This portable field guide to the historic architecture of western North Carolina covers 1,200 historic buildings in 25 counties in the foothills and mountains. It introduces readers to the region's rich and diverse architectural heritage--from the log farmstead to the opulent mountain retreat, and from ancient earthen mounds of the Cherokee to twentieth-century hydroelectric dams and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Featuring more than 370 photographs and 36 maps, the guide is written for travelers and residents alike. It offers concise entries on notable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities, emphasizing buildings that are visible from the road and indicating sites that are open to the public. A project of the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office of the Division of Archives and History and its western office in Asheville, the book reflects more than twenty-five years of fieldwork and research in the agency's statewide architectural survey and National Register of Historic Places programs. A previous volume covers eastern North Carolina and a future volume will cover the piedmont region. |This illustrated field guide to the historic architecture of western North Carolina covers 1200 buildings in 25 counties, from Cherokee mounds to the Biltmore House.
This portable field guide to the historic architecture of western North Carolina covers 1,200 historic buildings in 25 counties in the foothills and mountains. It introduces readers to the region's rich and diverse architectural heritage--from the log farmstead to the opulent mountain retreat, and from ancient earthen mounds of the Cherokee to twentieth-century hydroelectric dams and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Featuring more than 370 photographs and 36 maps, the guide is written for travelers and residents alike. It offers concise entries on notable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities, emphasizing buildings that are visible from the road and indicating sites that are open to the public. A project of the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office of the Division of Archives and History and its western office in Asheville, the book reflects more than twenty-five years of fieldwork and research in the agency's statewide architectural survey and National Register of Historic Places programs. A previous volume covers eastern North Carolina and a future volume will cover the piedmont region. |This illustrated field guide to the historic architecture of western North Carolina covers 1200 buildings in 25 counties, from Cherokee mounds to the Biltmore House.
Catherine Bishir, Senior Architectural Historian for Preservation North Carolina, is the author of numerous works on the architecture of the Upper South, including most recently A Guide to Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina.
[F]ully demonstrates that there is no better evidence of the
region's richly varied past and socioeconomic range than its
architecture.John C. Inscoe, author of "Mountain Masters: Slavery
and the Sectional Crisis in Western North Carolina"
ÝA¨ prototype in establishing an increased level of accessibility
for those wishing to explore architecture from a regional
perspective."Journal of the Society of Architectural
Historians"
ÝF¨ully demonstrates that there is no better evidence of the
region's richly varied past and socioeconomic range than its
architecture.John C. Inscoe, author of "Mountain Masters: Slavery
and the Sectional Crisis in Western North Carolina"
A stunningly articulate, witty, artful, but dry-eyed introduction
to the architecture of western North Carolina."North Carolina
Historical Review"
Western North Carolina is blessed with marvelous historic
architecture and this wonderful book captures it all.Richard Moe,
president, National Trust for Historic Preservation
"[F]ully demonstrates that there is no better evidence of the
region's richly varied past and socioeconomic range than its
architecture.John C. Inscoe, author of "Mountain Masters: Slavery
and the Sectional Crisis in Western North Carolina""
"A stunningly articulate, witty, artful, but dry-eyed introduction
to the architecture of western North Carolina."North Carolina
Historical Review""
"Western North Carolina is blessed with marvelous historic
architecture and this wonderful book captures it all.Richard Moe,
president, National Trust for Historic Preservation"
[A] prototype in establishing an increased level of accessibility
for those wishing to explore architecture from a regional
perspective."Journal of the Society of Architectural
Historians"
The book is a pleasure not only to read but also to use in the
field. "Journal of Southern History"
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