Pisgah
Builders’ Supply, Inc. announced their formal opening in Pisgah Forest on
February 28, 1946.  The business carried
a wide range of supplies including lumber, wall board, brick, cement, shingles,
composite roofing and more.  A year later
they expanded their facility to include a large warehouse and to allow for a
showroom featuring model kitchens and bathrooms.

Frank
Carr was the company president and general manager of the store.  His partners were H.H. (Harry) Patton and
F.J. (Frank) Patton.  All three had long
been associated with businesses in Pisgah Forest.  Carr was the son of Carr Lumber Company
founder, Louis Carr and had worked in the lumber business in Pisgah Forest
and New Mexico for many years.  Harry
Patton was the son of T.T. (Thomas) Patton and had worked in the family’s mercantile
business, as well as the City of Brevard clerk. 
Frank Patton was the son of Robert Patton.  He had worked as a bookkeeper for Sid
Barnett, operated a general store in Pisgah Forest and was employed at Ecusta.

The original Pisgah Builders Supply store in Pisgah Forest, 1959.

By the
mid-1950s the business had grown to include an assistant manager, Ed Morgan and
office manager, Tom Holmes.  In June 1957
Carr sold his stock in the company to Morgan and Holmes.  Morgan became the president of the
corporation, Patton was the vice president and Holmes was the secretary and
treasurer.  The business also announced
that they would “no longer engage in any building or contracting” but would
continue to carry a complete line of lumber and building supplies, hardware,
tools, and Benjamin Moore paint.

On
Sunday evening, December 22, 1968 a fire completely destroyed the Pisgah
Builders Supply store.  Fire fighters were
able to keep the fire from spreading to the nearby lumber yard and houses in
the area.  Everett Norris, a co-owner of
the business at the time, stated that they would set-up at a temporary location
until a new building was built.  By late
March 1969 the new modern facility was open. 
The business closed in 1977.

Photographs
and information for this column are provided by the Rowell Bosse North Carolina
Room, Transylvania County Library. Visit the NC Room during regular library
hours (Monday-Friday) to learn more about our history and see additional
photographs. For more information, comments, or suggestions contact Marcy at [email protected]
or 828-884-1820.

search our catalog

search our events

search our website

search our catalog

search our events

search our website

(828) 884-3151

212 S Gaston St, Brevard, NC 28712