Welcome to the Historic Carson House!

Carson House 2025 Season

We look forward to reopening for our 2025 season later in the summer. Check back for details!

Upcoming Events

April 26th: America 250 Kick-Off Celebration

Join us for a day of living history demonstrations, crafts, food and music as we kick off McDowell County's America 250 commemoration. July 4, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  Our "kick-off celebration" is the first in a year-long calendar of events leading up to the big day.

Besides all the activities on the grounds throughout the day, there are scheduled events in the Arbor:
10 am - Proclamations by town and county officials; the official opening ceremony of McDowell County's 250th commemoration.
12 noon - Music by Freddy Bradburn
1 pm - Anne Swann: "The Revolutionary War in McDowell County"
2 pm - David Doan & Gordon Sisk: "Tales from the Overmountain Campaign"
3 pm - Tom Vaughan as Evan Shelby, Jr.: "First-Person Account of a Fretting Revolutionary Parent"

May 17th: Dinner on Buck Creek - Our annual fundraiser under the Jubilee Arbor. Silent auction and sumptuous 'surf & turf' dinner catered by Countryside. $75 per person and tickets are selling fast! Call the Carson House to reserve yours: 828-724-4948.

Jubilee Arbor

The Jubilee Arbor at the Historic Carson House was finished in 2015 and is an educational and community event space. Built in the same style as a community meeting house of the 19th century, the beautiful beams and classic design make this a stunning location for school picnics and weddings alike.

The Jubilee Arbor will continue to serve the community throughout 2024 despite the construction of the Carson House Interpretive Center. Visitors attending events in the Arbor should not venture beyond the temporary fence that will enclose the construction site which is immediately behind the historic house. If you are an organizer of an event in the Arbor and have concerns, please contact our Arbor manager, Amy Metcalf, at 828-724-4948

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