Arden, North Carolina

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Arden, North Carolina
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Coordinates: 35°27′58″N82°30′59″W / 35.46611°N 82.51639°W / 35.46611; -82.51639
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State North Carolina
County Buncombe
Elevation
2,218 ft (676 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
28704
Area code 828

Arden is an unincorporated community located in southern Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. [1] Arden is considered to be approximately the area between Skyland and Fletcher near the Henderson County line. Arden's ZIP code is 28704. Its post office serves Royal Pines and Avery Creek census designated places to the east and the area to the west of the post office. Arden is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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The town was named for the Forest of Arden noted in the comedy, As You Like It , by Shakespeare. [2] It was founded by author Charles Willing Beale in 1872. [3]

Arden is home to Glen Arden Elementary school, located at 50 Pinehurst Circle as well as to Christ School, a private Episcopal school for boys. Arden is also home to Lutheridge, a Lutheran Camp and Conference Center affiliated with the ELCA.

Historic structures

The Blake House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [4] The structure is a rare example of the Gothic Revival Style in the state. [5]

Arden is home to the Oak Park Historic District that was established in 1927. While building was interrupted due to the crash of 1929, more than 15 homes of the period remain standing today. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Arden". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Gannett (1905). Origin of Certain Place Names (PDF). Washington DC: USGS. p. 28.
  3. ↑ "Charles Beale, Arden". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 21, 1932. p. 20. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/30/10 through 9/03/10. National Park Service. September 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Cultural Resources. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Blake House. United States Department of the Interior. https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/BN0562.pdf
  6. ↑ NC Department of Transportation (1994). "Historical Survey" (PDF). NC Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.


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