Eco Friendly Real Estate Blog: North Carolina: Asheville: Albermarle Park

Asheville’s Historic Neighborhoods Homes- Albemarle Park (Asheville)

 

Asheville is proud of our sustainable neighborhoods, a number of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

 

To the north of downtown,  North Asheville’s sustainable neighborhoods include: Albemarle Park, Beaverdam, Beaver Lake, Chestnut Hills, Grove Park, Kimberly, Montford, Norwood Park, and Reynolds Mountain. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places are the Montford Area Historic District, Chestnut Hill Historic District, and Grove Park Historic. Montford and Albemarle Park have been named local historic districts by the Asheville City Council.

 

What of the value-added  factor? A home for sale in one of Asheville NC’s sustainable  neighborhoods listed on the National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary   could be considerable. Experience shows that such homes are always in demand, and frequently hard to find.  Take for example historic homes in one of my all-time favorite historic neighborhoods,  

 

Albemarle Park. As I noted in an earlier post on this neighborhood, it is both is charming and elegant neighborhood with curving roadways and stately trees, an Arts & Crafts neighborhood, was built around the site plan designed by Samuel Parsons Jr., the landscape architect of New York’s Central Park.

 

Every home in the neighborhood has a distinctive architectural style. Walk with me through Albemarle Park  and you will see “cottages”  that show Italian, French and Swiss influences as well as Georgian Revival, Appalachian, and Adirondack architectural styles.

 

"Cottages" in Albemarle Park-Asheville NC Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Neighborhood 

 

    

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here you will find homes with amazing detailing such as leaded glass windows with diamond mullions, and handcrafted door hardware.  

 

Homes for Sale in Albemarle Park? Only 2  

From the ASHEVILLE AREA NEIGHBORHOODS TO LOVE Series : ALBEMARLE PARK

Let me start by saying...  Once upon a time, approximately 11 miles from downtown Asheville; or 7 miles from the where bustling Patton Avenue intersects Highway 63; or 5 miles from dear "Green Asheville's" city limits; or 1/2 mile from the new Leicester Post Office, there was a beautiful organic farm-  

HOWEVER......for those of you who want a glimpse CLOSE IN before we head out there here the first of our series on  ASHEVILLE AREA NEIGHBORHOODS TO LOVE...CLOSE IN neighborhoods and their parks...ALBMARLE PARK

ALBEMARLE PARK of which Cottage Living says, "Like Cheers, the famous TV bar, Albemarle Park is a place where everyone knows your name. A mile from downtown Asheville, Albemarle is equal parts refuge, extended family, and happy hour. Each of the storybook homes has a name, such as Dahlia, Fox Hall, and Chipmunk..."

Homes: Thoughtful sustainable design and "green up-fitting"represents the character of Albemarle where tree-lined lanes accentuate a cottage scale, and street signs that make your on foot or fuel-efficient vehicle over approximately 42-acres a delight.

Sloping land leads to charming cottage-style homes. These may be rustic bungalows or shingle-clad Dutch Revivals, yet, while styles vary, design consistency-in the building materials, cottage scale, and street signs-graces Albemarle Park with a unified feeling.

Neighbors: Like most neighborhoods in Asheville, NC, the folks who live here (many of whom are "Cultural Creatives  -- architects, designers, teachers, authors, doctors, poets, lawyers, and gallery artists) are known for old-fashioned neighborliness. Here you can meet neighbors at the Autumn chili supper, Earth Day cleanup and brunch, and Easter parade.

Shops and Hangouts: Walk on over the short distance or ride your bike to the excellent Charlotte Street City Bakery and watch the on-going the historic restoration in the building in which it is housed. Or you can go a few blocks closer in to downtown for a Late at Starbucks.  The Asheville Board of REALTOS' HQ is right around the corner from City Bakery.  Collect a picnic at the Bakery and meet us for a tour of Green Homes nearby.

 

 

Neighborhood Parks Greenspace: (see photo) Right at Albemarle's center is a unique neighborhood park called The Circle.  Thomas Wolfe once performed there. During winter, families meet there to sled; in summer, neighbors hold a concert series, and oh my the colors of Autumn call to residents and visitors, alike....for an after work ramble with their dogs.

Pet Friendly: Yes!

Price Range: $500,000 and Up...NO  homes available at this time
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