Vance Birthplace
Landmark And Historical Building
Why pick this one
Vance Birthplace offers free guided exploration of seven historic and reconstructed buildings in Weaverville's Reems Creek Valley.
Best for
- Visitors seeking free North Carolina history experiences
- Visitors interested in Zebulon B. Vance's birthplace and political career
- Visitors studying enslaved people's experiences on an early 1800s plantation
- Families or groups seeking interactive historical exhibits and a picnic setting
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors need a Sunday or Monday attraction
- Visitors are seeking a modern entertainment venue rather than historical interpretation
Specialties
- Guided tours of Zebulon B. Vance's reconstructed birthplace
- Interpretive visits to a 1790s slave dwelling
- Interactive exhibits on early 1800s plantation life
What makes them different
- Admission is free
- The site includes seven historic and reconstructed buildings
- A visitor center features interactive exhibits
- The site includes a reconstructed birthplace and a 1790s slave dwelling
- A picnic shelter offers panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains
- Serves
- Weaverville
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 911 Reems Creek Rd, Weaverville, NC 28787
- Phone
- +18286456706
- Website
- https://historicsites.nc.gov/vance
- vance@dncr.nc.gov
Services
- Guided historic-site tours
- Historical exhibits
- Educational digital resources
- Picnic-site access