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Asheville is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 12th-most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city’s population was 92,452 according to 2018 estimates. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, with a population of 424,858 in 2010.
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A popular attraction at Grovewood Village is the Antique Car Museum, established in 1966 by Harry Blomberg – Asheville’s Cadillac-Pontiac dealer for over half a century and founder of modern day Harry’s On The Hill. This unique showroom features Harry’s prized collection of antique and vintage automobiles, including a rare 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham (only 400 made) and Asheville’s own 1922 American LaFrance fire truck. All vehicles are in running condition.
Cars aren’t the only stars at this attraction. The museum also features two enormous custom-made Roycroft chandeliers (circa 1918) designed by Karl Kipp – creator of some of the most sought-after metalwork of the Arts and Crafts movement. They once hung in Overlook, a stone castle with a storied past, still standing just a few miles from here.
You’ll also notice thought-provoking quotes inscribed on the museum’s overhead beams and chandeliers. These were placed up at the direction of Fred Seely – who built this complex to house Biltmore Industries – and chosen to act as words of wisdom for his employees.
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Biltmore Industries, Inc., also known as Biltmore Homespun Shops, is a historic industrial complex located adjacent to the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, now known as Grovewood Village. Biltmore Industries was started by Eleanor Vance and Charlotte Yale, missionaries who moved to Asheville, NC in 1901. The complex of seven buildings were built about 1917 by Fred Loring Seely, and are constructed of hollow ceramic tile with stuccoed exterior wall surfaces. The buildings are The Eleanor Vance Building (1917), Charlotte Yale Building (1917), Carding and Spinning Building (1917), (Former) Weavers’ Building (now Antique Car Museum) (1923), Boiler House (1917), Gatehouse (former Woodworking Building), and Guardhouse (1917). The complex produced high-quality crafts and fine hand-woven wool cloth. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
