Downtown Asheville Historic District (Boundary Increase)
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Two adjoining two-story brick buildings at 60 and 64 Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville were added to the existing historic district. Both date to 1925, during the city's 1920s building boom. Number 60 was built as the Burlington Hotel, serving the tourist trade, and later became the Princeton Hotel around 1935. Its ground floor held shops, including the New York Cafe and Sterchies Furniture Exchange. Its brick facade has three bays, granite bases and sills, and an ornate terra cotta cornice with egg-and-dart molding. Number 64 is a simpler painted brick building with corbelled brickwork. It housed auto-related businesses such as battery and parts shops. It had suffered vacancy, deterioration and vandalism before being rehabilitated for offices. The buildings were added because they are physically and historically connected to the district, which is described as containing the finest collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century urban architecture in North Carolina.
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| Styles | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements/Commercial Style |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Downtown Asheville Historic District (Boundary Increase) (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.