Richard Sharp Smith

Richard Sharp Smith (1852–1924) was an English-born American architect. Little is known of Smith's early years. He is thought to have studied architecture at the Kensington School of Art in London before emigrating to the United States in 1883, where he found work with the Reid Brothers in Evansville, Indiana. He became "resident architect" of the Biltmore Estate after the 1895 death of architect Richard Morris Hunt.

Numerous works of his survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). He was hired as architect of the Kanuga Lake Club.

He worked in partnership Smith & Carrier with Albert Heath Carrier.

Works include (with NRHP attribution in several variants noted, for ones listed on the NRHP):

• Henderson County Courthouse, 1st and Main Sts., Hendersonville, N.C. (Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed
• Richard Sharp Smith House, 655 Chunns Cove Rd., Asheville, North Carolina, NRHP-listed
• Mrs. Minnie Alexander Cottage, 218 Patton Ave., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital, 2--6 Reed St., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Biltmore Shoe Store, 8 Lodge St., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Biltmore Village Commercial Buildings, Brook St. and Biltmore Plaza, Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Biltmore Village Cottages, 18 Angle St. and 75 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Dorland Memorial Presbyterian Church, Bridge St. at Meadow Ln., Hot Springs, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp)
• Swain County Courthouse, Main and Fry Sts., Bryson City, N.C., (Milburn,Frank P., & Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed
• James H. White House, 5 Hill St., Marshall, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Young Men's Institute Building, Market and Eagle Sts., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Intheoaks (recreation wing), Black Mountain, North Carolina, NRHP listed
• Zebulon Baird Vance Monument, Pack Square, Asheville, N.C., the square is NRHP-listed
• One or more buildings in Biltmore Village Cottage District, Swan St., All Souls Crescent and Boston Way, Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• one or more buildings in the Montford Area Historic District, NRHP-listed
• One or more buildings in Main Street Historic District, Main St. between Sixth Ave. East and First Ave., East Hendersonville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharpe), NRHP-listed
• One or more buildings in Chestnut Hill Historic District, Roughly bounded by Hillside, Washington, Broad, Hollywood, Orchards Sts. and Merrimon Ave., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed
• Firehouse in the Black Mountain Downtown Historic District, Black Mountain, N.C., (Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed