Chestnut Hill Historic District (Asheville, North Carolina)

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Chestnut Hill Historic District
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House in the Chestnut Hill Historic District, September 2012
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LocationRoughly bounded by Hillside, Washington, Broad, Hollywood, Orchards Sts. and Merrimon Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°36′13″N82°32′55″W / 35.60361°N 82.54861°W / 35.60361; -82.54861 Coordinates: 35°36′13″N82°32′55″W / 35.60361°N 82.54861°W / 35.60361; -82.54861
Area55 acres (22 ha)
ArchitectSmith, R.S.; Tennent, J.A.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne, Bungalow
NRHP reference No. 83001837 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1983

Chestnut Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 238 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Asheville. It was developed in the late-19th and early-20th century and includes Colonial Revival, Queen Anne-influenced, and bracketed Victorian style dwellings. At least eight of the houses were designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Douglas Swaim and Barbara Groome (July 1982). "Chestnut Hill Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.