Asheville
Urban Trail

Location #25 - Ellington’s Dream

Ellington’s Dream
 
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This granite etching renders Douglas Ellington’s original working concept of two art deco buildings of government, sitting side-by-side.  Only one followed plan ~ the intricately layered City Building, controversial at the time, a fond blessing today.  Feather ornamentation throughout the structure honors the history of the Cherokee Indians in these mountains.

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