Highlands Historical Society Greenlights Film

Highlands, North Carolina

It’s not every day you stumble across an Appalachian town situated at over 4100 feet above sea level! But such is the case for Highlands, NC. At this elevation you escape the bugs and heat and enjoy a plethora of wildlife including bob cat, black bear, otter, fox, coyote and even the elusive black panther! Old journals from the 19th century speak of the panthers when their numbers were great. Now only the occasional fortunate individual happens across one in their path.

The Elizabeth Wright Prince House

The Prince house, located near the center of town at 524 N. 4th Street is a historic gem. It’s the oldest remaining house built in 1877. The Elizabeth Prince house is part of the Highlands Historical Society’s Historic Village and serves as a living history museum with period-appropriate furnishings with another museum located adjacent to the building.

The history on the Prince home is rich. You can visit the Highlands Historical Society website to get the detailed information and view photographs dating back to 1913! In brief summary, Frank and Annie Wright bought the house in 1913. Their second child, Amelia, was born in the home. Just three years later Frank died at the age 35 of typhoid fever from a contaminated well. Frank’s brother, Jim Wright, acquired the house in 1919. Elizabeth Wright Prince (sister of Jim) transformed the home into a boarding house in 1935.

Reckoning Granted Permission to Shoot

In 2022 Kyler Boudreau reached out to the Highlands Historical Society to inquire about shooting a few scenes of an independent film called Reckoning at the Elizabeth Prince House. Kyler and his wife Sandi moved to Highlands as full time residents in 2021. Their upcoming film is set in the 19th century North Carolina mountains and tells the story of a young girl who must stand up to an outlaw that killed her parents. More on Reckoning.

Kyler and two members of the Highlands Historical Society board met at Calders Coffee to discuss the details. The board graciously agreed to allow us to shoot at the Elizabeth Write Prince House! What an incredible gift that will transform the production value of our film.

A massive thank you to the Highlands Historical Society for granting access for our film. And thank you for preserving treasures locations like this for current and future residents to take an accurate, nostalgic view into the past. If you haven’t visited this museum, it’s time to change that! The Prince house is located directly across the street from the gas station and just down the road from First Citizens Bank.

When production ensures we’ll post an update here on the progress of the film!