South Montreat Road Historic District
Why it's listed
Along Montreat Road north of downtown Black Mountain, a linear residential district of early and mid-twentieth-century houses developed beside the road that led to the Montreat retreat community. Most resources were built between 1920 and 1930, with a second wave after World War II. The houses include well-detailed Craftsman bungalows, Colonial Revival dwellings with stone and wood-shingle walls, and later Minimal Traditional and Ranch houses. Many use river rock for foundations, porch piers, and retaining walls, a material associated with Montreat's buildings. The road was graded around 1900 to connect Black Mountain with the Mountain Retreat Association's property, and the Presbyterian Church later acquired that land as Montreat. Lots were platted by the Dougherty, Kerlee, McKoy and Alexander families in the early 1900s. The district contains forty-six resources, thirty-four of them contributing. It is regarded as a representative example of the residential character of the town's prosperous early twentieth century.
Significance in brief: The district is significant under Criterion C for architecture. Its houses display nationally popular styles of the early and mid-twentieth century, including Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Minimal Traditional, and Ranch, in a locally common mix. The document states that the district is one of only two areas in the town with a concentration of resources that retain integrity.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 10001056, listed December 27, 2010. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Along Montreat Rd, 102 First St, 100 Third St, 100 Ninth St, and 101 Beech St, Black Mountain |
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| County | Buncombe County |
| Listed | December 27, 2010 |
| Reference number | 10001056 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | Ca. 1900 - 1960 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival; Bungalow/Craftsman; Minimal Traditional; Ranch; Classical Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 14 |
| Coordinates | 35.62215, -82.32088 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 10001056.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18011321
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.