Blue Ridge Assembly Historic District Explained

Blue Ridge Assembly Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:S of Black Mountain on SR 2720, near Black Mountain, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.585°N -82.3392°W
Built:-1912
Architect:Jallade, Louis; et al.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Added:September 17, 1979
Refnum:79003327

Blue Ridge Assembly Historic District is a national historic district located near Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 29 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object associated with the Blue Ridge Assembly, conference center of the Young Men's Christian Association. The main building is Eureka Hall (originally named Robert E. Lee Hall, but renamed in 2015) designed by Louis E. Jallade. It was built in 1911–1912, and is a three-story, seven-bay, frame building with a full-height octastyle portico. Also located on the large central courtyard are the Gymnasium (c. 1915), Asheville Hall (1926), Abbott Hall (1927), and College Hall (c. 1928). Other notable buildings include the Martha Washington Residence (c. 1914), Craft and Child Care Center (c. 1925), and 19 frame cottages (1913–1927). Black Mountain College was founded here in 1933 and operated on the site until 1941.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Southern and Betty Lawrence. Blue Ridge Assembly Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1979. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.