Window, Manor and Cottages, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina

The Manor and Cottages (Asheville, N.C.)

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Title:: Window, Manor and Cottages, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Architecture, Queen Anne
Inns
Shingle Style
Windows
Original Format:: Color slide
Extent:: 2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:: bh1048pnc004
Created Date:: 1988
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Asheville (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

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).
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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 and Carrier more info on Smith and Carrier
Architect:: Gilbert, Bradford L. (Bradford Lee), 1853-1911 more info on Gilbert, Bradford L. (Bradford Lee), 1853-1911
Landscape architect:: Parsons, Samuel more info on Parsons, Samuel, landscape architect
Contractor:: Tennent, James A. (James Albert), 1842-1916 more info on Tennent, James A. (James Albert), 1842-1916

Provenance note:: Thomas W. Raoul, first owner. The Inn opened in 1898 and was sold to E.W. Grove in 1920.
Architectural note:: Additions were made to the Manor in 1903 and in 1910. The cottages combine several architectural styles including Swiss chalet, Craftsman, Tudor, Rustic, and Shingle, and were built between 1898 and 1910.
Historical note:: The Manor Inn was restored after a period of decline, and the cottages were maintained by individual owners. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Asheville (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Historic sites
Inns
National Register of Historic Places