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Chestnut Hill Historic District (Asheville, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°36′13″N 82°32′55″W / 35.60361°N 82.54861°W / 35.60361; -82.54861
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Chestnut Hill Historic District
Kent House, 2012
Chestnut Hill Historic District (Asheville, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Chestnut Hill Historic District (Asheville, North Carolina)
Chestnut Hill Historic District (Asheville, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Chestnut Hill Historic District (Asheville, North Carolina)
LocationRoughly bounded by Hillside, Washington, Broad, Hollywood, Orchards Sts. and Merrimon Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°36′13″N 82°32′55″W / 35.60361°N 82.54861°W / 35.60361; -82.54861
Area55 acres (22 ha)
ArchitectSmith, R.S.; Tennent, J.A.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne, Bungalow
NRHP reference No.83001837[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1983

Chestnut Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 238 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Asheville. It was developed in the late-19th and early-20th century and includes Colonial Revival, Queen Anne-influenced, and bracketed Victorian style dwellings. At least eight of the houses were designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Douglas Swaim and Barbara Groome (July 1982). "Chestnut Hill Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.