Asheville City Hall |
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E. M. Ball Collection: N1632 |
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| Title: | Asheville City Hall |
| Alternate Title: | City Hall |
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Douglas D. Ellington |
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| Building Address: | 70 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC |
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Asheville City Hall; Douglas D. Ellington; |
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| Description: | Squat, 8-story, Art Deco style brick-clad office building set on a creamy pink Georgia marble base and topped by a pink and green-tiled octagonal ziggurat roof. Main entrance to the building is through a loggia of pink marble with multi-colored mosaic groin vaults. City Council Chamber has handsome, stylized classical paneling and chandeliers, as well as murals by Clifford Adams. Mayor's office is similarly decorated and has custom-designed Art-Deco furnishings. |
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| Date Building Constructed / Ended: | 1926 - 1928 |
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| Architectural Style: | Art Deco Style |
| Building Current Function: | City Hall |
| Building Historic Function: | City Hall |
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N1581
Asheville from Beaucatcher Mountain, trees framing. N1634 Courthouse and City Hall, City County Plaza. N1632 City Hall, old. N1635 Courthouse and City Hall, City County Plaza, better view N807 City Hall, front. N1627 City Hall, front. (E. M. Ball Collection) |
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Asheville, North Carolina |
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| Processed By: | UNCA (Downtown Asheville Historic District Folder) |
| Updated: | UNCA; Bray Creech, 10/2005 |
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NRHP
Documentation Local Historic
Property Ordinance, 09/27/1988 |
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