Editing Asheville, North Carolina (section)

===Architecture===
Notable architecture in Asheville includes its [[Art Deco]] [[Asheville City Hall]], and other unique buildings in the downtown area, such as the Battery Park Hotel, the original of which was 475 feet long with numerous [[dormers]] and chimneys; the Neo-Gothic Jackson Building, the first skyscraper on Pack Square; [[Arcade Building (Asheville, North Carolina)|Grove Arcade]], one of America's first indoor shopping malls;<ref>Chase, Nan K. ''Asheville: A History'', (2007): p.39, 61, 93.</ref> and the [[Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville|Basilica of St. Lawrence]]. The [[S & W Cafeteria (Asheville, North Carolina)|S&W Cafeteria]] Building is also a fine example of Art Deco architecture in Asheville.<ref name="uncsandwcafe">{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagewnc.org/buildings/s&w_cafeteria.htm |url-status=dead |title=S&W Cafeteria |publisher=[[University of North Carolina at Asheville]] |website=Asheville's Built Environment |archive-date=December 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228141002/http://www.heritagewnc.org/buildings/s%26w_cafeteria.htm}}</ref> The [[Grove Park Inn]] is an important example of architecture and design of the [[Arts and Crafts movement]].

Asheville's recovery from the Depression was slow and arduous. Because of the financial stagnation, there was little new construction and much of the downtown district remained unaltered.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-21 |title=How Asheville's 50-Year Debt Paid Off In Architectural Treasures |url=https://www.exploreasheville.com/stories/post/ashevilles-architectural-treasures/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Explore Asheville |language=en-us |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106155451/https://www.exploreasheville.com/stories/post/ashevilles-architectural-treasures/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Montford Area Historic District]] and other central areas are considered historic districts and include Victorian houses. [[Biltmore Village]], located at the entrance to the famous estate, showcases unique architectural features. It was here that workers stayed during the construction of George Vanderbilt's estate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montford Historic District, Asheville |url=https://www.romanticasheville.com/montford.htm |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=RomanticAsheville.com |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106155515/https://www.romanticasheville.com/montford.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Young Men's Institute Building|YMI Cultural Center]], founded in 1892 by George Vanderbilt in the heart of downtown, is one of the nation's oldest African-American cultural centers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theurbannews.com/ |title=Homepage |website=The Urban News |access-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028183629/https://theurbannews.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ymicc.org/history.html |title=A Proud and Sustaining History |website=YMI Cultural Center |access-date=May 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520061357/http://www.ymicc.org/history.html}}</ref>