The Montford Area Historic District is a mainly residential neighborhood in Asheville, North Carolina that is included in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Thomas Wolfe House, also known as the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, is a state historic site, historic house and museum located at 52 North Market Street in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The American author Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938) lived in the home during his boyhood. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 for its association with Wolfe. It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.
The Independence Building was a 186 feet skyscraper in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It was built in 1909 by J.A. Jones Construction and imploded on September 27, 1981 to make way for 101 Independence Center. It originally had 12 floors but 2 more were added in 1928. It was the tallest commercial building in North Carolina, overtaking the title previously held by the Masonic Temple Building in Raleigh. The height of the Independence Building was surpassed by the Jefferson Standard Building in Greensboro in 1923.
Asheville City Hall, is a historic Art Deco brick and stone governmental office building located on City-County Plaza in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. It serves as the seat of the government of the City of Asheville. It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The building's unique shape and colorful exterior have made it an iconic Asheville landmark and a symbol for the city, reflected by the use of its silhouette in the city's seal.
Richard Sharp Smith (1852–1924) was an English-born American architect. Little is known of Smith's early years. He is thought to have studied architecture at the Kensington School of Art in London before emigrating to the United States in 1883. He first found work with the Reid Brothers in Evansville, Indiana.
William E. Breese Sr. House is a historic house located at 674 Biltmore Avenue in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
The Grove Arcade, also known as the Arcade Building or the Asheville Federal Building, is a historic commercial and residential building in Asheville, North Carolina, in its downtown historic district. It was built from 1926 to 1929, and is a Tudor Revival and Late Gothic Revival style building consisting of two stacked blocks. The lower block is a rectangular slab with rounded corners; it is capped by the second block, a two-tier set-back story.
Conabeer Chrysler Building is a historic auto showroom located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1928, and is a three-story steel frame building faced in orange brick and limestone. It features a tall decorated parapet. The building was erected as a new home for the Conabeer Motor Company, the local Chrysler agency.
Ravenscroft School, also known as Chateau Nollman, is a historic school building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The oldest section was built about 1845, and is a two- to three-story brick building in the Greek Revival style. It consists of a squat, three-story, pyramidal-roofed tower with projecting two-story rectangular wings. The building has a number of later additions including a two-story brick wing and two-story frame wing. It was originally built as a residence, and housed a school from 1856 to the turn of the 20th century. It was used as a boarding or rooming house until 1977. The building is currently used as office space.
Sawyer Motor Company Building is a historic automobile showroom and service facility located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1925, and is a four-story, steel frame and reinforced concrete building sheathed in brick. The building is trimmed with cast concrete.
Buncombe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built between 1924 and 1928. It is a 17-story, steel frame skyscraper sheathed in brick and ashlar veneer. It features complex setbacks and an extravagant overlay of Neo-Classical Revival ornament.
Biltmore Village Commercial Buildings is a set of two historic commercial buildings located at Biltmore Village, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. They were designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith and built about 1900. They are a 1 1/2-story pebbledash finished building with a gable roof and half-timbering and a small one-story building that originally housed the Biltmore Village Post Office.
Oteen Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District is a historic hospital complex and national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure associated with the Veterans' Administration hospital at Asheville. They were built between 1924 and 1940, and include white frame Colonial Revival and massive yellow stucco Georgian Revival structures. Notable buildings include the Administration Building (1928), Wards A and B (1925), Wards C and D (1930), Wards E and F (1932), Kitchen (1926) and Dining Hall (1930), Officers' Quarters (1927), and Nurses Dormitories. In 1967, a new Asheville, VA Medical Center complex was built adjacent to the original.
Bledsoe Building is a historic commercial building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927, and is a two-story, trapezoid-shape brick structure. It consists of three distinct sections; a central portion and flanking east and west wings. The building many retail services, offices, and residential rentals rooms.
West Asheville End of Car Line Historic District is a national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 24 contributing buildings in a primarily commercial section of West Asheville. It includes a nearly continuous row of one and two-story brick and concrete block commercial buildings that date from 1916 through the mid-1930s. Their development was influenced by streetcar service along the Haywood Road corridor that operated from 1910 to 1934. Notable buildings include the separately listed Bledsoe Building, along with the Isis Theater (1937), Franklin Building (1923), Pure Oil Station (1947), Wells Building (1917), Palace Theater (1928), Great A&P Tea Company (1926), and West Asheville Post Office (1929).
West Asheville–Aycock School Historic District is a national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 10 contributing buildings in a commercial and institutional section of West Asheville. It includes one and two-story brick civic and commercial buildings, dating from about 1915 to 1936. Their development was influenced by streetcar service along the Haywood Road corridor that operated from 1910 to 1934. Notable buildings include the McGeachy Filling Station, Buckner Building, West Asheville Theater, West Asheville Fire Station (1922), Charles B. Aycock School (1953), West Asheville Bank and Trust Company, West Asheville Post Office, DeLuxe Barber Shop (1927), and Universal Motors (1928).
Blue Ridge Assembly Historic District is a national historic district located near Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 29 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object associated with the Blue Ridge Assembly, conference center of the Young Men's Christian Association. The main building is Eureka Hall designed by Louis E. Jallade. It was built in 1911–1912, and is a three-story, seven bay, frame building with a full-height octastyle portico. Also located on the large central courtyard are the Gymnasium, Asheville Hall (1926), Abbott Hall (1927), and College Hall. Other notable buildings include the Martha Washington Residence, Craft and Child Care Center, and 19 frame cottages (1913-1927). Black Mountain College was founded here in 1933 and operated on the site until 1941.
Downtown Asheville Historic District is a national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses about 279 contributing buildings and one contributing object in the central business district of Asheville. It includes commercial, institutional, and residential buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and Art Deco.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
