Asheville's Albemarle Park

by Stacy A. Merten, Robert O. Sauer, Robert O Sauer, et al.

Book Overview

Albemarle Park was envisioned as a picturesque mountainside resort in north Asheville. It was a great success due to the collaborative efforts of railroad executive William Greene Raoul and his son Thomas; Bradford Gilbert, architect of New York City's first skyscraper; and Samuel Parsons Jr., landscape architect for the City of New York. The Manor and its surrounding cottages served as an alternative to standard late-19th-century Asheville hotels...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467121258
• ISBN13: 9781467121255
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"