Author: Richard Hansley
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625841833
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Book Description
Asheville, known for its architectural diversity and intriguing Art Deco style, has been fortunate in attracting brilliant architects who, with imaginative foresight and design expertise, have created lasting testaments in brick and stone. Local architectural enthusiast Richard Hansley recounts the history behind dozens of Asheville’s most prominent buildings and historical neighborhoods in Asheville’s Historic Architecture. Discover how Douglas Ellington, Richard Sharp Smith, James Vester Miller and Tony Lord influenced this busy metropolis, as landmarks like the Jackson Building, the Grove Park Inn and the Art Deco City Building were constructed along the city’s thriving streets. These buildings have stood the test of time and remain as breathtaking in concept and appearance today as when first completed.
Author: Catherine W. Bishir
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Guide to the Historic Architecture of Western North Carolina
Author: James Sumner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Author: Douglas Swaim
Publisher: Historical Images
ISBN: 9780914875543
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Cabins & Castles was first completed in 1981, a joint effort of the Historic Resources Commission and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History. The book became enormously popular with natives, tourists, historians, and preservationists as a primary source of knowledge about the richly historic Buncombe County. Cabins & Castles contains a historical overview as well as the specific record of individual properties built in the area, primarily those constructed prior to 1930. Rapid development in the urban and rural areas of Buncombe County makes this record timely and valuable.
Author: Lou Harshaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780914875352
Category : Asheville (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"History, development, and cultural diversity of Asheville, North Carolina, both chronological and topical. Discusses Cherokees, Scots-Irish pioneers, Civil War, sanatoriums, logging, conservation, Thomas Wolfe, tourism, urban redevelopment and preservation. Describes the Blue Ridge Parkway, Grove Park Inn, George Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate, 1916 flood, Art Deco architecture. Over 400 photographs"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Nan K. Chase
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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"Asheville, North Carolina, grew from humble beginnings as a hamlet for local livestock handlers to become one of the most culturally and artistically diverse cities in the South. This book has all the fascinating history of Asheville, complete with a rich array of photographs. Multiple appendices reveal details concerning many lesser-known aspects of Asheville's unique history"--Provided by publisher.
Author: John Bryan
Publisher: Rizzoli
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Original architectural drawings, sketches, plans, 19th century photographs, and new color photographs give the history and description of this architectural landmark.
Author: Catherine W. Bishir
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469620782
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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This award-winning, lavishly illustrated history displays the wide range of North Carolina's architectural heritage, from colonial times to the beginning of World War II. North Carolina Architecture addresses the state's grand public and private buildings that have become familiar landmarks, but it also focuses on the quieter beauty of more common structures: farmhouses, barns, urban dwellings, log houses, mills, factories, and churches. These buildings, like the people who created them and who have used them, are central to the character of North Carolina. Now in a convenient new format, this portable edition of North Carolina Architecture retains all of the text of the original edition as well as hundreds of halftones by master photographer Tim Buchman. Catherine Bishir's narrative analyzes construction and design techniques and locates the structures in their cultural, political, and historical contexts. This extraordinary history of North Carolina's built world presents a unique and valuable portrait of the state.
Author: Jay Fields
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999370704
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Photographic review of seminal 1920's architectural gems in Asheville, North Carolina
Author: Kevan D. Frazier
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439647860
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Like all great cities, Asheville’s story is one of people, not institutions or industries. For more than two centuries, deep in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, extraordinary women and men have created a truly unique American city. Legendary Locals of Asheville tells the stories of the people who founded, built, and rebuilt Asheville. From the first woman elected to state office in the South, who won her primary before women had the right to vote, to the grandson of a famed railroad magnate who built a 250-room chateau that became the largest home in America, to the entrepreneur who helped ignite the city’s renaissance when he risked opening an art gallery downtown when most of it was still boarded up, Ashevillians are an amazing lot. Likewise, there are stories of extraordinary groups like the renowned faculty of an experimental college that redefined the American arts or the brave high school students who joined together to fight segregation. Their stories are as touching and fascinating as they are varied.
