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CIRCA 1840s   |   National Register of Historic Places   |   Virtually unaltered from when it was built 150 years ago, the Zachary-Tolbert House is one of the most important historical buildings in Western Northern Carolina. A rare example of Greek Revival-style architecture it serves as a monument to the pioneer settlers of Cashiers Valley. 

CIRCA 1890s | This authentic structure used to stand on land owned by the Southern statesman Wade Hampton III, a South Carolinian who came to his mountain lodge to hunt and fish. His three sisters established a school on the property for the Valley children. It has recently been relocated and restored on the CHS campus. 

CIRCA 1840s | One of the oldest extant structures in our area. The cabin itself has stories to sustain you, if you will dare listen and look. Certainly the survival of the original structure and the recent careful restoration are a tribute to our community's long and strong commitment to this place, Cashiers Valley.

CIRCA 1840s | This building housed the kitchen and dining room. The original kitchen dependency the Zachary family used burned down in the early 1900s. At that time, this building was part of a logging camp in nearby Whiteside Cove. The Tolbert Family relocated it to this property in the 1920s.