{"nrhp_refnum":"99001445","name":"Pine Gables","other_names":["Logan House","Harris Inn"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"328 Boys Camp Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lake Lure","county":"Rutherford County","state":"NC","lat":35.43764707100007,"lon":-82.22890666799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-11-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Pine Gables is a historic inn and its supporting buildings and structures on Boys Camp Road in the Hickory Nut Gorge area of Rutherford County, North Carolina, in the present-day town of Lake Lure. The complex of about twenty resources centres on a two-and-one-half story frame inn that encloses two original log structures.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property was an early way station for stagecoach travelers and tourists on the road through Hickory Nut Gorge, with a documented role in regional travel and the development of the turnpike. It also argues the inn is a rare two-story saddlebag structure that evolved with its guest cabins and outbuildings to serve travelers through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.","narrative":"Pine Gables is an inn complex on Boys Camp Road in Lake Lure, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Its core is a two-and-one-half story frame building that encloses two log structures, the earlier of which dates to about 1800. Dr. John Harris is credited with building at least one of these log buildings. The inn was weatherboarded in about 1834, given a second story and raised roof in about 1877, and remodeled in 1924. It sat on the toll road through Hickory Nut Gorge, serving stagecoach travelers, drovers and tourists. Its guests included writers, and a post office was established there in 1843. Judge George Washington Logan owned the inn from 1866 and ran it as the Logan House. Later it became a Civilian Conservation Corps headquarters and a children's camp. The property is significant for its long role in regional travel and for its rare saddlebag form, which was adapted over time to serve visitors.","period_of_significance":"CA 1800 1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian; other: simplified Queen Anne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Guest cabins are used for storage and are in poor condition, and the old tearoom is used as a year-round single family dwelling; the rest of the complex is rented to tourists and travelers.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.618868-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/7222/47722207/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/99001445.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001445/48f43f5339-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001445/48f43f5339-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PINE_GABLES,_RUTHERFORD_COUNTY,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PINE_GABLES,_RUTHERFORD_COUNTY,_NC.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722207","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Gables","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19876214"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/rutherford-county/pine-gables-99001445/"}