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Category: Asheville, North Carolina

  • City Building (1928) – Asheville, North Carolina

    Douglas Ellington. City Building (1928). Asheville, North Carolina.
    Douglas Ellington. City Building (1928). Asheville, North Carolina.1 2 3
    Looking up at the tower on the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Looking up at the tower on the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sixth-floor windows and pinnacles on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sixth-floor windows and pinnacles on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sixth-floor windows, pinnacles, cornice, marble ornamentation, and tower on the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sixth-floor windows, pinnacles, cornice, marble ornamentation, and tower on the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Cornice and first-floor window on the south elevation of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Cornice and first-floor window on the south elevation of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sixth-floor windows, pinnacles, and cornice on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sixth-floor windows, pinnacles, and cornice on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Cornice and first-floor window on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Cornice and first-floor window on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Second-floor windows on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Second-floor windows on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Entrance porch of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Entrance porch of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Marble pediment over a second-floor window of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Marble pediment over a second-floor window of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Entrance and marble bas-relief ornamentation on the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Entrance and marble bas-relief ornamentation on the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Second-floor windows on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Second-floor windows on the facade of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Looking at the top of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina
    Looking at the top of the City Building, Asheville, North Carolina

    References

    1. “New City Building of Asheville”. The Asheville Citizen (Asheville, North Carolina), May 25, 1926, p. 1. ↩︎
    2. Bunnelle, Robert. “Ready For Gala City Hall Opening”. The Asheville Times (Asheville, North Carolina), March 18, 1928, p. C1. ↩︎
    3. National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Asheville City Hall ↩︎

  • Postcards from the South: The Manor – Asheville, North Carolina

    Postcard view of the Manor Inn (1898), Albermarle Park, Asheville, North Carolina

    This postcard depicts the Manor Inn at Albermarle Park in Asheville, North Carolina, designed by Bradford L. Gilbert and completed in 1898.

    Published by the Southern Post Card Co. of Asheville, the card was postmarked in Asheville on April 9, 1921, and addressed to Mrs. H.V.M. Dennis of 81 E. Main Street in Freehold, New Jersey.

    Printed on the back is the following description:

    The Manor, Asheville, N.C.
    In the “Land Of The Sky.”

    The Manor, an exclusive Inn, is located in a park of thirty-six acres and has its private club house, with tennis, bowling and billiards within the park. It is operated by The Albermarle Park Company of Asheville which also owns Albermarle Park and about fifteen cottages within the Park. These can be leased and furnished for housekeeping.

    Also written on the back is the following note:

    “Fri. Eve.

    Had a very pleasant day – all of us feeling much better. You would hardly know Mary [Sr.?]”

    I can see where a Mary Sr. might be unrecognizable.

  • The Cathedral of All Souls (1896) – Asheville, North Carolina

    Richard Morris Hunt. The Cathedral of All Souls (1896). Biltmore Village, Asheville, North Carolina.1 2
    Looking up in the tower of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    Looking up in the tower of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sanctuary of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sanctuary of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sanctuary of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    Sanctuary of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    East transept of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    East transept of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    West transept of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    West transept of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    Looking up in the sanctuary of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    Looking up in the sanctuary of The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    A window in The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina
    A window in The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina

    References

    1. History & Architecture — The Cathedral of All Souls ↩︎
    2. National Register of Historic Places — Nomination Form: Biltmore Village Historic Resources ↩︎