Asheville's Historic Architecture

by Richard Hansley

Overview

Asheville: an architectural gem of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Known for its architectural diversity and intriguing Art Deco style, Asheville has been fortunate in attracting brilliant architects who have created lasting testaments in brick and stone with imaginative foresight and design expertise. Local architectural enthusiast Richard Hansley recounts the history behind dozens of Asheville's most prominent buildings and historical neighborhoods in Asheville's Historic Architecture. Discover how Douglas Ellington, Richard Sharp Smith, James Vester Miller and Tony Lord influenced this busy metropolis, as landmarks like the Jackson Building, the Grove Park Inn and the Art Deco City Building were constructed along the city's thriving streets. These buildings have stood the test of time and remain as breathtaking in concept and appearance today as when first completed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609491079
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/31/2011
Series:	Landmarks
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Richard Hansley, a native of Lancaster, Ohio, moved to Asheville in the 1960s. His teaching career started at Asheville High School, where he taught architectural and mechanical drafting. It was there that a strong interest in the diversity of Asheville's magnificent architecture developed. That interest has extended to the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, where he now teaches a yearly class on the architectural history of Asheville. Mr. Hansley obtained graduate and undergraduate degrees from Western Carolina University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

Downtown Historic District

S&W Cafeteria 17

Drhumor Building 18

Asheville Savings Bank 20

Central United Methodist Church 21

First Presbyterian Church 23

Trinity Episcopal Church 24

Ravenscroft 26

Kress Building 27

Pack Square Group 29

George Willis Pack 30

George Mears House 32

Biltmore Building 34

Asheville Art Museum 35

Legal Building 37

Westall Building 38

Jackson Building 39

Municipal Building 41

Young Men's Institute (YMI) Building 42

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 44

City Building of Asheville 45

Buncombe County Courthouse 47

Hopkins Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 49

James Vester Miller 50

First Baptist Church 51

Douglas Ellington 54

Interchange Building 57

Anthony "Tony" Lord 58

Thomas Wolfe Memorial 61

Scottish Rite Cathedral and Masonic Temple 63

Richard Sharp Smith and Albert Heath Carrier 65

Haverty Furniture Building 68

Castanea Building 69

Hotel Asheville-Malaprops Bookstore 70

Loughran Building 71

Woolworth Building 74

Flatiron Building 75

Miles Building 77

Tench and Francis Coxe Building 78

Public Service Building 81

Wick & Greene Jewelers Building 82

Federal Courthouse 83

Grove Arcade Building 84

Battery Park Hotel 86

The Basilica of St. Lawrence 88

Hanger Hall House 91

Richmond Hill Inn 92

Montford Historic District

Introduction 95

Rankin-Bearden House 98

Lion and the Rose Bed & Breakfast 100

Black Walnut Bed and Breakfast Inn 101

Wright Inn & Carriage House 102

Homewood 103

Rumbough House 105

Frances Apartments 106

Chestnut Hill Historic District

Introduction 109

Asheville Fire Station-Harley Shuford Building 112

Claxton School 113

Victorian House 114

Beaufort House Inn 115

Chestnut Street Inn Bed & Breakfast 117

Annie West House 118

Jeter Pritchard House 119

Princess Anne Hotel 120

Manor Inn and Albemarle Park 123

Proximity Park and Grove Park Historic Districts

Albemarle Inn 125

St. Mary's Episcopal Church 127

E.W. Grove Office Building 129

The Grove Park Inn 130

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Area

Smith-McDowell House 135

Fernihurst 136

Sunnicrest 138

Kenilworth-Biltmore Village Area

St. Matthias' Episcopal Church 139

Cedar Crest Inn 140

Kenilworth Inn Apartments 142

Asheville High School 143

The Cathedral of All Souls 146

Samuel Harrison Reed House-Biltmore Village Inn 148

Biltmore House and Gardens 149

Brickwork Patterns 155

Glossary of Architectural Terms 157

Bibliography 165

Index 169

About the Author 175