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The Bon Marché Building Of Asheville, North Carolina
The Bon Marché Building of Asheville, North Carolina, now the Haywood Park Hotel, was built in 1923 by Edwin Wiley Grove, E.W. Grove for the store's owner, Solomon Lipinsky. This was several years before Grove began construction on nearby The Grove Arcade, Grove Arcade, one of Asheville, Asheville's most famous architectural landmarks. The Bon Marché building was designed by William Lee Stoddart, W.L. Stoddart, a hotel architect who also designed the Battery Park Hotel and Vanderbilt Hotel. It now houses the Haywood Park Hotel, a member of Historic Hotels of America. This new building served as a larger location for the Bon Marché, originally called Lipinsky and Ellick, which was founded in downtown Asheville in the 1890s. The owner, Solomon Lipinsky, was a prominent Jewish businessman and community leader in Asheville. from the 1890s to 1978, nearly 90 years, the Bon Marché became the longest running department store in Asheville's history. The name Bon Marché, meaning " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Wiley Grove
Edwin Wiley Grove (December 27, 1850 – January 27, 1927), commonly known as E. W. Grove, was an American business magnate, entrepreneur, and self-made millionaire. He founded the Paris Medicine Company, creating and producing its most well-known patent medicine products, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. He later invested in and developed properties in cities in the southern United States, including Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, and Asheville, North Carolina. Early life Grove was born in Whiteville, Tennessee, on December 27, 1850, to James Henry Grove (1829–1880) and Mary Jane Harris Grove (1823–?). His father was a Confederate States Army, Confederate soldier who served with Nathan Bedford Forrest, and he had a younger sister Theophania (1852–1871). In 1874, after attending local schools, Grove moved to Paris, Tennessee, and served as a clerk in Dr. S. H. Caldwell and A. B. Mitchum's pharmacy. In 1880, he bought out the store and renamed it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
