St. Mary’s Chapel--Yard Cross

St. Mary's Chapel of the Catechism (Asheville, N.C.)

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Item 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.

Architect:: Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924 more info on Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924
Architect:: Smith and Carrier more info on Smith and Carrier

Historical note:: Designed by Richard Sharp Smith and built in 1914, Saint Mary's Chapel of the Catechism was described as a “Wayside Shrine in the Mountains of Western North Carolina.” Beautiful little St. Mary’s Church has attracted countless visitors over the years.
Architectural note:: The church is English Gothic in style and cruciform in plan, and constructed out of red brick with steeply pitched gable roofs The English cottage-style Rectory, also designed by Smith, was built and set in beautiful landscaped grounds.
Location:: Asheville (N.C.)
Subjects:: Chapels
Church buildings
Historic buildings
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.611445, -82.54556