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A New Future for Nina Simone’s Past

Nina Simone Childhood Home | National Trust for Historic Preservation (savingplaces.org) 

In 1891, after first visiting Tryon, North Carolina, William Gillette began building his bungalow, which he later enlarged into a house. He named it Thousand Pines and it is privately owned today. For years, the town of Tryon celebrated the William Gillette Festival, honoring Gillette. The Polk County Historical Museum there displays Gillette's pipe and slippers from his farewell tour of Sherlock 

William Gillette's Home Thousand Pines in Tryon

Nina Simone

Tryon Steeple Chase

Tryon Toy Story