Asheville neighborhoods

Asheville Areas & Neighborhoods

11 Asheville neighborhoods and nearby areas. Pick one on the map, or browse the list below.

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Biltmore Village

Biltmore Village sits at the entrance to the Biltmore Estate. Explore Asheville describes historic brick streets, storybook storefronts and a cluster of restaurants and shops, where local businesses share blocks with national chains.

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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill lies north of the downtown core and is part of the Chestnut Hill Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Most of it was subdivided in 1884 and built up during the 1890s land boom, with Victorian-style houses and 1910s and 1920s bungalows. Mature trees, gardens, granite curbs and century-old brick sidewalks define its streets.

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Downtown

Downtown Asheville is a walkable hub for art, music, shopping, food and history. The Asheville Urban Trail, a self-guided walking tour along downtown sidewalks, serves as the city's history museum. Galleries, bookstores, boutiques and breweries sit close together, with Blue Ridge views between buildings.

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Five Points

Five Points lies about a mile north of downtown, between Merrimon Avenue and Broadway and extending north to North Street near UNC Asheville. Many homes are wooden bungalows and Craftsman four-squares built between 1900 and 1925, on mostly sidewalked streets. A streetcar line once ran up Mt. Clare Avenue, which is why it is wider than neighboring streets.

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Grove Park–Sunset Mountain

The City of Asheville describes Grove Park as an early twentieth-century planned suburb, the first in Asheville to replace the street grid with curving streets, parks and trees. Edwin Wiley Grove bought the land around the Grove Park Inn and sold it to developers. Three areas, Grove Park, Proximity Park and Sunset Terrace, are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Haw Creek

Haw Creek is a valley neighborhood in East Asheville, named for the hawthorn trees along its creeks and originally a farming community. It keeps a rural feel while sitting within about 15 minutes of downtown, the Asheville Mall and the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Haw Creek Community Association, formed in 1983, hosts neighborhood events.

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Kenilworth

Kenilworth lies between Tunnel Road, Biltmore Avenue and Swannanoa River Road, less than two miles from downtown and the Biltmore Estate. Founded in 1914 by local developers, it was its own town until Asheville annexed it in 1929. Landmarks include the 1918 Kenilworth Inn and the South Asheville Cemetery, which dates to the 1840s.

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Montford

The Montford Neighborhood Association calls Montford Asheville's most historic neighborhood and describes one of the largest intact historic districts in the state. A portion of Montford is a National Register Historic District, and many residences have been restored by homeowners and bed-and-breakfast owners.

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River Arts District

The River Arts District sits along the French Broad River just southwest of downtown, in former industrial buildings. Working studios, galleries, murals, restaurants and breweries line corridors such as Roberts Street, Depot Street and Clingman Avenue. Visitors can watch artists work, from glassblowing to pottery.

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South Slope

South Slope is a walkable district just blocks from downtown, once industrial and now home to many of the city's artists, chefs and brewers, many in converted warehouses. Several breweries sit within a few blocks. Murals, galleries and live-music venues fill out the area.

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West Asheville

West Asheville lies just across the French Broad River from downtown. Its main corridor, Haywood Road, runs about two and a half miles and is lined with farm-to-table restaurants, coffee shops, breweries, vintage stores and record shops. Explore Asheville notes that locals still outnumber visitors.

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Beyond Asheville

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