Record #:

23854

Author(s):

Elliston, Jon

Abstract:

Overlooking the Johns River Gorge in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, Walter Alexander built Mayview Manor and introduced a new standard of Appalachian splendor. The history of this Manor lives on in photographs, even after it was closed in 1966 and demolished in 1978.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 5 Issue 8, October 2011, p20-21, il, por

Subject(s):

Blowing Rock--History; Hotels, taverns, etc.--Blowing Rock; Historic buildings--Blowing Rock