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Lone Beech
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National Register of Historic Places

Lone Beech

On the National Register since 199531 years
Classical RevivalListed 1995Marion
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Lone Beech

Lone Beech, at 206 Hillcrest Dr., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 2, 1995. It was among the first 8 of Marion’s 10 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 202 other North Carolina listings. The listing covers 2 acres. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric home located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 75 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1915 to today

  1. 1915Built
  2. 1995Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 31 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

206 Hillcrest Dr., Marion · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lone BeechStart here
  2. 2First Presbyterian ChurchClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3St. Matthew's Lutheran ChurchVernacular · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Depot Historic DistrictCommercial Style · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5McDowell County CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival · Built 1923 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

3 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DMain Street Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.2 miBSt. John's Episcopal ChurchCarpenter Gothic0.5 miBClinchfield Manufacturing Company Mill No. 2Building1.3 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

First Presbyterian Church0.1 mi away
Main Street Historic District0.2 mi away
Black Mountain Downtown Historic District17.9 mi away
Main Street Historic District22.2 mi away

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Questions about Lone Beech

Is Lone Beech on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 2, 1995 (Register number 95000639).

Is Lone Beech a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Lone Beech?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lone Beech?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 75 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47721223 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.