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26926
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The building that once housed Asheville’s former Plonk School of the Creative Arts was built in 1925 and originally served as the headquarters of the Asheville Women’s Club. In 1941, the building became home to the Plonk School until 1964 when the school closed its doors. The building is now being divided into single family dwellings, but the exterior will still reflect the building’s history.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 12, December 2015,
p116, il
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26930
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Fletcher, North Carolina is home to Calvary Episcopal Church, where the “Westminster Abbey of the South” is located. Beginning in 1924, Rector Clarence Stuart McClellan Jr.—with help from the Daughters of the Confederacy—erected 18 granite boulders with bronze dedication markers near the church. Those honored included Jefferson Davis, Stephen Foster, Dan Emmett, and others.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 5, May 2015,
p110, il
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36573
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Newfound School’s curriculum, resulting in a majority of its graduates attending schools such as Yale and Oberlin, was partly inspired by the decade it existed. While complying with the state’s educational standards, the school founded in 1971 added real-world experience in novel ways. Included were courses such as oceanography; town hall-style to discuss current events; students exploring the city during free periods.
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36579
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A house restored to its former glory has been home in many ways since its construction by Peter Demens, co-founder of St. Petersburg, Florida. Illustrations of its illustrious history: stop-off in the social scene of the 1890s and 1910s; site for the Ida Jolly Crawley Museum of Art and Archaeology, Asheville’s first public museum.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 10, October 2015,
p120
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24003
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Asheville's Buncombe Turnpike connected thousands of drovers from Tennessee and North Carolina to South Carolina's railroads. The turnpike provided French Broad River residents with a way to get their herds across the river. Eventually, the West Asheville Bridge was constructed in 1911 to the flood of traffic across the French Broad River.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 4, April 2014,
p79, il
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24011
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The Mountaineer Inn is an icon in Asheville; it sprang up after WWII and became a popular motel that is still privately owned today.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 7, July 2014,
p51, il
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24021
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The Men's Garden Club of Asheville, in celebration of its 75th anniversary, is in charge of redoing the Olmstead Plan on a historic house in the area. The Olmsted brothers landscaped the \"Buck House\" in 1898, and the Garden Club seeks to return it to its original glory.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 9, September 2014,
p116, il
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24072
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Vance Monument pays tribute to Zebulon Vance (1830-1894), the governor of North Carolina during the Civil War. Vance was also later a United States Senator.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 10 Issue 1, January 2013,
p106-107, il
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Record #:
24084
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The author discusses the time period from the close of the Civil War through the first years of the 20th century, specifically focusing on significant events in Asheville during the time period known as the 'Gilded Age.' The author focuses on the McKee family and their time at the historic Smith-McDowell House.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 9 Issue 11, November 2012,
p84-85, il
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24093
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Asheville's Pack Square is a treasure trove of architectural styles but the Jackson building draws the most gazes. Lynwood B. Jackson commissioned the building in the 1920s in order to create an icon with which to advertise his business ventures.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 9 Issue 3, March 2012,
p68, il, por
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24102
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The author discusses the history of opera houses in America and the opening of Asheville's Grand Opera House in 1890.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 9 Issue 7, July 2012,
p116, il
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