There’s something so mesmerizing about houses – you wonder about the people who have walked through there, lived there, made their lives there. Not only that, but there’s a lot of historical significance to some of the oldest houses in the state. Of course Biltmore and Reynolda House are extremely well known and open for tours every day, but you might have seen these seven houses on the list below and wished to enter.
- Körners Folly
Körners Folly On the outside, Körners Folly looks whimsically charming, but on the inside is where the true magic awaits. It’s by far one of the most architecturally interesting places in the state. Read our piece about it here.
- Saluda Cottage, Flat Rock
Old House Dreams This historic home is on 18 and a half acres featuring mountain views, gardens, fountains, and obviously southern elegance. Built in 1836, it’s been called “The Little Charleston of the Mountains.” Today the house is privately owned.
- Berryhill House, Charlotte
Charlotte Center City In the vibrant and eclectic Fourth Ward neighborhood just steps from Uptown, the Berryhill House is one of the most eye-catching and also one of the most popular homes for the Holiday Tour walk-through.
- Heck-Andrews House
Flickr / Leo Suarez Located on North Blount St. in Raleigh, the Heck-Andrews house was one of the first houses built after the Civil War. For years, it was renovated on the outside but remained a ruin on the inside. This January, it sold for $1.5 million after 30 years of state ownership.
- Richter House, Raleigh
Local Wiki / Raleigh On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, the Richter House is said to mirror Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Usonian design method. It was built by Henry Kamphoefner and NC State professor George Matsumoto. In the 1950s it received much acclaim and was featured in multiple magazines both national and statewide.
- William E. Breese House, Asheville
Wikimedia Commons / elisa.role The bright pink house on the hill is certainly eye-catching! Built in 1891, it’s a great example of Queen Anne style architecture. The house served as Sherwood Sanatorium from 1927-1932 and after 1939 became a tourist home called Cedar Crest.
- Flat Top Manor, Blowing Rock
Flickr / Frank Kehren ‘Cone Manor,’ or Flat Top Manor, was built as a summer home by Moses H. Cone and his wife Bertha at the turn of the 20th century. The home has 23 rooms and encompasses 13,000 sq. ft. It’s listed on the National Register and is one place on the list you can indeed enter.
Have any other houses you’d want to add to the list? The history of North Carolina and its unique houses is so neat! Have you been inside any of these houses before?
Körners Folly
On the outside, Körners Folly looks whimsically charming, but on the inside is where the true magic awaits. It’s by far one of the most architecturally interesting places in the state. Read our piece about it here.
Old House Dreams
This historic home is on 18 and a half acres featuring mountain views, gardens, fountains, and obviously southern elegance. Built in 1836, it’s been called “The Little Charleston of the Mountains.” Today the house is privately owned.
Charlotte Center City
In the vibrant and eclectic Fourth Ward neighborhood just steps from Uptown, the Berryhill House is one of the most eye-catching and also one of the most popular homes for the Holiday Tour walk-through.
Flickr / Leo Suarez
Located on North Blount St. in Raleigh, the Heck-Andrews house was one of the first houses built after the Civil War. For years, it was renovated on the outside but remained a ruin on the inside. This January, it sold for $1.5 million after 30 years of state ownership.
Local Wiki / Raleigh
On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, the Richter House is said to mirror Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Usonian design method. It was built by Henry Kamphoefner and NC State professor George Matsumoto. In the 1950s it received much acclaim and was featured in multiple magazines both national and statewide.
Wikimedia Commons / elisa.role
The bright pink house on the hill is certainly eye-catching! Built in 1891, it’s a great example of Queen Anne style architecture. The house served as Sherwood Sanatorium from 1927-1932 and after 1939 became a tourist home called Cedar Crest.
Flickr / Frank Kehren
‘Cone Manor,’ or Flat Top Manor, was built as a summer home by Moses H. Cone and his wife Bertha at the turn of the 20th century. The home has 23 rooms and encompasses 13,000 sq. ft. It’s listed on the National Register and is one place on the list you can indeed enter.
If you’re looking for another wildly unique slice of North Carolina history, this hotel actually used to be a bank, and you can still go in the vault!
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