Douglas Ellington House

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Douglas Ellington House
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Location583 Chunns Cove Rd., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°37′7″N82°31′24″W / 35.61861°N 82.52333°W / 35.61861; -82.52333 Coordinates: 35°37′7″N82°31′24″W / 35.61861°N 82.52333°W / 35.61861; -82.52333
Area8 acres
Built1926 (1926)
ArchitectEllington, Douglas
Architectural styleCottage; Castle style
NRHP reference No. 86002881 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 2021

Douglas Ellington House is a historic home located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926 by architect Douglas Ellington, and is an eclectic stone and brick cottage set into its terraced, hillside site. It consists of a two-bay, 1+12-story brick "cottage" under a broad-eaved, wood shingled hip roof; a five-bay, uncoursed stone central block; and a traditional, single-room log cabin, said to have been on the property when Ellington's brother, Kenneth Ellington, bought it. They thought it to be over 100 years old. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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 Jim Sumner (April 1986). "Douglas Ellington House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.