Buncombe County Boys' Training School, (Former) | |
Location: | 177 Erwin Hills Rd., near Asheville, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 35.6206°N -82.6231°W |
Built: | -1928 |
Architect: | Greene, Ronald |
Architecture: | Tudor Revival |
Added: | September 30, 1997 |
Refnum: | 97001197 |
Buncombe County Boys' Training School is a historic school building located near Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927–1928, and is a two-story, granite and brick main building in the Tudor Revival style. It consists of three principal sections with a two-story, rear ell containing the kitchen and other service areas. The school was permanently closed in 1945, and the building was reopened in 1947 as the new County Home for the Aged. Since 1983, the building has housed an Army National Guard training center.[1] The building was renovated around 2006 and today, houses Buncombe County's Emergency Services and Operations CenterIt was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.