Chestnut Hill Historic District (Asheville, North Carolina) Explained

Chestnut Hill Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Hillside, Washington, Broad, Hollywood, Orchards Sts. and Merrimon Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.6036°N -82.5486°W
Architect:Smith, R.S.; Tennent, J.A.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Bungalow
Added:March 17, 1983
Refnum:83001837

Chestnut Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 238 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Asheville. It was developed in the late-19th and early-20th century and includes Colonial Revival, Queen Anne-influenced, and bracketed Victorian style dwellings. At least eight of the houses were designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Douglas Swaim and Barbara Groome. Chestnut Hill Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . July 1982. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.