Zealandia

Contributors:

Albert Heath Carrier, architect; Smith and Carrier, architects; Richard Sharp Smith, architect

Variant Name(s):

Philip S. Henry House

Dates:

1908-1920

Location:

Asheville, Buncombe County

Street Address:

1 Vance Gap Rd., Asheville, NC

Status:

Standing

Type:

Residential

Images Published In:

Catherine W. Bishir, Michael T. Southern, and Jennifer F. Martin, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Western North Carolina (1999).
Douglas Swaim, ed., Cabins and Castles: The History and Architecture of Buncombe County, North Carolina (1981).

Note:

For diplomat and art collector Henry, Smith designed a luxurious Tudor Revival stone mansion that rises out of living stone. Like many Asheville area houses, its design complements the mountain setting.