Record #:

3638

Author(s):

Grizzle, Ralph

Abstract:

Normally found on Northern buildings, gargoyles and other grotesques decorate a number of Asheville's old buildings. Biltmore's construction contributed to this. Local citizens employed the mansion's European artisans to create similar designs for them.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 65 Issue 5, Oct 1997, p33-36, il

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Asheville; Asheville--Buildings, structures, etc.; Gargoyles--Asheville