{"nrhp_refnum":"79001664","name":"All Souls Episcopal Church and Parish House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 Angle St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Asheville","county":"Buncombe County","state":"NC","lat":35.56540089300006,"lon":-82.54257163899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Romanesque-style Episcopal church and attached parish house at 2 Angle Street in Biltmore Village, Asheville, North Carolina, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and consecrated in 1896.","why_significant":"The buildings are argued to be architectural landmarks tied to Richard Morris Hunt's career, notably his use of the Romanesque style on a small church and his blending of varied design motifs in the parish house. They are also closely associated with George W. Vanderbilt, who helped organize the congregation in 1896, financed construction and chose the furnishings.","narrative":"All Souls Episcopal Church and its Parish House sit at 2 Angle Street in Biltmore Village, Asheville. Consecrated in 1896, the complex was designed by Richard Morris Hunt, architect of Biltmore House, and paid for by George W. Vanderbilt, who also helped organize the congregation. The church is a simple cruciform with a tall central tower, finished in pebbledash with brick and wood trim and broad tile roofs. Inside, pointed arches outlined in brick, a tongue-and-groove ceiling and round-arch stained glass windows by Maitland Armstrong and his daughter of New York set the tone. The one-and-one-half story parish house uses the same materials but a different design, with a hipped roof, wide eaves, dormers with trefoil trim and a high brick watertable. One-story wings added between 1925 and 1930 connected the two buildings around an asymmetrical courtyard. The property was recognized for its link to Vanderbilt and Hunt and for its architecture. Vanderbilt also used the church to administer philanthropies, including the Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Richard Morris Hunt (architect)","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Between 1925 and 1930 one-story wings joined the parish house to the church, creating an asymmetrical courtyard.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.761974-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/7173/47717328/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/79001664.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001664/20a16aaa87-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001664/20a16aaa87-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Willthacheerleader18 at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cathedralofallsouls.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Willthacheerleader18 at English Wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cathedralofallsouls.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717328","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_All_Souls_(Asheville,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5052305"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/buncombe-county/all-souls-episcopal-church-and-parish-house-79001664/"}