Mrs. Minnie Alexander Cottage

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Mrs. Minnie Alexander Cottage
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Mrs. Minnie Alexander Cottage, September 2012
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Location218 Patton Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°35′34″N82°33′40″W / 35.59278°N 82.56111°W / 35.59278; -82.56111 Coordinates: 35°35′34″N82°33′40″W / 35.59278°N 82.56111°W / 35.59278; -82.56111
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1905 (1905)
ArchitectSmith, Richard Sharp
Architectural styleOld English Vernacular
NRHP reference No. 89002135 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1989

Mrs. Minnie Alexander Cottage is a historic home located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by Richard Sharp Smith and built about 1905. It is a two-story, rectangular frame dwelling with a number of projecting bays. The exterior walls are plastered with a roughcast concrete aggregate. It has a hip roof with deep overhanging eaves and brackets. The house has been converted to accommodate offices. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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. Mary J. Hooper (May 1989). "Mrs. Minnie Alexander Cottage" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.