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Additions to First Baptist Church Sunday School--Floor Plans Front

First Baptist Church (Asheville, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Additions to First Baptist Church Sunday School--Floor Plans Front
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Church buildings
Classrooms
Offices
Roofs -- Design and construction
Original Format:
Starched linen, ink
Microforms
Extent:
16 1/4 x 17 _
Item identifier:
aam_RS0112_0004
Architect:
Smith and Carrier more info on Smith and Carrier 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Floor plans (architectural drawings)
Scale drawings
Location:
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.

Building: First Baptist Church (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Ellington, Douglas D., 1886-1960 
Built:
Street:
5 Oak Street
Community:
Asheville
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28801
Architectural note:
The church was Douglas Ellington's first design in Asheville. Ellington used a color palette based on the green of weathered copper, which was accentuated by the red, terracotta, and pink in the tiles and walls.
Historical note:
The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Asheville (N.C.)
Subjects:
Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
35.597371, -82.547288
External Resources:
First Baptist Church of Asheville: History