National Register of Historic Places

Vance, Kate and Charles Noel, House

Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Listed
December 20, 2016
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
16000876

About this property

Kate and Charles Noel Vance House is a mansion located in Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. The house sits high on a hill on the east side of Black Mountain, at 178 Sunset Drive, about one mile from the center of downtown. The two-and-a-half-story Queen Anne frame house, designed by Asheville-based architect Arthur L. Melton, was built around 1894. The building faces west and overlooks the central business district and Interstate. The building is about a mile from downtown Black Mountain. Charles Noel Vance, son of North Carolina Senator Zebulon Baird Vance and his wife Kate, owned the property. During his father's time in the United States Senate, Vance served him as his secretary.

Location

178 Sunset Dr.
Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina
35.61257, -82.31226

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Black Mountain NC
1865Civil War
0.8 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Swannanoa Gap Defense
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4.9 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Old Fort NC
1865Civil War
7.5 mi

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When was Vance, Kate and Charles Noel, House listed on the National Register?

Vance, Kate and Charles Noel, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 2016.

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Vance, Kate and Charles Noel, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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