Bryn Avon is a historic estate and national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located near Etowah,

Henderson County, North Carolina Henderson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 116,281. Its county seat is Hendersonville, North Carolina, Hendersonville. ...

. Bryn Avon house was built about 1884-1886 and updated in the 1910-1920s in the

Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...

style. It is a -story, stone and half-timbered manor house. Other contributing resources include the estate landscape and terraced garden and four smaller family cottages: the Mallett Cottage (c. 1925); the Brown house playhouse (c. 1932); Yon Way-the Conrow cottage (c. 1920–1925) and Mr. Conrow's studio (c. 1925–1935); and the Bellamy Cottage (c. 1933–1938). It was listed on the

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in 1999.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Tudor Revival architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1920 Buildings and structures in Henderson County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Henderson County, North Carolina {{HendersonCountyNC-NRHP-stub