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
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
