Local Historic Landmarks The Executive Committee of the Historic Resources Commission is responsible for guiding policy and setting procedures relating to the local landmark program and maintaining a study list of qualifying 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. 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’s Guidelines for Rehabilitation. Check out our Local Historic Landmark Virtual Tour! Local Historic Landmark Designation Ordinances Albemarle Inn Asheville City Building Beaufort Lodge Biltmore Industries Bynum House Carroll House/Homewood Carter-Swain House Cedarcrest (William Breese House) Drhumor Building Ellington House Flat Iron Building Grove Arcade (Design Guidelines) Grove Park Inn 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 Memorial Library Overlook (Seely’s Castle) Patton-Parker House Princess Anne Hotel Public Service Building Rankin-Bearden House Ravenscroft Reynolds Summer House Rice-Cornell-Brown House Richard Sharp Smith House S & W Cafeteria Samuel Harrison Reed House Smith-McDowell House F. A. Sondley House South Asheville Cemetery The Spinning Wheel St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Stephens Lee Gymnasium The Manor The Manor Gate House Thomas Wolfe Cabin Thomas Wolfe House Von Ruck House William Nelson Camp, Jr. House Young Men’s Institute Zealandia Contact Information Alex Cole – 828-259-5638 Updated 11/4/2019 Related Services Learn about large-scale development Keep up to date on current projects and applications. Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov. 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More Related Services Local Historic Landmarks News City Council approves 1-year Asheville hotel moratorium Posted on September 24, 2019 by Polly McDaniel No hotel approval applications will go before City Council for a year, under a hotel moratorium approved by Council at their Sept. 24 meeting. City staff will use this time to work with the Urban Land Institute Charlotte on a planning process to include two community engagement sessions, analysis of the hotel industry, [...] City Council sets public hearing to consider hotel moratorium Posted on September 10, 2019September 23, 2019 by Polly McDaniel Asheville City Council passed a motion Tuesday setting a Sept. 24 public hearing to consider a temporary moratorium on hotel development approvals within the City of Asheville. This moratorium would place a temporary hold on hotel development in Asheville for up to one year. 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Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov.
Schedule a mandatory Technical Review Committee pre-application meeting Schedule your required pre-application meeting for Level II, Level III, Conditional Zoning and Major Subdivision reviews.
Check whether your address is within city limits Search to see if it is within the City of Asheville's permitting jurisdiction.
Find what permits and licenses you need for your business Use Asheville's Open for Business wizard to find out what permits and licenses you will need and an estimate of permit fees.
City Council approves 1-year Asheville hotel moratorium Posted on September 24, 2019 by Polly McDaniel No hotel approval applications will go before City Council for a year, under a hotel moratorium approved by Council at their Sept. 24 meeting. City staff will use this time to work with the Urban Land Institute Charlotte on a planning process to include two community engagement sessions, analysis of the hotel industry, [...]
City Council sets public hearing to consider hotel moratorium Posted on September 10, 2019September 23, 2019 by Polly McDaniel Asheville City Council passed a motion Tuesday setting a Sept. 24 public hearing to consider a temporary moratorium on hotel development approvals within the City of Asheville. This moratorium would place a temporary hold on hotel development in Asheville for up to one year. In a Sept. 10 presentation to Council, City Attorney Brad Branham and [...]
Team to craft concept plan for City-owned properties at Haywood Street and Page Avenue Posted on August 28, 2019August 27, 2019 by Polly McDaniel At their Aug. 27 meeting, Asheville City Council authorized City staff to enter into a contract to create a design plan to redevelop City-owned properties at Haywood Street and Page Avenue. The services provided by the Nelson Byrd Woltz team will include architecture, landscape architecture, real estate analysis, community engagement, civil engineering, urban planning, including transportation [...]