North Carolina - Buncombe County - Vacant / Not In Use
Buncombe County North Carolina (Vacant / Not In Use) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ravenscroft School, Schoenberger Hall, Smith-McDowell House, Young Men's Institute Building and Zealandia.

Several famous people are associated with these Buncombe County historic places including George W. Vanderbilt and Philip S. Henry.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Buncombe County places including Richard Sharp Smith, William H. Lord, W.L. Stoddart, Ronald Greene, Carolina Wood Products, Peter Demens and Six Associates Inc.. Prominent architectural styles found in Buncombe Country are Classical Revival, Early Commercial and Tudor Revival.

Battery Park Hotel (added 1977 - - #77000990)
Also known as See Also:79001676
Battle Sq. , Asheville
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stoddart,W.L.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Biltmore High School (added 2010 - - #10000162)
Also known as Biltmore School, Buncombe County Junior College
4 Vanderbilt Park Dr. , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lord, William H.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Broadway Market Building (added 2005 - - #05000939)
201 Broadway , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Carter-Swain House (added 1987 - - #87001114)
E side SR 2162, N of jct. with SR 2163 , Democrat
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kenilworth Inn (added 2001 - - #01001423)
Also known as United States Naval Convalescent Hospital;Kenilwork Park, Appalachian Hall;General Hospital No. 12
60 Caledonia Rd. , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greene, Ronald, Carolina Wood Products
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Hotel, Sanatorium
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Ravenscroft School (added 1978 - - #78001935)
Also known as Chateau Nollman;See Also:79001676
29 Ravenscroft Dr. , Asheville
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Riverside Industrial Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000825)
Also known as Asheville Wholesale District
Roughly bounded by Clingman Ave., Lyman St., Roberts St., and Riverside Dr. , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Other, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Schoenberger Hall (added 1979 - - #79001683)
60 Ravenscroft Dr. , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Smith-McDowell House (added 1975 - - #75001243)
283 Victoria Rd. , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
West Asheville--Aycock School Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000718)
401-441 Haywood Rd. , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Six Associates Inc.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Post Office, Road-Related, School, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, School, Specialty Store
West End Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001664)
Roughly bounded by Club, Trade, Roberts Sts., and Park Ave. , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Demens, Peter
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Young Men's Institute Building (added 1977 - - #77000994)
Also known as YMI Building
Market and Eagle Sts. , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith,Richard Sharp
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Vanderbilt,George W.
Significant Year:
1893, 1892
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Institutional Housing, Library, Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Zealandia (added 1977 - - #77000995)
40 Vance Gap Rd. , Asheville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Historic Person:
Henry,Philip S.
Significant Year:
1920, 1908
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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