Street view, Biltmore Village, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Biltmore Village
Item information
- Title:
- Street view, Biltmore Village, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Commercial buildings
- Original Format:
- Color slides; 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1042pnc002
- Landscape architect:
- Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr. more info on Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr.
- Architect:
- Hunt, Richard Morris more info on Hunt, Richard Morris
- Architect:
- Hunt, Richard Howland more info on Hunt, Richard Howland
- Architect:
- Smith, Richard Sharp more info on Smith, Richard Sharp
- Created Date:
- to
- Created Date:
- Description:
- Provenance: The village previously existed as Best, or Asheville Junction, until George Vanderbilt bought the town and created a planned village for workers at his estate. | Architectural Note: Many of the structures in the village have Tudoresque elements or follow Colonial Revival architectural styles. | Historical Note: The village included residential structures, All Souls Cathedral, the railroad depot, and estate offices, as well as a post office, hospital, and shops. The village was sold soon after Vanderbilt's death in 1914. This area 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: Biltmore Village (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Smith, Richard Sharp
- Street:
- Lodge Street
- Community:
- Asheville
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 28803
- Provenance note:
- The village previously existed as Best, or Asheville Junction, until George Vanderbilt bought the town and created a planned village for workers at his estate.
- Architectural note:
- Many of the structures in the village have Tudoresque elements or follow Colonial Revival architectural styles.
- Historical note:
- The village included residential structures, All Souls Cathedral, the railroad depot, and estate offices, as well as a post office, hospital, and shops. The village was sold soon after Vanderbilt's death in 1914.
- Subjects:
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Buildings
Planned communities
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.532827, -82.528025
Smith, Richard Sharp
Read the biography for Smith, Richard Sharp in North Carolina Architects and Builders.