Asheville, N.C., The Arcade Building and Battery Park Hotel

Collection

Western District of North Carolina

Dublin Core

Title

Asheville, N.C., The Arcade Building and Battery Park Hotel

Subject

The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Market

Buildings

Hotels

Description

N319, The Arcade Building and Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, N.C., No. 46671.The 14 story Batery Park Hotel stands as an architectural and historic monument to Asheville's tourism and development boom of the 1920s. The hotel was erected in 1887 by Edwin W. Grove. The hotel continued in operation until 1972. During the 1980s, the Asheville Housing Authority, a private developer, converted teh old hotel into apartments for senior citizens. Walter P. Taylor completed the Arcade in 1929. At 269,000 square feet, the Arcade established itself as the largest building in the region. When it opened, it became home to a fine collection of local shops and services. In 1942, the Federal Government took over the building to relocate offices displaced in Washington D.C. by departments created ot win World War II. After undergoing extensive renovatins, the Grove Arcade reopened in 2002 as a market with restaurants, fresh and prepared food vendors and craft and specialty shops.

Publisher

Asheville Post Card Co.

Rights

No copyright issues

Type

Image; Photo

Identifier

a24740

591

GSA PC 286

Coverage

1915-1930

Asheville, N.C., The Arcade Building and Battery Park Hotel

Collection

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