The Ultimate Guide To Asheville and the Western North Carolina Mountains

The Online Version of the Best-selling Regional Guidebook
 

Home    Western North Carolina    Asheville    Hendersonville    Other Cities & Towns    Real Estate & Relocation    Outdoor Recreation
   Arts & Crafts    Festivals & Events    Attractions    Museums    Day Trips & Itineraries    Kid's Activities    Wineries    Spas    Golf in the Mountains   

Western North Carolina Cities & Towns
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Advertising On This Site

Historic Asheville   Downtown Neighborhoods   Asheville Urban Trail   Historic Designations   Local History Resources   Historic Asheville Churches

Historic Districts
Downtown   Montford   Chestnut Hill   Albemarle Park   Grove Park   Biltmore Village   Asheville School
 Eliada Home   Oteen VA Hospital   Asheville High School   Biltmore Industries   Other Historic Sites
                                                                                  

Located in the Oteen district of Asheville on US Highway 70 just beyond the intersection of Highway 70 and Riceville Road, the Oteen Veterans Administration Hospital District is a striking collection of massive yellow stucco Georgian Revival and white frame Colonial Revival buildings. As Riceville Road leaves Highway 70 at the foot of the hospital’s lawn it runs north through the district and divides employees’ dormitories and other residential structures to its west from the facility’s main campus.

The structures included in the Historic District were built between 1924 and 1940 to replace a large collection of frame buildings which had served as U.S. Army General Hospital No. 19 in the late teens and early twenties. The work accomplished at the Oteen location turned out to be one of the nation’s best and most beautiful permanent military hospitals. The focus of care at the hospital was tubercular and respiratory treatment. Today the hospital still functions as a major care center, although some of the outlying buildings have been converted to apartment use.