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Dedication of the City Building Asheville NC
Dedication of the City Building Asheville NC, [Cover designed by Douglas Ellington]
D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, UNC at Asheville 28804
Title Dedication of the City Building Asheville NC
Identifier http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/books/booklets/dedication_city_building/dedication%20city%20building.htm
Creator Jarrett's Press Inc, The Champion Fibre Company, Leigh Edwin Gill and Douglas D. Ellington
Subject Keyword Asheville, NC ; city and architecture; Asheville, NC ; City Building ; Douglas Ellington ; 
Subject LCSH Ellington, Douglas 
Asheville City Buildings in Western North Carolina (U.S.)
Architecture -- North Carolina
Architects -- North Carolina
North Carolina -- Asheville City History
Asheville (N.C.) -- Architecture
Date 2004-02-26
Publisher Jarrett's Press Inc.
Contributor

The Champion Fibre Company, Leigh Edwin Gill and Douglas D. Ellington
Type Source type: Booklet, 12 pages 
Format [digital] image/jpeg/text ; [booklet] 13 pages : illustration, photographs, text
Source SpecColl F261 .W4 1880 
Language en=English
Relation

E.M. Ball Photographic Collection, UNCA ; Edgar M. Lyda Collection, UNCA
Coverage March 19, 1928 ; Asheville, NC
Rights Any display, publication or public use must credit D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Donor UNCA Special Collections Purchase 
Description Dedication program of the City Building of Asheville, NC. Exercises March 19th, 1928. Includes information on the Contractors, the architect, Douglas Ellington, a brief history of Asheville, pictures of the leaders in the two administrations under which the City Hall was built, and a roster of City Commissioners from 1849 (prepared by Gallatin Roberts).
Acquisition 2003-05-01
Citation  D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Processed by Special Collections staff,  2009
Last update 2009-09-11
  Page Image Description Thumbnail
  Cover  dcba001 Drawing by Douglas D. Ellington of City Hall in Downtown Asheville dcba001.jpg (591334 bytes)
  1  dcba002 Picture of view from the Court House Tower with City Hall in the background. Beneath it is the written afternoon and evening program for the Dedication ceremonies. dcba002.jpg (483098 bytes)
2 dcba003 List of Contractors and a picture of the Council Chamber dcba003.jpg (466263 bytes)
3 dcba004 Picture of Douglas D. Ellington and text describing the construction and character of his creation, City Hall. dcba004.jpg (561060 bytes)
4 dcba005 "A Brief History of Asheville" by Hon. Gallatin Roberts with the city seal above. dcba005.jpg (521026 bytes)
5 dcba006 Continuation of the history of Asheville with a picture of the Entrance Hall to City Hall. dcba006.jpg (577869 bytes)
6 dcba007 Three photographs of "The Former Administration": John H. Cathey (Mayor), Frank L. Conder (Commissioner of Public Works), C.H. Bartlett (Commissioner of Public Safety) dcba007.jpg (358072 bytes)
7 dcba008 Three Photographs of "The Current Administration": Gallatin Roberts (Mayor), L. B. Rogers (Commissioner of Public Works), C. H. Bartlett (Commissioner of Public Safety) dcba008.jpg (386231 bytes)
8 Picture of Conference Room and continued history of Asheville. Missing image
9 dcb009 Picture of Mayor's Office dcba009.jpg (548949 bytes)
10 dcba010

Roster of City Commissioner from 1849.

 dcba010.jpg (551738 bytes)
11 dcba011 Picture of the former City Hall replaced by new building and continuation of roster. dcba011.jpg (509567 bytes)
12 dcba012 Picture of shadow and loggia and continuation of roster. dcba012.jpg (435577 bytes)
13 dcba013 [Back cover of booklet] Notation of publishers and contributors for the booklet and an illustration of the new City Hall. dcba013.jpg (668386 bytes)