Street view, Montford Neighborhood, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Montford Neighborhood (Asheville, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Street view, Montford Neighborhood, 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:
- bh1043pnc017
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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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.
Building: Montford Neighborhood District (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Community:
- Montford Neighborhood District
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- The area was initially developed as a middle and upper class neighborhood in the 1890s by the Asheville Loan, Construction, and Improvement Company. Further development occurred later, assisted by lumber tycoon George W. Pack.
- Architectural note:
- The neighborhood includes examples of many architectural styles, including Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow. Many of the structures were designed or influenced by architect Richard Sharp Smith.
- Historical note:
- The neighborhood consists of over six hundred structures including houses of varying sizes, apartment houses, boardinghouses, and schools. The area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.
- Location:
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Asheville (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic districts
National Register of Historic Places