Tryon Architecture
El Taarn
Soon after avant-garde painter Homer Ellertson returned from a trip to Europe in 1923, he bought a large lot for his new Continue Reading
Schweikher's Modernism:
Edward Bennett Estate
From the Hunting Country Road a narrow half-mile drive led elegantly through meadow and wood to reach a striking residence Continue Reading
John H. Johnson's
1887 Home in Holbert Cove
Built in 1887 in the old “Tryon District,” John H. Johnson’s simple home has never been painted, wired for electricity, Continue Reading
Landscape Architecture: Tryon Cemetery
Laid out in 1896, this picturesque hilltop cemetery seems ancient. Yet in fact it was modern for that era, reflecting Continue Reading
The House at Braewick Estates
Front view of house discloses its unmistakably Searlesian lineage. Large oaks, aucubas, camellias, boxwoods, Continue Reading
Ligon Flynn: Modernist Architect
Ligon B. Flynn was still an architecture student at North Carolina State University when he designed “Serendipity” as his Continue Reading
Greylogs: Saving Governor Perry’s Retreat
Benjamin F. Perry, a Unionist appointed governor of South Carolina by President Johnson after the Civil War, built Continue Reading
Llaurellyn: Bingham family home
“Form should follow Function” is a proposition often preached but rarely practiced. This 1925 residence by Chicago architect Continue Reading
Tryon Cemetery Chapel 1899
A proposed chapel by English-born Asheville architect Richard Sharp Smith (1852 – 1924) offers a glimpse Continue Reading
First Lynncote
As important for landscape design as for its progressive architecture of 1892, this estate was of national significance, and Continue Reading
McRae Manor
The 1960s are often dismissed as a design catastrophe, but this thoughtful collaboration by building and landscape architects Continue Reading
1948 Darnall Residence
A casually elegant 1948 house at the upper crest of Gillette Woods epitomizes the oeuvre of Tryon architect Shannon Continue Reading
Thousand Pines
In the late 19th century when much of Western North Carolina’s virgin woods were clear-cut, a few landowners such as G.W. Continue Reading
Cabin at FENCE
Shortly before the American Revolution, Governor William Tryon traveled on horseback two weeks out from his seat at Old Continue Reading
Scotland Harris House
A native of eastern North Carolina, Scotland Harris came from Halifax County which has distinguished architecture going Continue Reading
Mill Farm Inn
Constructed of blue-grey granite from a Polk County quarry owned by architect Russell Walcott, this landmark evokes Continue Reading
1926 House for the Misses Strong
It is fortunate when architectural plans are preserved and passed on to succeeding owners. Not only are final drawings extant Continue Reading
James Lankford House
The Lankford family has deep local roots, having settled in the vicinity long before Tryon sprung up in the 1870s on the railroad Continue Reading
Whispering Pines
The scientific name Pinus echinata means “prickly cone” while around Tryon this tall species, which can grow to 120 Continue Reading
Wood Carver's Studio
On picturesque Melrose Circle are three very different stucco residences by J. Foster Searles—his own house, Continue Reading
Carter Brown and Tootin' Hill
Carter Brown designed this low-key estate in 1940 for J.A. and Doris Chapman Blackwood, members of the Metamora Hunt Continue Reading
