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Asheville (/ ˈ æ ʃ v ɪ l / ASH-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. [7] Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most-populous city.
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), the main residence, is a Châteauesque -style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 [ 2 ] and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m 2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft (12,568 m ...
Asheville metropolitan area. Coordinates: 35°36′2″N 82°40′58″W. Detailed map of NC counties with names. Colored are the counties of Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania. The Asheville metropolitan area is a metropolitan area centered on the principal city of Asheville, North Carolina.
Downtown Asheville Historic District is a national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses about 279 contributing buildings and one contributing object in the central business district of Asheville. It includes commercial, institutional, and residential buildings in a variety of popular ...
Grove Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 290 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section Asheville. The planned suburban community was originally platted and developed in 1908-1913 and 1914.
Biltmore Village. Biltmore Village, formerly Best, is a small village that is now entirely in the city limits of Asheville, North Carolina. [1] It is adjacent to the main entrance of the Biltmore Estate, built by George W. Vanderbilt, one of the heirs to the Vanderbilt family fortune. Once known as the town of Best, George Vanderbilt created ...
More: Western North Carolina floods: 10 confirmed deaths in Buncombe County from Helene; still no water distribution sites Jacob Biba is the county watchdog reporter at the Asheville Citizen Times ...
The University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNC Asheville, UNCA, or simply Asheville) is a public liberal arts university in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. UNC Asheville is the designated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system. [5] It is a member and the headquarters of the Council of Public Liberal ...