National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Buncombe County

Buncombe County North Carolina (Page 3) has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Southern Railway Passenger Depot, Wolfe, Thomas, House, Smith-McDowell House, St. Matthias Episcopal Church and Young Men's Institute Building.

Several famous people are associated with these Buncombe County historic places including Thomas Wolfe, George W. Vanderbilt, Philip S. Henry and Clementine Douglas.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Buncombe County places including Richard Morris Hunt, Richard Sharp Smith, E.J. Armstrong, Dodge, William Waldo, Jr., Peter Demens, Douglas c. Roberts, Chauncey Beadle, Six Associates Inc., Richard S. Smith and Harry L. Parker. Prominent architectural styles found in Buncombe Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Gothic Revival and Classical Revival.

Smith, Richard Sharp, House (added 2009 - - #08001361)

Also known as Stoneybrook

655 Chunns Cove Rd. , Asheville

Karen D. Hoffman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, Richard Sharp

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Smith, Whitford G., House (added 2005 - - #05000375)

263 Haywood St. , Asheville

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Smith-McDowell House (added 1975 - - #75001243)

283 Victoria Rd. , Asheville

Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Southern Railway Passenger Depot (added 1979 - - #79001684)

1 Biltmore Plaza , Asheville

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hunt,Richard Morris

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Unknown

More Information:

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Spinning Wheel (added 1999 - - #99000913)

1096 Hendersonville Rd. , Asheville

Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dodge, William Waldo, Jr.

Historic Person:

Douglas, Clementine

Significant Year:

1939

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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St. Luke's Episcopal Church (added 1997 - - #97001198)

219 Chunn's Cove Rd. , Asheville

Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

More Information:

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St. Mary's Church (added 1994 - - #94001476)

337 Charlotte St. , Asheville

Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Beadle, Chauncey, Smith, Richard S.

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

More Information:

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St. Matthias Episcopal Church (added 1979 - - #79001685)

Valley St. , Asheville

Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Sunset Terrace Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001411)

9-48 Sunset Terrace , Asheville

Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Parker, Harry L., Parker, Charles N.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church (added 2009 - - #09000262)

300 Cragmont Rd. , Black Mountain

Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kennedy, Ervin, et al.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

More Information:

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Vance, Kate and Charles Noel, House (added 2016 - - #16000876)

Black Mountain, Black Mountain

Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1894-1894 AD

Weaverville United Methodist Church (added 1996 - - #96000195)

85 N. Main St. , Weaverville

Swright618, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Roberts, Douglas c., Robinson, Zebulon Vance

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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West Asheville End of Car Line Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000691)

Both sides of Haywood Rd. from 715 to 814 and 7-9 Brevard Rd. , Asheville

W lemay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Post Office, Restaurant, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Business, Parking Lot, Restaurant, Specialty Store

More Information:

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West Asheville--Aycock School Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000718)

401-441 Haywood Rd. , Asheville

W lemay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Six Associates Inc.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Post Office, Road-Related, School, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, School, Specialty Store

More Information:

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West End Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001664)

Roughly bounded by Club, Trade, Roberts Sts., and Park Ave. , Asheville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Demens, Peter

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Wolfe, Thomas, House (added 1971 - - #71000572)

Also known as The Thomas Wolfe Memorial;The Old Kentucky Home

48 Spruce St. , Asheville

AbeEzekowitz, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Wolfe,Thomas

Significant Year:

1916, 1906

Area of Significance:

Literature

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Young Men's Institute Building (added 1977 - - #77000994)

Also known as YMI Building

Market and Eagle Sts. , Asheville

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,Richard Sharp

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Vanderbilt,George W.

Significant Year:

1893, 1892

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Institutional Housing, Library, Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Zealandia (added 1977 - - #77000995)

40 Vance Gap Rd. , Asheville

Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Historic Person:

Henry,Philip S.

Significant Year:

1920, 1908

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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