Downtown in Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Historic Hilltop
Asheville Urban Trail
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, April 18, 2010
1. Historic Hilltop Marker
Colonel Frank Coxe opened the first Battery Park Hotel in 1886. The rambling structure on a hill top became internationally prominent, catering to famous guests. In the early 1920s Edwin W. Groves purchased the property. He built a brand new Battery Park Hotel after first leveling the hill, which stood as high as the present seventh floor.
Placed in memory of Maurice Packett, Hotel Owner, 1951 to 1971, and Paul Lewis Chumbley, Jr., Manager.
Erected by Asheville Urban Trail.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 35° 35.768′ N, 82° 33.377′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Page Avenue south of Battle Square Avenue. Marker is in the sidewalk on Page Avenue, southeast of the intersection, and about two blocks south of the Haywood Avenue exit off I-240/US70. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Battle Square Avenue, Asheville NC 28801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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: Raphael Guastavino (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anne Penland (about 300 feet away); Shopping Daze (about
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Battery Porter (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Battery Park Hotel. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Asheville Urban Trail. Romantic Ashville website entry (Submitted on May 1, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. St. Lawrence Basilica
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, April 18, 2010
2. Historic Hilltop Marker - in sidewalk on Page Avenue
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, April 18, 2010
3. Close up of Battery Park Hotel Guest Register
- rendering in bronze, on pedestal adjacent to marker, with signatures including Presidents Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, April 18, 2010
4. Battery Park Apartment Building,
ca. 1900
5. Hilltop Resort - The original Battery Park Hotel
(caption title) Asheville--the Ideal Autumn and Winter Resort City
(cover) Autumn and Winter in Asheville Life Outdoors
Southern Railway (U.S.). Passenger Traffic Dept.
[20] p., ill.
Washington, DC
Passenger Traffic Dept., Southern Railway Co.
[1900?]
Call number Cp971.11 A82s (North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, April 16, 2010
6. View northeast from Page Ave. and Battery Square toward the Basilica of St. Lawrence
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,515 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 1, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
