Brinegar Cabin

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Brinegar Cabin
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Brinegar Cabin in 2016
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LocationAt miles 238.5, Blue Ridge Pkwy., near Whitehead, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°25′6″N81°8′44″W / 36.41833°N 81.14556°W / 36.41833; -81.14556 Coordinates: 36°25′6″N81°8′44″W / 36.41833°N 81.14556°W / 36.41833; -81.14556
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1880 (1880)
Built byBrinegar, Martin
Architectural styleLog construction
NRHP reference No. 72000922 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

Brinegar Cabin is a historic home located near Whitehead, Alleghany County, North Carolina. It was built about 1880, and is a one-story log house covered with lapped siding and resting on an uncoursed fieldstone foundation. Also on the property is a contributing frame outbuilding. The property is part of the lands comprising the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the cabin houses a display of mountain crafts and weaving. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John B. Wells, III (July 1971). "Brinegar Cabin" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.