Charlotte Street 2

Walk a bit farther to the south along Charlotte Street, cross Macon Avenue and stop at the southeast corner of Charlotte Street and Macon. What to note:

• 324 Charlotte Street: Look across Charlotte Street to the small stone building at the southern edge of the park. This was E.W. Grove’s office during the area real estate development and now the offices of the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County. (PSABC)

• 1 Celia: Directly to the left of the PSABC on the corner of Charlotte and Celia is one of the most admired homes in the neighborhood with its rounded entryway and eye-catching red door. This 1925 home was built by E.A. Jackson for his daughter, Alberta. Widely considered to have been designed by Richard Sharp Smith, the home’s original features remain and a seamless addition parallel with Charlotte Street was completed in 2017.

• 327 Charlotte Street: Charles Parker, architect of the Grove Arcade, and W.J. Jackson, builder of the Jackson Building downtown on Pack Square, built this house as a “dream” home which featured many optional upgrades including a kitchen stove for gas or coal, multiple bathrooms, large bedrooms plus a servants house. In 1926, A.M. Griffing purchased this home for $50,000, a large sum in today’s dollars. Later, the house was owned by Cuthbert Lee, a well-known 1940’s portrait painter.

• 333 Charlotte Street: This prominent and elegant home was once the parsonage for Asheville’s First Baptist Church and was built in 1924. The church sold the house in the 1970’s and subsequent owners have done meticulous restorations including the preservation of the stone shed at the rear of the house.