Record #:

43636

Author(s):

Huler, Scott

Abstract:

" A writer finds seeds of contemplation in the gentle roar of two massive fireplaces at Asheville's Omni Grove Park Inn." Both structures comprise about 120 tons of granite, a single boulder of about 5,000 pound serves as a mantel above each. opened in 1913, the Grove Park Inn was the brainchild of Tennessee druggist Edwin Wiley Grove.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 90 Issue 8, January 2023, p92-100, il

Subject(s):

Grove Park Inn (Asheville); Architecture--Asheville; Fireplaces; Fireplaces--architecture