Anne Chesky Smith, Special to Black Mountain NewsPublished 9:05 a.m. ET July 17, 2019 Nestled in a thicket of rhododendron perched above the former estate of Rafael and Francesca Guastavino …
Gillian Cobb, Special to Black Mountain News Published 8:27 a.m. ET May 15, 2019 Asheville and the surrounding areas of North Carolina have long been referred to as “The Land …
by Fred McCormick, Black Mountain NewsApril 10, 2019 The history of the Swannanoa Valley can be traced back 12,000 years, when the first known inhabitants hunted and fished its rugged …
by Gillian Cobb, intern The Terry Estate, also known as InTheOaks, is a 24,000 square foot private estate built in Black Mountain between 1919 to 1921 by Franklin Silas Terry, …
by Anne Chesky Smith “[Annie Daugherty] was the midwife of the entire town. She delivered most of all the children in [Black Mountain] for the people who couldn’t afford to …
by Melanie English The “Spanish Castle,” the estate of architect Rafael Guastavino, just south of Black Mountain. Examples of …
