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City of Asheville, N.C ., Historic Resources Commission Records |
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| CITY OF ASHEVILLE, NC - HRC Early Land Plats | ||||
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| ID | Identifier | Number of plats | Date range | Notes |
| 1 | Plat_book_1 | 69 | 1884-1923 | Plats primarily cover 1918 to 1920 and generally relate to properties in Asheville and West Asheville although some are in outlying communities such as Black Mountain and Leicester ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence |
| 2 | Plat_book_2 | 0 | MISSING | |
| 3 | Plat_book_3 | 43 | 1903-1923 | Plats primarily cover 1919 to 1923 with the majority from 1922 ; properties are mostly in Asheville, but some are in outlying communities such as Skyland and Leicester, while others cover the Kenilworth area that now forms part of Asheville ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence |
| 4 | Plat_book_4 | 136 | 1922-1925 | The majority of the plats are from 1924 and cover Asheville, West Asheville and nearby communities ; there are some without location identifiers that can only be recorded as being within Buncombe County ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence |
| 5 | Plat_book_5 | 91 | 1904-1925 | Plats primarily cover 1923 - 1924 although a loose page from plat book 26 and dating from 1952 has been inserted ; although most of the plats cover Asheville, some relate to properties in outlying communities such as Swannanoa, Black Mountain, Limestone and Oteen ; there are some without location identifiers that can only be recorded as being within Buncombe County ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence |
| 6 | Plat_book_6 | 123 | 1921-1926 | The majority of the plats are from 1925 and relate to properties in Asheville and West Asheville ; there are some without location identifiers that can only be recorded as being within Buncombe County ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence |
| 7 | Plat_book_7 | 87 | 1923-1925 | Only one plat is from 1923, all others are from 1924 and 1925 ; several plats cover subdivision of property in Buncombe County for realty companies ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence |
| 8 | Plat_book_8 | 0 | MISSING | |
| 9 | Plat_book_9 | 136 | 1921-1926 | Plats primarily cover 1925 and 1926 with most properties being in Asheville and West Asheville ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence |
| 10 | Plat_book_10 | 100 | 1923-1926 | Plats primarily cover 1925 and 1926 with most from 1926 ; many relate to developments within Asheville such as Avondale, Beverly Hills and Hollywood ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence |
| 11 | Plat_book_11 | 77 | 1909-1927 | The majority of the plats are from 1926 although a loose plat from book 28 and dating from 1956 has been inserted ; most of the plats cover Asheville and West Asheville, often showing subdivisions and re-subdivisions of property ; there are some without location identifiers that can only be recorded as being within Buncombe County ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence |
| 12 | Plat_book_12 | 36 | 1924-1928 | The majority of the plat are from 1926 ; there are some without location identifiers that can only be recorded as being within Buncombe County ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence ; bound in the same book as plats 16 and 14 |
| 13 | Plat_book_13 | 84 | 1922-1927 | Plats primarily cover 1926 and 1927 ; many relate to property in West Asheville ; some pages are missing from the sequential sequence ; bound in the same book as plat 15 ; second half of book |
| 14 | Plat_book_14 | 25 | 1925-1928 | The majority of the plats are from 1927 ; there is no clear pattern to property locations ; last plat is numbered 104 suggesting that many are missing ; bound in the same book as plats 12 and 16 |
| 15 | Plat_book_15 | 32 | 1916-1928 | Plats primarily cover 1927 and 1928 ; the majority of the properties are in Asheville ; last plat is numbered 86 suggesting that many are missing ; bound in the same book as plat 13; first half of book; |
| 16 | Plat_book_16 | 4 | 1925-1928 | Plats cover rural properties in Reems Creek, Emma and Limestone communities ; bound in the same book as plats 14 and 12; |
| 17 | Plat_book_198 | 300 | 1901-1921 | Plats cover a wide number of years with the majority covering the period 1914 to 1917 ; many numbered pages are blank, some pages have a lettered suffix and some physical pages include more than one numbered plat ; there is a diversity to the locations of the properties |
| 18 | Plat_book_500 | 218 | 1875 - 1908 | This book covers plats originally numbered 39 to 158 inclusive (except book 154) ; as the pages are numbered sequentially within the book, the book has been identified as 500 for ease of reference ; there is an index on the inside cover of the plat book that links pages back to original plat books and pagination ; many plats are not dated, but those that are, generally cover the last decade of the 19th century and the first of the 20th ; most properties are in Asheville |
| 19 | Plat_book_600 | 24 | 1920 | Subdivision maps of Biltmore Village ; this book was not originally numbered but has been identified as 600 for ease of reference ; plats generally by Blair and Drane Inc. with property owned by the Appalachian Realty Co. ; an overview map is underpinned by detailed views of lettered blocks |
| 20 | Plat_book_700 | 151 | Undated | City tax maps revised and undated ; maps cover Asheville wards 1 to 6 inclusive, Beaverdam, Haw Creek and Biltmore and show street layouts and property lines ; changes to street names are also shown, often through hand written revisions ; this book was not originally numbered but has been identified as 700 for ease of reference |
| 21 | Plat_book_800 | 161 | 1940 | City tax maps ; maps cover Asheville wards 1 to 9 inclusive ; maps for each ward are prefaced by an overview map of that ward and these overviews are dated February 20, 1940 ; no other maps are dated but they appear to post date those included in book 700 ; many include hand written revisions to street names and layouts in addition to some property owners names ; this book was not originally numbered but has been identified as 800 for ease of reference ; some pages are missing |
| There are also a small number of loose plats from the mid 1950's to the mid 1960's. | ||||
