Record #:

12688

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Originally constructed as a small wooden building in 1868, St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Asheville now draws travelers to see its great elliptical dome. The dome, measuring approximately 52 ft. x 82 ft., was made of tile in the Black Mountain kiln of Rafael Guastavino, the building's original architect.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29 Issue 8, Sept 1961, p7-8, il

Subject(s):

African American churches--Asheville; Catholics--North Carolina