Photo Source >> Urban Capital
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Urban Capital, LLC, a group of area investors, purchased and announced multi-million dollar renovation plans for the former First Union building located at 82 Patton Avenue on Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville. Chuck Tessier, president and owner of Tessier Associates, Inc., and John Rogers, FAIA, principal of Rogers Chenevert Architects will serve as managing partners for the development.
Photo Source >> Derek Olson
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The Jackson Building is notably one of Asheville’s architectural gems.
Completed in 1924, it was the first skyscraper to be built in Western North Carolina. Real estate developer L. B. Jackson commissioned Ronald Greene to design the Neo-Gothic style skyscraper to promote his faith in the continued strength of the 1920s local real estate market.
Photo Source >> Myles Alexander
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The S & W Cafeteria was designed by Douglas D. Ellington in 1928. Built in an art deco style, the 2-story building features detailed tile work of geometric shapes in blue, cream, green and black. The Art Deco theme continues inside in the elegant large dining space whose two story open interior is decorated with a refined geometrically patterned ceiling, wall panels and glittering chandeliers. Today the S&W is home to a fine dining restaurant specializing in Steak and Wine.
