Latta Nurses' Home.
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Aggregator |
EMBall
ABE
hospitals
Georgian |
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Title |
Latta Nurses' Home. |
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Description |
Front and side of Nurses' Home. The building was a bequest of Edward Latta, an architect out of Charlotte who moved to Asheville, ended up in the hospital all while being impressed by the efficacy of the nursing staff. An area of Biltmore Avenue (Latta Block-1923) just south of Pack Sqare were constructed by Latta. The building is considered the best example of non-domestic Neo-Georgian arhcitecture in Asheville. |
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Creator Architect |
William and Anthony Lord |
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Building Title |
Latta Nurses' Home |
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Address |
159 Woodfin Street Asheville, NC Buncombe County |
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Contributors Photographer |
Ewart M. Ball |
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Identifier Current |
ball1319 |
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Identifier Original |
P1319 |
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Source |
E.M. Ball Collection ; http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/photo/ball/ball.htm |
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Subject Keyword |
Latta Nurses' Home, Mission Hospital Nurses' Home, Nurses Residence |
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Type |
Image |
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Format |
1 photoprint; 7.5 x 9.5 inches; Brick |
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Date Constructed |
1929 |
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Date Digital |
2005-04-30 |
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Relation to Collection |
Ewart Ball III Oral History ; http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/photo/ball/ball.htm ; http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/photo/ball/ball.htm ; http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/photo/ball/ball.htm |
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Relation to Publications |
Is referenced By: City Directory, 1931, 1938, 1948, 1985, 1997. Black, Historical Architecture of….p. 35. Martin, A Guide to the Architectual History… p 267. |
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Publisher |
D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville |
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Language |
English |
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Rights |
UNCA |
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Date Modified |
2005-04-28 |
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CONTENTdm file name |
22527193042005_ball1319.jp2 |
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