Friendly Hills (Tryon, North Carolina)

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Friendly Hills
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Location140 Country Club Rd., near Tryon, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′13″N82°15′1″W / 35.22028°N 82.25028°W / 35.22028; -82.25028 Coordinates: 35°13′13″N82°15′1″W / 35.22028°N 82.25028°W / 35.22028; -82.25028
Built1924
ArchitectGaines, Wright J.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 98000731 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 1998

Friendly Hills, also known as Margaret Culkin Banning House, is a historic estate located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. The house was built in 1924, and is a large, two-story, Tudor Revival style dwelling with stuccoed exterior walls decorated with hewn, half timbering. Also on the property are the contributing swimming pool (c. 1920s-1930s), log cabin used as a writing retreat by author Margaret Culkin Banning (1891-1982) (c. 1920s-1930s), and fish pool (1920s). Ms. Banning purchased Friendly Hills in 1936 and enjoyed the property seasonally for the remainder of her life. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (December 1997). "Friendly Hills" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.