Wilma Dykeman RiverwayHistoric Resources
An Overview
Evaluation Criteria:
• Is it more than 50 years old?• Is it architecturally significant?• Is it historically or culturally significant?
Key
Historically contributing properties within the Asheville Riverside Industrial National Register Historic District (2004)
Other historically contributing properties within the Wilma Dykeman Riverway Study Area
Properties which are eligible for historic designation (more than 50 years old) but are deemed non-contributing
Sanborn Insurance Map Company
• 1888 through 1956• Accurate locations of
structures• Type of construction• Location and size of
water and sewer lines, catch basins and other infrastructure elements
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• Sanborn Insurance Company maps
Zoe Rhine and Ann Wright, librarians at the North Carolina Collection at Pack Memorial Library examining a volume of Sanborn Maps
Asheville City Directories
• Listings by Street• Listings by Name• Listing by Business Type• Advertisements• Photos• Historical Sketches
Southern Railroad bridge – Murphy Junction
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1888
Original bridge, built c1880 by WNCRR, was first bridge to span the French Broad River.Current bridge built next to original in 1910. Cost was $225,000.
9638-89-3302Southern Coal Company buildings
233 Riverside Drive
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1917
1925-50
9638-88-7819Old Westall Lumber Company building
300 Riverside Drive /West Haywood Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1901
Henry. J. Olive General Merchandise, 1907 - 1926
9638-88-7662Riverside Studios
174 West Haywood Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1901
Industrial Free Baths for Men & Women, Industrial Free Night School, Riverside industrial Club, Riverside Kindergarten School – 1904-09
9638-88-8677 Roots Studio
166 West Haywood Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925-50
Cone Mills Corporate offices in 1950 (First City Directory listing)
9638-98-2457Two residences
33 Roberts Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1901
9638-98-1515Chesterfield Mill silo and foundation
160 West Haywood Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925 - 50
9638-88-9358 Asheville Cotton Mill chimney and remnant structures
159 Riverside Drive
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1891
Asheville Riverside Industrial Historic District
Olive Green indicates overlap with the Wilma Dykeman Riverway Study Area
9638-98-1012 Cotton Mill Studios
122 Riverside Drive
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1891
9638-97-2818 Ace Appliance Storage Building
99 Riverside Drive
Date of construction per tax records:1961
Listed as a Contributing Building in the ARID NR nomination report, described as being built c1954.
9638-97-3694 Storage Supply / Ice Factory & Refrigeration Plant
99 Riverside Drive
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1907
9638-97-5786 Kent Building
97 Roberts Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925
9638-97-7601Phil Mechanic Building
109 Roberts Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925-50
9638-97-8368Wedge Studios111-115 Roberts Street
Farmers Federation Building123-129 Roberts StreetFirst appearance in Sanborn maps:1917, 1925
9638-96-7846Utility Building
14 Riverside Drive
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925-50
9638-96-8888Curve Studios
6 Riverside Drive
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1917, 1925
9638-96-9762Riverlink
170 Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1917
9638-96-8554Stepps Stoneworks
175 Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1913
9638-96-9690 Carolina Fuel
171 Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925-50
9638-96-7111 Morgan Oil
288 Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1917
Originally the home of the Texas Oil Company.
9638-95-8429 River Dyeing & Finishing
302 Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925
9638-94-5751 Day’s Tobacco Warehouse
226 Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925-51
Railroad Utility Building
Old Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1917
9638-93-4945Hans Reese TanneryBuildings 1, 3, 4
191 Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1917
9638-94-6281 Hans Reese TanneryBuilding 12
339 Old Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925-50
9638-93-9759 Hans Reese Tannery RearBuildings 1-11
339 Old Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1907, 1917, 1925, 1925-50, 1956
9638-93-9759 Hans Reese Tannery RearBuildings 1-11
339 Old Lyman Street
Amboy Road Bridge
Original bridge, built in 1889, was destroyed in 1916 flood.Current bridge built in 1951 next to original location; 421 foot span
Properties which are eligible for historic designation (more than 50 years old) but are deemed non-contributing
9639-71-6489Asheville Auto PartsBuildings 1-3
665 Riverside Drive
Date of construction per tax records:1950
9639-70-9973 Auto RepairBuilding 2
455 Riverside Drive
Date of construction per tax records:1950
9638-96-6791 12 Bones
5 Riverside Drive
Date of construction per tax records:1959
9638-96-7387 Carolina Fuel
179 Old Lyman Street
First appearance in Sanborn maps:1925-50
9638-93-5417 Truck Repair, Inspection
500 Lyman Street
Date of construction per tax records:1958