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The Foundry Hotel
Asheville Supply and Foundry's c. 1920 brick shops in The Block, a historically African American neighborhood; some rooms keep the exposed brick.
- Built
- c. 1920Former Asheville Supply and Foundry Co. machine shop and woodworking shop, both ca. 1920 (Downtown Asheville HD inventory #21-22). The foundry closed in 1950; the buildings were later converted to a hotel.
- Style
- Early 20th-century brick industrial
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Downtown
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The hotel occupies buildings of the Asheville Supply and Foundry Company, incorporated in 1895, whose structural steel went into Asheville buildings including the Jackson Building. The ca. 1920 machine shop and woodworking shop are three-story brick industrial buildings recorded as contributing in the 1979 downtown district. The foundry closed in 1950, and the buildings were later rehabilitated into a hotel under the guidance of the NC State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service; some guest rooms keep the factory’s exposed brick walls. The site is in The Block, one of Asheville’s best-known historically African American neighborhoods.
Good to know
- Address: 51 South Market Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Sources (5)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.