Hotel District
Description:
An ornamental eagle perched high in front of
the Eagle Hotel one block south. Irish
immigrant James Patton opened the hostelry in
1814. Almost opposite the Eagle, the
Swannanoa Hotel began operation in 1878,
making South Main Street - now Biltmore
Avenue - a nineteenth-century social center.
LocationMem:
On Biltmore Avenue (U.S. 25) , Asheville, (On the right when traveling north)
Institution:
Asheville Urban Trail, John Clingman Young, Jr. in memory of his parents
Official/Unofficial:
Official (Historical Marker Database)
Place Location:
