Asheville City Hall

Asheville City Hall
Asheville's City Hall, located in Downtown Asheville
Location City-County Plaza Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°35′44″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59556°N 82.54861°W / 35.59556; -82.54861Coordinates: 35°35′44″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59556°N 82.54861°W / 35.59556; -82.54861
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1926
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 76001307 [1]
Added to NRHP 1976

Asheville City Hall, the center of Asheville's city government, is an historic Art Deco brick and stone office building located on City-County Plaza in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. In 1976 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.

Current use

The building is one of the Art Deco Masterpieces of Asheville. Constructed in 1926, it was meant to be a twin to the new Buncombe County Courthouse, but instead the courthouse was built in a more conservative and classic style, and much taller than the city hall. The wing connecting them together was never built, either. The building still serves the City of Asheville, while the Courthouse has undergone many renovations and expansions.[2]

See also

References

  1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Robert Topkins and Mary Alice Hinson (n.d.). "Asheville City Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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