fort hill
old fort train station
zachary-tolbert house
mars hill college
cherokee foothills
asheville city building
chestnut hill
christ episcopal church
exchange building
jenkins
Zachary-Tolbert House
Completed ca. 1852, this house was constructed by a skilled carpenter for his own use. The house is a classic example of a vernacular Greek Revival house with a detailed entry and central hall plan. It was largely intact with many original features, although it was in poor structural condition when restoration began in 1997. The house, which was never painted on the interior or updated with plumbing or electricity, is constructed of wood framing with tongue and groove wide board interior paneling. The exterior was also unpainted, with only scant evidence of original paint remaining on sheltered areas. A detached kitchen building was moved to the site after the original kitchen burned in the 1920s.
Phase one of this project was an Existing Condition Assessment Study which included documentation with photography and measured drawings; physical investigation; architectural and structural analysis; and recommendations for restoration. The property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Construction for the first phase of restoration of the property as a house museum was completed in June 2001. Other work on the site is on-going.
Cashiers, North Carolina
Completed ca. 1852, this house was constructed by a skilled carpenter for his own use. The house is a classic example of a vernacular Greek Revival house with a detailed entry and central hall plan. It was largely intact with many original features, although it was in poor structural condition when restoration began in 1997. The house, which was never painted on the interior or updated with plumbing or electricity, is constructed of wood framing with tongue and groove wide board interior paneling. The exterior was also unpainted, with only scant evidence of original paint remaining on sheltered areas. A detached kitchen building was moved to the site after the original kitchen burned in the 1920s.
Phase one of this project was an Existing Condition Assessment Study which included documentation with photography and measured drawings; physical investigation; architectural and structural analysis; and recommendations for restoration. The property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Construction for the first phase of restoration of the property as a house museum was completed in June 2001. Other work on the site is on-going.
Cashiers, North Carolina
