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Presbyterian Orphanage--Swannanoa--Details

Presbyterian Orphanage (Swannanoa, N.C.)
Richard Sharp Smith Collection (aam_RS)
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Item information

Title:
Presbyterian Orphanage--Swannanoa--Details
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Cabinetwork
Farm forestry
Hand-railing
Stairs
Original Format:
Microforms
Extent:
16 3/4 x 33 _
Item identifier:
aam_RS0148_0010
Architect:
Smith and Carrier more info on Smith and Carrier 
Created Date:
to
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Detail drawings
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: Presbyterian Orphanage (Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Smith and Carrier 
Built:
Street:
80 Lake Eden Road
Community:
Black Mountain
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28711
Provenance note:
In 1904, Reverend R. P. Smith opened the doors of Mountain Orphanage.
Historical note:
The orphanage was originally a small four-room cottage in Haywood County, NC. Today, that ministry has developed into Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families in Black Mountain, NC, where 36 orphaned, abandoned and abused youngsters are cared for in a loving, home-style environment. http://go.ncsu.edu/preshomeforchildren
Location:
Swannanoa (N.C.)
Subjects:
Cottages
Historic buildings
Orphanages
Latitude, Longitude:
35.602812, -82.395412