Banner Elk Hotel Explained

Banner Elk Hotel
Coordinates:36.1606°N -81.8719°W
Built:c., c. 1877-1891, c. 1891-1898
Added:October 6, 2000
Refnum:00001182

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The hotel building has since been demolished. [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sybil Argintar Bowers. Banner Elk Hotel. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 2000 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.
  2. Web site: Landmark Hunter. 2021-03-02.