How often have you driven on Hendersonville Road and wondered what this or that site used to look like before … More
Tag: Asheville
St. Dunstan’s Circle: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Asheville’s real estate boom in the 1920’s fostered the growth of many neighborhoods: Lakeview Park, Malvern Hills, Horney Heights, and … More
ASHEVILLE’S FIRST CITY SCHOOLS FOR BLACK STUDENTS, Part Three: Builders of Black Schools
The Creation of a Public School System for the City of Asheville, 1887-1888 Setting Up the System and Hiring the … More
The only historical image of Shiloh? 52 Weeks, 52 Communities.
When I went searching our database for sources to write this edition of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities I had one … More
The Name Game, Oakley : 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Oakley, like all of the communities we’ve featured this year, has seen significant changes over time with the ebb and … More
A Montford Bibliography: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Montford is one of Buncombe County’s most iconic historic neighborhoods. In this installment of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities, we could … More
Becoming a “Townie” in Malvern Hills: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Pleasant Alexander Calhoun lived most of his adult life in a place Horace Kephart described as the “back of beyond.” Until the beginning of … More
Historical House Hunting in Kimberly: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
We’re over halfway there, folks! Here we are on community #34/52. And a few times throughout this series, we’ve taken … More
A Kenilworth Research Album: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Of all the communities on our list, one of the most photographed besides Downtown Asheville, may be Kenilworth. This Asheville … More
