Baldwin-Coker Cottage

The Baldwin-Coker Cottage, located at 266 Lower Lake Road in Highlands, North Carolina, is a historic Rustic-style log house built in 1925 by architect James John Baldwin. This charming 1+1⁄2-story cottage features unique notched log walls and a side-gable wood shingle roof, making it a prototype for later homes constructed by its builders. Its distinctive porch, adorned with naturalistic limb-and-twig railings, enhances its rustic appeal. The cottage was recognized for its historical significance and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, making it a noteworthy site for tourists and researchers interested in early 20th-century architecture.