Local Historic Landmarks
The Landmarks Subcommittee of the Historic Resources Commission is reponsible for guiding policy and setting procedures relating to the local landmark program and maintaining a study list of qualifiying properties. The Committee will occasionally review the application process, conduct site visits to proposed landmarks, review landmark applications and make recommendations to the full Commission as to whether the significance and integrity of the property rises to the level of a local landmark. The Committee has established a study list policy and annually reviews and updates the study list, conducts research and may prepare designation reports for properties on the list as needed. The Committee may establish and carry out other programs as determined by the members. Such programs may include but not be limited to recognizing historically significant sites in the region that do not qualify as landmarks, to promote their preservation, restoration, or adaptive re-use, to honor enduring symbols of our local history and to support heritage tourism.
Below is a list of designated local landmarks. Alterations to local landmark properties are subject to design review by the Historic Resources Commission and must receive Certificates of Appropriateness prior to commencement of work. Projects will be reviewed under the Secretary of the Interior Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
Albemarle Inn
Asheville City Building
Beaufort Lodge
Biltmore Industries
Bynum House
Carroll House/Homewood
Carter-Swain House
Cedarcrest (Wm Breese House)
Drhumor Building
Ellington House
Flat Iron Building
Gatehouse (Manor)
Grove Arcade (Design Guidelines)
Grove Arcade Country Club Clubhouse
Hammond-Knowlton House
J.M. Westall House
Jacob Weaver House
Kenilworth Inn
Kress Building
Loughran Building
National Bank of Commerce
North Market Street/Langren Alley
O. B. Wright House
Old Pack Library
Overlook (Seely's Castle)
Patton/Parker House
Public Service Building
Rankin-Bearden House
Ravenscroft School
Reynolds Summer House
Rice-Cornell-Brown House
Richard Sharp Smith House
S & W Cafeteria
Samuel Harrison Reed House
Smith-McDowell House
Sondley House
South Asheville Cemetery
The Spinning Wheel
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Stephens Lee Gymnasium
The Manor
Thomas Wolfe Cabin
Thomas Wolfe House
Von Ruck House
William Nelson Camp, Jr. House
Young Men's Institute
Zealandia
Contact Information
Historic Resources Commission of Asheville & Buncombe County
Stacy Merten, Director
Office: 828-259-5836
E-mail: smerten@ashevillenc.gov
Peggy Gardner, Administrative Assistant
Office: 828-259-5638
Email: pgardner@ashevillenc.gov
Location: Asheville City Hall, Fifth Floor, 70 Court Plaza
Mailing address: P. O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802