Chestnut Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at

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. The district encompasses 238 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Asheville. It was developed in the late-19th and early-20th century and includes

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...

, Queen Anne-influenced, and bracketed Victorian style dwellings. At least eight of the houses were designed by architect

Richard Sharp Smith Richard Sharp Smith (July 7, 1853 – February 8, 1924) was an English-born American architect, associated with Biltmore Estate and Asheville, North Carolina. Clay Griffith with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office says, "The inf ...

. It was listed on the

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in 1983.

Gallery

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References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Asheville, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Buncombe County, North Carolina Houses in Buncombe County, North Carolina {{BuncombeCountyNC-NRHP-stub