James Vester Miller

Location #7 - Scottish Rite Cathedral and Masonic Temple

Scottish Rite Cathedral and Masonic Temple
 

80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

According to Miller family sources, the Temple’s brickwork is by James Vester Miller, as is the case with the brickwork of most buildings designed by Richard Sharp Smith’s firm, Smith & Carrier Architects. Richard Sharp Smith worked as the supervising architect of the Biltmore House.

James Vester Miller Trail Locations

St. James

Completed in 1931, this is the most recent of the four churches in the East End/Valley Street neighborhood built by…

Hopkins Church

Designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith, this Gothic church was the second of the four churches constructed in the…

St Matthias

James Vester Miller and his new construction company built this building when Miller was a young man in his thirties,

Mt Zion

This is the third of four churches built in the downtown area of Asheville by the James Vester Miller & Sons…

YMI

As hundreds of workers built the Biltmore Estate, African-American leaders Dr. Edward Stephens and Mr. Isaac Dixon urged…

J A Wilson Building

Built in 1924 by Miller for African-American businessman J. Alfred Wilson, this building housed a wide range of business…

Asheville Municipal Building

This two-story brick-faced building was designed by architect Ronald Green and originally housed the city’s police,…

James Vester Miller Office

According to the 1906-1907 Asheville City Directory, the office of Millers & Sons Construction was at 22 S. Pack Square…

Masonic Temple

According to Miller family sources, the Temple’s brickwork is by James Vester Miller.