Thomas Grant Harbison House Explained

Thomas Grant Harbison House
Location:2930 Walhalla Rd., near Highlands, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.0292°N -83.1925°W
Architect:Cleaveland, William Monroe
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman
Added:April 30, 2008
Refnum:08000368

The Thomas Grant Harbison House is a historic house at 2930 Walhalla Road, just outside Highlands, North Carolina. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1921 for the botanist Thomas Grant Harbison (1862-1936), who was responsible for some of the surviving plantings, including a stand of the endangered Torreya taxifolia, on the extant 3.3acres property. The south (street-facing) facade is five bays across, with a two-story porch sheltering the center three bays and the entrance. The north-facing facade has a similar porch that is only a single story. The house remained in the Harbison family until 1985.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Thomas Grant Harbison House. North Carolina SHPO. 2014-08-13.