Unknown Structure--Possible Floor Plan

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Item information

Title:
Unknown Structure--Possible Floor Plan
Topics:
Architecture
Original Format:
Microforms
Extent:
13 1/2 X 12 _
Item identifier:
aam_RS0059_0001
Architect:
Smith and Carrier more info on Smith and Carrier 
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Floor plans (architectural drawings)
Location:
Biltmore (Asheville, N.C.)
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism

Source information

Repository:
Asheville Art Museum
Collection:
Richard Sharp Smith Collection (aam_RS) 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.

Landscape: Biltmore Village (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)

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.
Location:
Biltmore (Asheville, N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places
Village communities
Latitude, Longitude:
35.532827, -82.528025