The historic Rice-White building is located in the heart of downtown Asheville. There are two retail units fronting Biltmore Avenue, eight residential units above, and two live-work units at the rear. Walk to the theatre, the movies, the music club, the grocery store and many fine shops and restaurants – they’re all in your neighborhood!
Public Interest Projects, Rowhouse Architects and Heartwood Renovations worked together to create units which combine careful restoration with thoughtful integration of new features. Live-work units may be used for residential, office or commercial purposes. Hardwood floors, high ceilings, AC, secured entry, and high-speed wiring are just a few of the amenities that make these unique units great places to live and work.
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Constructed in 1890 by the prominent Hilliard family, 19-21 Biltmore Avenue was a mixed-use structure with two retail stores on the street level, doctors’ offices serving two generations of Hilliard physicians and an undertaker’s business on the second floor, and assembly halls serving local fraternal lodges on the third floor. In addition to the Knights of Pythias and Loyal Order of Moose, the building also housed the Central Labor Union offices and the Socialist Reading Room in the 1910’s. Beginning in 1930 the second and third floor were transformed into a small downtown hotel through extensive partitioning of the original large open rooms. Consistent with the national trends transforming downtown commercial properties, the building was converted in the early 1950’s to a single retail furniture store with the upper floors turned over to warehousing for the business. A major fire damaged portions of the upper floors, but a remarkable amount of original woodwork and detailing survives.
Ariel Gallery, located on Biltmore Avenue, is owned and operated by the exhibiting artists. The gallery is a premier showcase for original handmade jewelry, ceramics, metalwork, fiber, glass, woodwork and furniture.
Website – 828-236-2660
Karmasonics, a locally-owned independent record store, features a wide range of musical genres including a selection of Asheville’s vibrant local music.
Website – 828-259-9949