View, First Baptist Church, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
First Baptist Church (Asheville, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, First Baptist Church, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Beaux-Arts (style)
Church buildings
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1049pnc001
- 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: First Baptist Church (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Street:
- 5 Oak Street
- Community:
- Asheville
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 28801
- Architectural note:
- The church was Douglas Ellington's first design in Asheville. Ellington used a color palette based on the green of weathered copper, which was accentuated by the red, terracotta, and pink in the tiles and walls.
- Historical note:
- The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Asheville (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.597371, -82.547288
- External Resources:
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First Baptist Church of Asheville: History