Ravenscroft School (Asheville, North Carolina) Explained

Ravenscroft School
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:29 Ravenscroft Dr., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.5914°N -82.5542°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:December 12, 1978
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:78001935

Ravenscroft School, also known as Chateau Nollman, is a historic school building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The oldest section was built about 1845, and is a two- to three-story brick building in the Greek Revival style. It consists of a squat, three-story, pyramidal-roofed tower with projecting two-story rectangular wings. The building has a number of later additions including a two-story brick wing and two-story frame wing. It was originally built as a residence, and housed a school from 1856 to the turn of the 20th century. It was used as a boarding or rooming house until 1977.[1] [2] The building is currently used as office space.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Black and Jim Sumner. Ravenscroft School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.
  2. Book: Slusser., Dale Wayne. Ravenscroft School in Asheville : a History of the Institution and Its People and Buildings.. 2013. McFarland. 1299954219. 859379458.