Built c. 1856 (1856) | Area 9 ha | |
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MPS Transylvania County MPS NRHP Reference # 99001495, 00000825 (Boundary Increase) Added to NRHP December 9, 1999, July 20, 2000 (Boundary Increase) Similar Blue Ridge Mountains, Looking Glass Falls, Slick Rock Falls, Looking Glass Rock, Moore Cove Falls | ||
Hanckel-Barclay House, also known as Chestnut Hill, is a historic home located near Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina. The main house was built about 1856, and is a two-story, double pile, Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a pyramidal roof. It is sheathed in weatherboard and features a two-tiered, hip-roof, full-facade porch. Also on the property is the contributing root cellar (c. 1909), garage (c. 1940), two storage sheds (c. 1910s-1920s, 1930s), and a horse barn and corn crib (c. 1910s-1920s). The house was originally built for use as a summer residence for Rev. James Stuart Hanckel and his family.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, with a boundary increase in 2000.
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