Glendale Rd

Turn right on Glendale and then right on Sunset Parkway and follow Sunset Parkway until it ends at Charlotte Street. To appreciate this special street, you will want to walk down both sides of Sunset Parkway. Along the way:

• 50 Glendale: This grand home was designed and built by famed architect Henry Gains for $30,000 in 1936 and has been restored down to the last detail. From the street you can glimpse the outstanding stone chimneys and the lovely winding entry drive. The large stone retaining wall on the north and west sides is original to the home.

• 52 Glendale: E.A. Jackson who designed the famous gothic revival Jackson building in downtown Asheville also designed this house in 1923. The house is remarkable for its large windows and the concrete steps that wind gracefully up to its stunning entryway.

• The woodland ravine in the middle of Sunset Parkway is Sunset Park and one of the 3 public parks in our neighborhood. Future neighborhood projects include refreshing and new plantings in Sunset Parkway’s western end.

• 54 Sunset Parkway: A 2 story Colonial Revival home with Arts and Crafts details, such as exposed rafter ends, this lovely home was built in 1925 by O.W. Slane and is another example of making the home follow the contours of the land.

• 55 Sunset Parkway: Charles A. Webb, the co-founder of the Asheville Citizen Times, built this impressive Colonial Revival home in 1915 for a total construction cost of $14,000. Take a peek at the large male Ginkgo tree in the back yard that was a gift from the Japanese ambassador to the U.S. and one of Asheville’s protected Treasure Trees.

• 48 Sunset Parkway: A quintessential English Cottage/Tudor revival circa 1924: This is another home designed and built by E.A. Jackson. Notice the large overhanging eaves that provide shade on hot summer days and the eastside sunroom that takes in the morning sun. The terraced lot and central stairs add to its curb appeal.

• 1 Sunset Parkway/ 295 Charlotte Street: The impressive building on the southeast corner of Sunset Parkway and Charlotte Street has had many uses since its construction in 1926 as the Asheville Women’s Club. In later years, it was a performance theatre and the progressive (for its day) Plonk arts school. Today, the property has another life as multiple condominium units that have kept the exterior integrity of the building and interior historic detailing as well.