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| Title | Holloway Place |
| Title Note | Chimney |
| Date | February 14, 1936 |
| Description | Clay-mortar stone chimney, Holloway Place |
| Commentary | Parkway buildings reflected the architecture of the region through which they passed, such as this house. Use of such local forms was considered a sort of preservation, and characteristic features of mountain buildings, such as the stone chimney seen here, were borrowed for modern parkway structures. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 232 Parkway Milepost: 232.0
Latitude: 36.432736
Longitude: -81.05689 |
| Creator Individual | G.W.W. |
| Creator Organization | National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway |
| Tags |
Architecture
Chimneys Holloway home site (N.C.) Photographs Stone carving Stonemasonry Structures |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
