Preservation Society of Asheville & Buncombe County

MAY IS NATIONAL PRESERVATION MONTH AND YOU ARE INVITED!!! Trinity Episcopal Church A Celebration of 160 Years of History Architecture Iconic Arts Woodcarvings Three Manual Austin Organ Demonstration Historic Windows, many by Mary Tillinghast Needlepoint and Sacred Embellishments May 19, 2012 at 2pm  60 Church Street, Asheville, NC Join us as Trinity Episcopal Chruch graciously [...]

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  Here is the link to the most recent edition of PebbleDash. April 2012 Pebbledash April 2012 Pebbledash Insert

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Griffin Award Nomination Form  2012 Each year, PSABC presents the Griffin Awards for Historic Preservation.  Projects from Buncombe County that have been completeled within the last 24 months, or thos that are deemed 90% complete may apply in one of the following award categories. Restoration- Projects that accurately depict  the form, features, and character of [...]

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Every third weekend in February, the streets of Asheville are populated  by Arts & Crafts aficionados who have a special appreciation for our city’s architectural heritage. This year is no different, and the National Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference celebrates its 25th year by extending the celebration for an entire week.  Arts & Crafts [...]

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Happiest wishes for the New Year!  As our first call to action for 2012, we would like to invite you to participate in a brief survey regarding your opinions concerning the significance of the Thomas Wolfe cabin in Oteen. The survey contains only a few questions and will take less than five minutes to complete.  [...]

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Not just for holiday celebrations, but for you to get a big tax break by making a year-end donation to the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County!  Your contribution will make it possible for us to continue  making sure that the historic buildings and spaces of our community are with us for many, many [...]

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One of Asheville’s many historic churches is celebrating a milestone this year…160 years and counting!  This past September, the parish released a book that illuminates Trinity Church–its history, art, architecture, and people. An Illustrated History: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1849-2011  tells the story of a journey of faith: an Episcopal parish born near the crossroads of a mountain [...]

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Over the next 20 years, Americans will demolish one third of our existing building stock (over 82 billion square feet) in order to replace seemingly inefficient buildings with energy efficient “green” structures.  Is demolition in the name of sustainability really the best use of natural, social, and economic resources?  Or, like the urban renewal programs [...]

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  The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County proudly announces a new partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  As the Local Partner of the National Trust, PSABC can work more effectively to protect the important historic resources that make Asheville and Buncombe County such a unique place. More than 120 of the [...]

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Sunday, September 11, 2 – 4 p.m. 97 Haywood Street, Asheville John Ochsendorf, of the MIT School of Architecture, describes the Basilica of Saint Lawrence as Guastavino’s “crowning achievement in the American building arts.”  The tour includes the basement of the building, with vaulting similar to Guastavino’s famous work at the Boston Public Library.  PS [...]

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