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It encompasses 32 contributing buildings in the central business district of Brevard. The district developed between about 1874 and 1952 and includes notable examples of Early Commercial, Second Empire , and Classical Revival style architecture.
Brevard (/ b r ə ˈ v ɑːr d / brə-VARD) is a city and the county seat of Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 7,609 as of the 2010 census. [ 5 ] Brevard is located at the entrance to Pisgah National Forest and has become a noted tourism, retirement and cultural center in western North Carolina.
Other notable buildings include the Lankford-Cleveland House (c. 1858, 1900), Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church (1956, 1965, 1996), White House (c. 1900), Wyke-Barclay House (1905), and Carrier-Plummer House (1914). [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]
Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies). The two major groups are distinguished with dragonflies (Anisoptera) usually being bulkier with large compound eyes together and wings spread up or out at rest, while damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are usually more slender with eyes placed apart and ...
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Transylvania County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was built in 1873, and is a two-story, "T"-plan Italianate-style brick building with a hipped roof. It has a rear addition built in the early-20th century.
Common worldwide or nearly worldwide genera are Aeshna and Anax. Anax includes some of the largest dragonflies, including the North American A. walsinghami, Hawaiian A. strenuus, European A. imperator and A. immaculifrons, and African A. tristis, but these are all exceeded by another member of the family, the Asian Tetracanthagyna plagiata, which by wingspan and weight is the world's largest ...
Morgan's Mill is a historic grist mill located near Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina.The original section was built about 1855. It consists of the original mid-19th century heavy frame portion, a late-19th century balloon frame addition, and the final mid-20th century shed/porch section.