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| Title: | Kenilworth Inn |
| Alternate Title(s): | Appalachian Hall; General Hospital No. 12 |
| Location or Address: | 60 Caledonia Road |
| City: | Asheville |
| County: | Buncombe |
| Architect: | Ronald Greene |
| Architectural Firm: | Carolina Wood Products |
| Construction Start Date: | Original in 1890? ; Rebuilt 1918 after the destruction of original in 1909. |
| Construction End Date: | 1919? |
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| Architectural Style: | Tudor Revival |
| Description: | Original Kenilworth Inn was constructed c. 1918 and was destroyed by fire in 1909. It flourished during the 1920's at the height of Asheville's economic boom. It also served as a military hospital in both World War I and World War II. Following World War II the Inn became a mental health hospital for adolescents and was called Appalachian Hall. It is currently occupied as a series of apartments after its conversion to condominiums. Approximately 90 units are now occupying the building. |
| Which Institution Entered Data: | NRHP, HRC |
| Images: | Kenilworth Inn. (N1891) Kenilworth Inn, aerial view. (N1596) Kenilworth Inn, resort hotel, later Appalachian Hall, psychiatric hospital. (N1823) Kenilworth Inn, old, later destroyed by fire. (N2369) Kenilworth Inn, U.S. Naval Convalescent Hospital, rear. (N1344) Kenilworth Inn, U.S. Naval Convalescent Hospital, old negatives. (N1343) Kenilworth Hospital. (N1049) Ford car, model 1908, Kenilworth Inn. (N1790) P(3887) |
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| "This handsome hotel was opened about
1890. It stood on the eminence above the junction of South Main street
and the Swannanoa river road, and from it Craggy and the Blacks were
visible. It was popular until its destruction by fire at 3 a. m., April
14th, 1909, J. M. Gazzam of Philadelphia, chief owner, escaping at the
risk of his life and the expense of great injuries from which he
afterwards recovered. It was insured for $70,000." (1914,
Arthur, Western North Carolina: A History, p. 507) |
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| "At Biltmore, adjoining the Vanderbilt
domain and two miles from Asheville, claims the best air, as it certainly
has one of the best buildings for the seeker after rest, health or
pleasure in the State. It is a vast, many gabled, many porched and most
picturesque pile, on the crest of a knoll, commanding splendid views of
mountain and valley., It is but five minutes from a station and can be
reached by through sleepers from New York and Cincinnati.
It goes without saying that the house is perfect in all modern improvements and appointments, admirably kept, and provided with golf and tennis grounds. It has twenty acres of lawn and a superb woodland park of 140 acres in extent, with miles on miles of accessible drives." [North Carolina and Its Resources. State Board of Agriculture. Raleigh: Winston. M.I. & J.C. Stewart, Public Printers and Binders, 1896. p.294] |
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