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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Friends of the NC Room, Houses, Local History, Postcard Collection, Volunteers

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 Kenilworth, just to name a few. Biltmore Avenue borders Kenilworth on the east and across the avenue, on a knoll overlooking Biltmore Village, is the pocket neighborhood of St. Dunstan’s Circle. A Mr. Roebling first
1920'sAppalachiaArchitectsArchivesAshevilleBoom and BustCommunity HistoryHistoric HomesHistoric NeighborhoodsHistoric PreservationLocal HistoryNational Register of Historic PlacesPoultryPreservationReal EstateResearchUrban Appalachia
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Houses

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 the 20th century, it was so remote that few outsiders had ever ventured into the isolated community nestled deep in the Great Smoky Mountains. It’s not probable that he thought his final years would be spent in an
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Wednesday, March 06, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Crafts, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Uncategorized, Women

“You Have to Start a Thing” a Quick Introduction to Some Self-Starting Ladies of Biltmore Village: 52 Weeks 52 Communities

March is Women’s History Month, and I would never forgive myself if I didn’t share some of the amazing photos we have in our collection of some of the incredible women who lived their lives, in whole or part, in the Biltmore Village community. Beyond the “Lady on the Hill” there are some fascinating stories
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