S_&_W_Cafeteria_(Asheville,_North_Carolina)

S & W Cafeteria (Asheville, North Carolina)

S & W Cafeteria (Asheville, North Carolina)

United States historic place

S & W Cafeteria is a historic S & W Cafeteria building located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District of Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA. It was designed by the architect Douglas Ellington and built in 1929. It is a three-story, brick building in the Art Deco style. The front facade is sheathed in grey ashlar and features polychrome ornamentation and exotic stylistic motifs. In 1974, the S & W Cafeteria moved to the Asheville Mall.[2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

In 2019, renovations began for the historic building to house S&W Market, a food hall and event venue. S&W Market opened in June 2021.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Robert Topkins and Mary Alice Hinson (April 1976). "S & W Cafeteria" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Smith, Gina (May 19, 2021). "Asheville Welcomes Its First Food Hall in a Grand, Historic Space". Eater Carolinas. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "S&W Market - The Best Downtown Asheville Food Hall + Event Venue". Downtown Asheville's Food Hall & Event Venue: S&W Market. Retrieved June 9, 2022.


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