Record #:

4247

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr., Business Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in the state. The Mast General Store received the 1998 award. The store, located in Watauga County between Vilas and Banner Elk, was built in the 1880s and is one of the last of its kind. In 1973, it was included on the National Register of Historic Places.

Source:

North Carolina Preservation (NoCar Oversize E 151 N6x), Vol. Issue 112, Summer 1999, p18, il

Subject(s):

Historic preservation--Watauga County; Mast General Store (Watauga County); L. Vincent Lowe Jr. Business Award