Linville Falls Tavern

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Linville Falls Tavern, (former)
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Location U.S. Route 221 at Linville Falls, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°57′32″N81°56′35″W / 35.95889°N 81.94306°W / 35.95889; -81.94306
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1936 (1936)
Built byLenoir Franklin
Architectural styleRustic Revival
NRHP reference No. 00001554 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 2000

Linville Falls Tavern, now known as Famous Louise's Rock House Restaurant, is a historic tavern located at Linville Falls, at the tri-point between Burke County, Avery County, and McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1936, and is a 1+12-story, eight-bay, native stone Rustic Revival-style building. It has a hipped roof with dormers and two stone chimneys. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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. Helen Cain and Nancy Van Dolsen (January–September 2000). "Linville Falls Tavern" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.