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:
Architecture
Subjects:
Beaux-Arts (style)
Church buildings
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1049pnc001
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Asheville (N.C.)
Digital Project:
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).
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In Copyright
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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)

Architect:
more info on Ellington, Douglas D., 1886-1960 
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:
Asheville (N.C.)
Subjects:
Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
35.597371, -82.547288
External Resources:
First Baptist Church of Asheville: History