by Catherine Amos | May 11, 2026 | Architectural Tidbits | 1 Comment

By Dale Wayne Slusser If there be one who’s sick and weak, With hectic rose upon her cheek, And wishes health, then let her go, And taste thy waters, Swannanoa*. Thy beauteous waters as they roll Bring health to body, strength to soul; No lovelier sight this world can...

by Catherine Amos | March 10, 2026 | Architectural Tidbits | 0 Comments

by Dale Wayne Slusser - February 2026 Marigold Cottage, one of an assemblage of cottages built in Albemarle Park, is unique among its neighbors (and almost every other house in Asheville) in that it has no street frontage or access, being accessible only from an...

by Catherine Amos | January 13, 2026 | Architectural Tidbits | 0 Comments

by Dale Wayne Slusser - January 2026 The urgent need for more housing for veterans returning home at the close of World War II was both a national and local crisis.  In February of 1946, President Harry Truman gained bipartisan approval from Congress for what was...

by Catherine Amos | December 8, 2025 | Architectural Tidbits | 0 Comments

by Dale Wayne Slusser December 9, 2025 O, give back Swannanoa The joys of yesterday That wrought a mystic aura About your winding way. -Mary Finch     Hurricane Helene and its resultant catastrophic flooding wreaked havoc along the banks of the Swannanoa River in...