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Interior, Dormitory

Merrimon Avenue Fire Station (Asheville, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Interior, Dormitory
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Dormitories
Multiple dwellings
Original Format:
Black and white silver print
Extent:
8 x 10"
Item identifier:
aam_DE03400_0005
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Asheville (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism

Source information

Repository:
Asheville Art Museum
Collection:
Douglas Ellington Collection (aam_DE) held by Asheville Art Museum
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 the Asheville Art Museum.
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: Fire Station, Merrimon Avenue (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Ellington, Douglas D., 1886-1960 
Built:
Street:
300 Merrimon Avenue
Community:
Asheville
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28801
Historical note:
Also known as Fire Station No. 4.
Location:
Asheville (N.C.)
Subjects:
Fire stations
Historic buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
35.609519, -82.554639