Downtown in Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ellington's Dream

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 4, 2016

1. Ellington's Dream Marker

Inscription. In 1926 Asheville and Buncombe County officials considered erecting matching government buildings on Court Plaza. The city chose Douglas Ellington's Beaux-Art design with its Art Deco embellishments. The county, however, rejected Ellington's plan and built a more traditional structure by Milburn, Heister and Company. Both were dedicated in 1928.

Placed by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina, Buncombe County Committee

Erected by Asheville Urban Trail.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 35° 35.74′ N, 82° 32.992′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from South Spruce Street south of College Street (Alternate U.S. 74), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is

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also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lynching in America / The Lynching of John Humphries (within shouting distance of this marker); Shindig on the Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Western North Carolina Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Milestones in Buncombe County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Asheville Black Cultural Heritage Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Asheville Black Cultural Heritage Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Wolfe (within shouting distance of this marker); Young Men’s Institute

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 4, 2016

2. Ellington's Dream Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.

Ellington's Dream Marker sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 4, 2016

3. Ellington's Dream Marker sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 692 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on May 23, 2023, by Robert Holmstrom of Rocklin, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.