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Proposed M.E. Church North Asheville--Sheet Plan

Methodist Episcopal Church (Asheville, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Proposed M.E. Church North Asheville--Sheet Plan
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Proposed works
Original Format:
Microforms
Extent:
9 1/2 x 16
Item identifier:
aam_RS0128_0008
Architect:
Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924 more info on Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural 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: Methodist Episcopal Church (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924 
Built:
Demolished:
Street:
Chestnut Street and Monroe Place
Community:
Asheville
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28801
Historical note:
This African American church was built in 1903. Congregation sold the property in 1930s to pay for a newer, larger location on Hillside Street. The former building was then demolished. http://go.ncsu.edu/stpauls_aachurch; http://go.ncsu.edu/1906directory
Location:
Asheville (N.C.)
Subjects:
Church buildings
Demolished buildings
Historic buildings
Lost architecture
Latitude, Longitude:
35.60337, -82.554759