of architecture and education. The period of significance begins in 1921 with the Harbison family's occupation of the house and ends in 1936 with the death of Mr Harbison in Chapel Hill. - NRHP, 31 January 2007


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1921/00/00 Thomas G Harbison Home Thomas Grant Harbison House is built in 1921

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Particulars for Thomas Grant Harbison House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Bungalow-craftsman
Area of Significance Education
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Area of Significance Science
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 30th April 2008

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Harbison, Thomas Grant, House
Registry Address: 2930 Walhalla Rd.
Registry Number: 08000368
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Cleaveland, William Monroe
Architectural Style: Bungalow-craftsman
Area in Acres: 3
Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture, Education, Science
Applicable Criteria: Person, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1921, 1936
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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