Flat Rock Village Hall located at 110 Village Center Drive. Flat Rock has been built around a granite outcrop that was a site of Cherokee Indian gatherings. Large portions exposed on the grounds of the Flat Rock Playhouse can be seen right up the road from the Village Hall. Flat Rock incorporated in 1995 and is governed by a mayor and 6 council members.
Rev. Peter Stradley constructed the building around 1845 and it became the first designated Post Office in Flat Rock, NC. Currently owned and renovated by Historic Flat Rock, Inc., the building provides office space upstairs for the organization and hosts a museum and cultural center on the first floor. Protected in perpetuity, HFR donated a preservation agreement with Preservation North Carolina to make sure its [...]
Images taken on the Meadow Trail at Biltmore. The first back towards the house, the second of the bridge over the Bass Pond. Hadn't spent much time on this section of the property, hopefully heading back this weekend if the weather and work cooperate.
Stop #10 along the Asheville Urban Trail is marked by a glass etching, I believe it has been removed while work is being completed around it. Nonetheless I photographed the building that was completed rather than the original plan by E.W. Grove. The Grove Arcade is a historic commercial building built between 1926-1929. Architectural style consisting of Tudor Revival and Late Gothic Revival.
Simple shot of the Asheville skyline from Rankin Street. Right beside the 60 North Market Condo building you can see Beaucatcher Mountain and the space for Tunnel Road below.
One of the oldest commercial buildings in Asheville (1895), it's an example of Romanesque Revival architecture. I've always enjoyed calling it the Dr. Humor building, although to be accurate its pronounced "drummer". On the corner of Patton & Church Streets, next to the S&W cafeteria building. Part of the Asheville Urban Trail, stop #5 calls attention to the frieze work.
Federal Building at 140 4th Avenue West was constructed in 1914 as a Post Office. Neoclassical Revival architecture on the 2-story brick building, currently used as offices.
Good Vibes Silo by muralist Ian Wilkinson. Black and White Infrared. Iconic Asheville Mural that can be seen driving over 240 into town or from within the River Arts District. If you head over to Henrietta's Poultry Shop the Silo is right beside it.
