The Ultimate Guide To Asheville and the Western North Carolina Mountains
The Ultimate Guide to Asheville & the Western North Carolina Mountains
The Online Version of the Best-selling Regional Guidebook
 

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    The Allison-Deaver House is one of Western North Carolina’s finest surviving examples of early 19th-century architecture. Located in Transylvania County in Brevard, NC, the superbly restored house and farmstead are open to the public. The main house—a two story, wood timber structure with a full two-tiered porch—sits atop a steep sided hill overlooking an old Indian trail which later became a main road for settlers into the Davidson River region of what was Old Buncombe County. The house built by Benjamin Allison in 1815, was added onto by William Deaver in 1840.

Location: Brevard, NC
Distance: 45 minutes from Asheville
Address: 200 Highway 280, Brevard, NC 28712
Telephone: 828-884-5137, Transylvania County Historical Society
Hours: April-October: Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m.
Fees: Donations accepted
Allow: 1 hour
Of Note: Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The oldest frame house in Western North Carolina.
Resources: Transylvania County Historical Society, PO Box  2961, Brevard NC 28712; 828-884-5137
Nearby: Brevard Music Center, Waterfalls in Western North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest
Directions: From Asheville, take I-26 East or US 25 South to Airport Rd. Follow Airport Rd. south towards Brevard. The Allison-Deaver House is on a hill just before you reach the intersection of NC 64. From Hendersonville, take Hwy. 64 West to the intersection of NC 280. Turn right. The Allison-Deaver House will be a short distance on your left.