Interior view, YMI Building, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Young Men's Institute
Item information
- Title:
- Interior view, YMI Building, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Community centers
- Original Format:
- Color slides; 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1034pnc008
- Architect:
- Smith, Richard Sharp more info on Smith, Richard Sharp
- Created Date:
- Created Date:
- Description:
- Provenance: The center was established by George Vanderbilt for the African American residents of Asheville, many of whom who had worked on Biltmore. | Architectural Note: Architect Richard Sharp Smith used an "English cottage" form in pebble dash and red brick. | Historical Note: The building was utilized as a social and educational center by the African American community in the segregated South and later became the Market Street YMCA. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Young Men's Institute (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Smith, Richard Sharp
- Street:
- South Market and Eagle Streets
- Community:
- Asheville
- State:
- North Carolina
- General note:
- Historical note: The center was established by George Vanderbilt for the black residents of Asheville who had worked on Biltmore. The building was utilized as a social and educational center by the African American community in the segregated South. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Subjects:
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Community centers
African Americans
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.59403, -82.550199
Smith, Richard Sharp
Read the biography for Smith, Richard Sharp in North Carolina Architects and Builders.