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Historic District:
Historic District refers to a district of Asheville that has been so designated
by the United States Department of the Interior. These districts serve as
frameworks for further discussion of the historic buildings and sites of
Asheville and in some cases as self-guided
mini-tours.
Some of these Historic Districts include whole neighborhoods while others are
only a small cluster of buildings.
Historic Landmarks (LHL):
These are designated by the Asheville City Council or the Buncombe
County Board of Commissioners. The list in the Asheville area is
maintained by the Historic Resources Commission of Asheville and
Buncombe County and at present contains over 35 listings. Buildings
and sites that are Local Historic Landmarks will be indicated so as
they are discussed later in this chapter. The designation LHL
indicates the building or site is a Local Historic Landmark.
National Historic Landmarks (NHL):
National Historic Landmark are structures, buildings or sites which
are of significance to all Americans. This designation is by the
Secretary of the Interior and the listings are registered with the
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. In
the Asheville and Hendersonville/Flat Rock area there are three
National Historic Landmarks: Biltmore Estate and the Thomas Wolfe
Memorial in Asheville, and the Carl Sandburg Home in Flat Rock. The
designation NHL indicates the building or site is a National
Historic Landmark.
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP):
The National Register is the official list of the nation’s cultural
resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of
a national program to coordinate and support public and private
efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and
archeological resources. The National Register is administered by
the National Park Service under the Secretary of the Interior.
Properties listed in the National Register include districts, sites,
buildings, properties and objects that are significant in American
history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture. The
designation NRHP will be used to indicate properties listed in the
National Register. It is interesting to note that buildings can be
listed in the National Register for two reasons. They can be
“individually listed,” significant unto themselves and as such
warranting inclusion. Good examples are the Grove Park Inn and
Biltmore Estate. Others buildings listed in the National Register
can be so because they are “contributing structures” and are located
in a designated National Historic District. A good example of this
would be a bed & breakfast that is in such a historic district. In
itself, the building has not been individually listed but because of
its location and contribution to the whole, it is. I shall not
attempt to differentiate between these two type of listings but
simply indicate that the building or site being discussed is in the
Register, and therefore definitely noteworthy from an historical
perspective.
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