View, Biltmore Village, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Biltmore Village, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1042pnc003
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Biltmore (Asheville, N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- 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 Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - 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)
- Architect:
- Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924 more info on Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924
- Builder:
- Westall, J. M. (James M.), 1861-1943 more info on Westall, J. M. (James M.), 1861-1943
- Architect:
- Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895 more info on Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895
- Architect:
- Hunt, Richard Howland more info on Hunt, Richard Howland
- Architect:
- Smith and Carrier more info on Smith and Carrier
- Landscape architect:
- Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr. more info on Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr.
- Built:
- Street:
- Lodge Street
- Community:
- Biltmore
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 28803
- 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:
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Biltmore (Asheville, N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places
Village communities
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.532827, -82.528025