ARCHAEOLOGY

The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office statewide inventory contains information on over 360 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in Madison County.

ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY

A partial survey of the county was undertaken in 1984.

GRANTS

A total of $60,000 in state grants has been awarded for a county architectural survey and restoration of the Marshall Train Depot.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

Seven individual National Register listings are located across the county: California Creek Missionary Baptist Church (Mars Hill vicinity); Dorland Memorial Presbyterian Church (Hot Springs); Madison County Courthouse (Marshall); the Henry Ottinger House (Hot Springs vicinity); Sunnybank (Hot Springs); the James H. White House (Marshall); and the Jeff White House (Marshall vicinity).

RESTORATION

Historic Preservation Office staff has provided technical restoration assistance to the Madison County Courthouse, the Marshall Depot, and the Old Spring Creek School. Staff has provided detailed recommendations for rehabilitation of historic buildings in downtown Mars Hill as part of an assessment of community resources sponsored by Handmade in America. Regular assistance has been given to the downtown commercial district in Marshall, which also had a community assessment by Handmade in America.