Blair Farm is a historic farm located near Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The original section of the Blair House was built in 1844, with additions and modifications made in the 1850s, 1880s, about 1900, 1938, and in the late 1950s-early 1960s. It is a 1½-story single-pile, side-gable-roofed, timber-frame dwelling with a full-height rear-gabled ell. Other contributing buildings are a granary / wood shed and carriage house. The house is the oldest of only a few 19th-century buildings remaining in Boone.[2]
Blair Farm | |
 Front of the farmhouse | |
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| Location | N. side of VA 1522 just W. of its jct. with Blairmont Dr., near Boone, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°12′10″N 81°38′54″W / 36.20278°N 81.64833°W |
| Area | 9.1 acres (3.7 ha) |
| Built | 1844 |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Hall-parlor house |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000812[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 2008 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Heather Fearnbach (September 2007). "Blair Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.