Banner House Museum
Guided Museum Tours

Guided Museum Tours

Guided tours of the Banner House are suspended for the 2020 Season. Please see our Calendar for non-traditional offerings.

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2020 Season

2020 Season

Due to COVID-19, the Foundation is focusing on virtual experiences for the 2020 season

Calendar of Events
Conveniently Located

Conveniently Located

Walk on the greenway or park close by

Visitor Information

Welcome to the Banner House Museum!

Experience 19th century life in Banner Elk and the High Country in the home of Samuel Henry Banner, one of Banner Elk’s early settlers and his his wife, Jane Hyder Banner, and their seven children.  The circa 1870 house has been furnished with period heirlooms donated and loaned by area residents to tell the story of Banner Elk life from the 1870’s to the 1900’s. Additionally, an Exhibition Room highlights local history from the nineteenth and twentieth century.

docent tour

Due to COVID-19, the Foundation is focusing on non-traditional experiences.  While the Museum is closed to the public, we are excited to work on other ways to share our love of local history: 

  • Virtual Walking Tour

  • The Civil War in the High Country

 

  • Welcome
  • Greater Banner Elk Heritage Foundation
  • Calendar of Events
  • Visitor Information
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Support
  • Classroom Tools

Banner House Museum

7990 Hickory Nut Gap Road

P.O. Box 2261

Banner Elk, NC 28604

828-898-3634

BannerHouseMuseum@yahoo.com

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 2261

Banner Elk, NC 28604
Banner House Museum

bannerhousemuseum@yahoo.com

Phone: 828-783-8506
Museum Address

7990 Hickory Nut Gap Rd.

Banner Elk, NC 28604