Carson House, Marion

Name: Carson House
Address: 1805 Highway 70 West, Marion, 28752, United States
Telephone: +1 828-724-4948

#2 among attractions in Marion

Historical place, History museum, Museum

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The Carson House is a historic house and museum located in Marion, North Carolina. It was the home of Col. John Carson, and served as the McDowell County courthouse when the county was first organized in 1842. ()

Built: 1793 (231 years ago)Coordinates: 35°41'30"N, 82°3'27"W

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1805 Highway 70 WestMarion 28752 United States

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+1 828-724-4948

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Carson House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. John's Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, McDowell County Courthouse, St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.

3 miE
Church
St. John's Episcopal Church, Marion
76 min walk • St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 315 S. Main Street in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a one-story, Carpenter Gothic style frame church.
2.6 miE
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Marion
66 min walk • First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 12 W. Fort Streets in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. The congregation was established in 1845, and the current church building was constructed in 1923. It is a one-story plus balcony Classical Revival style brick building set on a raised basement.
2.8 miE
Library, Art gallery, Museum
McDowell County Courthouse, Marion
72 min walk • McDowell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Erle G. Stillwell and built between 1921 and 1923. It is three-story, late Neoclassical building sheathed in yellow brick.
2.6 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Marion
66 min walk • St. Matthew's Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church located at 307 W. Court Street in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935 and is a one-story, vernacular Late Gothic Revival-style church constructed with river rocks. The building features lancet windows and flying buttresses.
3 miE
Museum
Joseph McDowell House, Marion
76 min walk • The Joseph McDowell House is a historic house and museum located in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was the home of Colonel Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell, the founder and namesake of McDowell County.

Carson House, Marion

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Carson House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

St. John's Episcopal Church, Marion

First Presbyterian Church, Marion

McDowell County Courthouse, Marion

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Marion

Joseph McDowell House, Marion