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In a ten-mile radius of Asheville are twenty-five bed and breakfast inns. Knight describes a number of them and what they offer to visitors, who are drawn by such attractions as Biltmore House, downtown Asheville, and scenic fall colors.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 69 Issue 4, Sept 2001, p58-62,64, il Periodical Website
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4818
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Knight describes examples of North Carolina's distinctive architecture, including Asheville's Biltmore Estate, grand, showy 19th-century courthouses, the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, the Zebulon Vance Monument in Asheville, and an 85-foot- tall \"highboy\" in High Point.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 68 Issue 6, Nov 2000, p130-133, il Periodical Website
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The Toe River Arts Council in Burnsville hosts a tour twice a year, May and December, of artists' and artisans' studios and galleries in the Toe River Valley. Hundreds of these creative people live there, including glass blowers, jewelry makers, painters, potters, and basket weavers. The tour gives the public a chance to see them at work in their studios and the artisans and artists a chance to sell their work.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 68 Issue 7, Dec 2000, p34-35, 37-38, il Periodical Website
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Asheville's historic Wright Inn, designed by architect George F. Barber in 1899, boasts fifty-one windows and four fireplaces. It is a monument to the Queen Anne and Victorian styles. Today it is a bed and breakfast inn and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Winston-Salem's Graylyn Estate, built as a private residence by Bowman Gray, Sr. in the 1920s, is one of the country's best examples of Norman Revival architecture. Now owned by Wake Forest University, the 98-room estate is a world-class conference center.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 6, Nov 1998, p102-104, il Periodical Website
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Lexington's new Bob Timberlake Gallery, which is part retail store, welcome center, gallery, and museum, is a summation of the artist's career. The 16,000-square-foot facility contains examples of his world-famous work.
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