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Two North Carolina routes, NC 108 and NC 9, traverse the county as well. NC 108 begins in Rutherfordton and travels west through Columbus and ends at US 176 in Tryon. Oriented north-to-south, NC 9 connects Black Mountain and Lake Lure to Spartanburg and points southeast via Polk County. NC 108 and NC 9 intersect at the unincorporated town of ...
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, North Carolina.Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.
Polk County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1859 and is a two-story, T-shaped, Greek Revival-style brick building. The front facade features an engaged, three-bay portico with a plain pediment supported by four square pillars. Atop the roof is a three-stage cupola. [2]
Mills-Screven Plantation, also known as Hilltop, is a historic plantation house located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. The main house was built about 1820 and later expanded into the 1840s, and is a long two-story, seven-bay, Federal / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It features a two-tier, three-bay, pedimented Ionic order portico.
Original North Carolina - South Carolina Boundary Stone, 2019. Blockhouse Site is a historic blockhouse located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built about 1756, as a dogtrot log cabin, with two rooms separated by an open passage. In 1942, the blockhouse was moved from South Carolina into North Carolina to its present site ...
Tryon is a town in Polk County, on the southwestern border of North Carolina, United States.As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,562. [4] Located in the escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, today the area is affluent [5] and a center for outdoor pursuits, equestrian activity, and fine arts.
The town is concentrated along North Carolina Highway 108, southeast of Asheville, and a few miles north of the North Carolina-South Carolina border. U.S. Route 74 passes through the northern part of town, and Interstate 26 passes through the eastern section.
Green River Plantation is a historic plantation house on over 360 acres located near Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina.The oldest section of the "Big House" was built between the years 1804–1807, and is a two-story, four-bay, Late Federal style frame dwelling.