Hanckel-Barclay House

Hanckel-Barclay House
Location 0.8 miles W of Jct. NC 1114 and US 276, near Brevard, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°11′41″N 82°43′53″W / 35.19472°N 82.73139°W / 35.19472; -82.73139Coordinates: 35°11′41″N 82°43′53″W / 35.19472°N 82.73139°W / 35.19472; -82.73139
Area 22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built c. 1856 (1856)
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Transylvania County MPS
NRHP Reference # 99001495, 00000825 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHP December 9, 1999, July 20, 2000 (Boundary Increase)

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.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, with a boundary increase in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (May 1999). "Hanckel-Barclay House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. unknown (n.d.). "Hanckel-Barclay House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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