Archive for the WNC Architectural Tour Category

9 Swan Street, Biltmore Village, NC Built: 1896 Architect: Richard Morris Hunt

82 Patton Ave, Asheville NC Built: 2010 Architect: John Rogers Urban Capital, LLC, a group of area investors, purchased and announced multi-million dollar renovation plans for the former First Union building located at 82 Patton Avenue on Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville. Chuck Tessier, president and owner

75 Peachtree Street, Murphy NC Built: 1927, renov. 2013 Architect: James J. Baldwin, Clark Patterson Lee (renov.) After the original courthouse burned down in the 1920s, James J. Baldwin designed a new courthouse for Murphy, to be clad in local marble, which was completed in 1927.  Recent

59 Less Creek Rd, Asheville NC Built: 2012 Architect: Architectural Design Studio With this school a commitment was made to student health, energy efficiency and state of the art technology to raise the bar for educational facilities in Buncombe County.  Roof monitors provide daylighting for every classroom. Passive

22 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC Built: 1924 Architect: Ronald Greene The Jackson Building is notably one of Asheville’s architectural gems. Completed in 1924, it was the first skyscraper to be built in Western North Carolina. Real estate developer L. B. Jackson commissioned Ronald Greene to design

5 Valley Springs Road, Biltmore Forest, NC Built: Architect: Architect: Cutler Anderson Architects with Samsel Architects The Ramble Preview Center provides a new paradigm of design ethics for an extension of the Olmstead-designed Biltmore Forest. The building’s entry and wings are arranged to visually connect the users

Biltmore, North Carolina Built– 1895 Architect– Richard Morris Hunt Biltmore, North Carolina Built: 1895 Architect: Richard Morris Hunt The Biltmore House, the main house on the Biltmore estate, is a mansion built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United

419 McDowell Street Asheville, NC Built: 2007 Architect: Architectural Design Studio The Asheville High School campus has grown steadily over its long history, increasing pressure on the existing support facilities, such as the cafeteria. This new cafeteria provides over double the former dining space, triple the kitchen

241 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville NC Built: 1922, renov. 2005 Architect: Ronald Greene, ADS (renov.) Claxton Elementary School was built in 1922 and is the oldest continuously operating school in Buncombe County. It is currently an Arts & Humanities magnet school for the Asheville City School system. The

242 Poverty Branch Road, Barnardsville NC Built: 2010 Architect: Mark Allison This welcome center is for a zip line canopy tour in one of the richest centers of biodiversity in the eastern United States.The building reflects the ideology of Navitat conceptually and functionally, and prepares patrons for