Nov 28, 2006
National Register of Historic Places - Thomas Wadley Raoul House (Raoulwood)
Statement of Significance: The Thomas Wadley Raoul House, designed by Charles N. Parker and built in 1923, is significant under Criterion C as an excellent local example of the Tudor Revival style as influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement. The landscaping, featuring native plants, a curving, oblique approach and generous, irregular lawns also reflects the school of naturalistic park design popular at the time. Thomas Raoul was a community leader and developer during Asheville's florescence as a resort and health destination in the years following the construction of George Vanderbilt's Biltmore House in 1895. By the turn of the century the small city in the mountains had become a center of the Arts and Crafts movement, which left its mark on all Raoul's projects. His first development, The Manor Hotel and Albemarle Park, begun in 1900 were listed in the National Register in 1978. Raoulwood, as the property was named by its owner, is prominent among the early residences that set the architectural style for his next project, Biltmore Forest, launched in 1920 to become Asheville's most upscale suburb developed in the age of the automobile.
National Register of Historic Places - Thomas Wadley Raoul House (Raoulwood)
Statement of Significance: The Thomas Wadley Raoul House, designed by Charles N. Parker and built in 1923, is significant under Criterion C as an excellent local example of the Tudor Revival style as influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement. The landscaping, featuring native plants, a curving, oblique approach and generous, irregular lawns also reflects the school of naturalistic park design popular at the time. Thomas Raoul was a community leader and developer during Asheville's florescence as a resort and health destination in the years following the construction of George Vanderbilt's Biltmore House in 1895. By the turn of the century the small city in the mountains had become a center of the Arts and Crafts movement, which left its mark on all Raoul's projects. His first development, The Manor Hotel and Albemarle Park, begun in 1900 were listed in the National Register in 1978. Raoulwood, as the property was named by its owner, is prominent among the early residences that set the architectural style for his next project, Biltmore Forest, launched in 1920 to become Asheville's most upscale suburb developed in the age of the automobile.
Nov 28, 2006
Posted Date
Aug 24, 2023
Historical Record Date
Nov 28, 2006
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
