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Buncombe County Boys' Training School

Coordinates: 35°37′14″N 82°37′23″W / 35.62056°N 82.62306°W / 35.62056; -82.62306
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Buncombe County Boys' Training School, (Former)
Buncombe County Boys' Training School is located in North Carolina
Buncombe County Boys' Training School
Buncombe County Boys' Training School is located in the United States
Buncombe County Boys' Training School
Location177 Erwin Hills Rd., near Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°37′14″N 82°37′23″W / 35.62056°N 82.62306°W / 35.62056; -82.62306
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1927 (1927)-1928
ArchitectGreene, Ronald
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.97001197[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1997

Buncombe County Boys' Training School is a historic school building located near Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927–1928, and is a two-story, granite and brick main building in the Tudor Revival style. It consists of three principal sections with a two-story, rear ell containing the kitchen and other service areas. The school was permanently closed in 1945, and the building was reopened in 1947 as the new County Home for the Aged. Since 1983, the building has housed an Army National Guard training center.[2] The building was renovated around 2006 and today, houses Buncombe County's Emergency Services and Operations Center It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Frances Alexander and Richard Mattson (February 1997). "Buncombe County Boys' Training School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.