Charlotte Street

Now turn left onto Charlotte Street and stop on your left just past the intersection of Charlotte Street and Evelyn. What you’ll see when you arrive at this point:

• 337 ½ Charlotte Street: This charming Period Cottage was built in 1923 and designed by Richard Sharp Smith and served for many years as the rectory for St. Mary’s Church. Today, it accommodates small church meetings.

• 337 Charlotte Street: St. Mary’s Church was founded in 1914 by members of Trinity Episcopal Church and its members asked Richard Sharp Smith to design their new home to resemble an English country parish church in a gothic revival style. The surrounding ravine was designed by Chauncey Beadle with the magnolias and dogwoods creating a serene place for a prayer garden. The prayer garden was renovated in 2001 and along with sculpture by noted Asheville artist Vadim Bora. In 2010, the parish added a new wing to accommodate education, meeting and office space and the new addition blends with the original church.