Kate and Charles Noel Vance House

Kate and Charles Noel Vance House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Kate and Charles Noel Vance House (March 2021)
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Location	178 Sunset Dr., Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°36′47″N82°18′43″W / 35.61306°N 82.31194°W / 35.61306; -82.31194
Built	1894
Architect	Allen L. Melton
Architectural style	Queen Anne style architecture
NRHP reference No.	16000876
Added to NRHP	December 20, 2016

Kate and Charles Noel Vance House is a mansion located in Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. ^[1]

History

The house sits high on a hill on the east side of Black Mountain, at 178 Sunset Drive, about one mile from the center of downtown. The two-and-a-half-story Queen Anne frame house, designed by Asheville-based architect Arthur L. Melton, was built around 1894. ^[2] The building faces west and overlooks the central business district and Interstate. ^[3] The building is about a mile from downtown Black Mountain. ^[4]

Charles Noel Vance, son of North Carolina Senator Zebulon Baird Vance and his wife Kate, owned the property. During his father's time in the United States Senate, Vance served him as his secretary. ^[3]

References

1. "Black Mountain's Vance House joins Historic Register". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
2. "Black Mountain's Vance House joins Historic Register". The Asheville Citizen Times . 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
3. Argintar, Sybil (January 2016). "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: Kate and Charles Noel Vance House" (PDF). NORTH CAROLINA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
4. "National Register adds Black Mountain house". WLOS. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.