Grove Office

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=80 style=" border-bottom: 5px solid #999966;" BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="3ce00500dvldzz.png"> <div> Grove Office</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=230 style="border-right: 5px solid #990000;" BGCOLOR="#999966" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3eab8db0.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Preservation Society"><B>Home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About"><B>About</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Services"><B>Services</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="asheville.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preservation Asheville"><B>Preservation Asheville</B></A></div> <div> <B>Grove Office</B></div> <div> <A HREF="griffins.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Griffin Awards"><B>Griffin Awards</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="membership.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership"><B>Membership</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="eDocs Links"><B>e-Docs & Links</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="a__c_home_tour.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AC Home Tour"><B>A&C Home Tour</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="psabc_calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PSABC Calendar"><B>PSABC Calendar</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Contact Us</B></A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e8b96b0.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>From Little Buildings Mighty Empires Grow</B></I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="663" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1654 WIDTH="653"><div> <IMG SRC="4a3a5c80.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="200" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="14" VSPACE="0">If someone told you a story of a pharmacist from a small town in Tennessee, </div> <div> . . . who made a fortune with a patent malaria medicine (whose sole advantage was its better taste), </div> <div> . . . who built one of the best known resort hotels in the U.S. in a small town in North Carolina, </div> <div> . . . and popularized a furniture style perfected by a soap salesman in East Aurora, New York, </div> <div> . . . who later became famous for writing inspirational tracts </div> <div> . . . you might suspect the storyteller of taking his tale from fibs rather than facts.<IMG SRC="4adc3fe0.jpg" border=0 width="195" height="254" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="14" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Couple this story with the fact that the pharmacist's only living daughter happened to marry a pharmaceutical executive who proved to be an outstanding construction manager, with a talent for architecture, large project management, interior design, and marketing. </div> <div> Too much?</div> <div> Nevertheless, this is the story of Edwin W. Grove, <I>Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic</I>, the <I>Grove Park Inn</I>, Elbert Hubbard's <I>Roycrofters</I>' Arts & Crafts furniture, and Fred L. Seeley.</div> <div> The Grove Park Inn has long been recognized and preserved as the architectural gem that it is. The Grove Arcade and Grove Park community in Asheville also are treasured today.</div> <div> But there is another, small, representative of the Grove Park influence on the architectural heritage of Asheville -- the Grove Office used by Mr. Grove and his staff, in building their real estate empire.<IMG SRC="4aa3cca0.jpg" border=0 width="316" height="202" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="14" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Grove Office has long been recognized as an integral part of the Grove Park community. But it has been treated as an commercial building that had to justify its existence as an ordinary commercial property -- for rent to a variety of commercial interests.</div> <div> Recently, the Preservation Society was able to obtain a renewable, 10 year lease on the Grove Office property, from its owner -the City of Asheville,  and immediately began its restoration.<IMG SRC="4d947e60.jpg" border=0 width="327" height="230" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="14" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> To date, the PSABC has completed structural repairs, updated plumbing and electrical systems, completed extensive window restoration, exterior painting, plaster repair, interior painting, historic tile work, as well as the more visible and complex roof restoration. </div> <div> However, a number of challenges and opportunities remain in completing the restoration of the Grove Office:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">For example, we have located a furnace that we will recycle for the office, but the furnace still must be installed.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">We plan to strip the original granite fireplace surround and mantle, to restore the "walk in" safe door to its original elegance.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">We are going to sand and refinish the original wood floor.<IMG SRC="4b025de0.jpg" border=0 width="293" height="222" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="14" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The roofing material was pressed metal shingles that replicated a mission style ceramic roof. Fortunately, we were able to obtain custom fabricated shingles to match the originals from Renaissance Roofing of Belvedere, Illinois. As you can imagine, this important and time critical aspect of the restoration process has had a huge impact on available funds for the completion of this project. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In keeping with the character of this historic building, we plan to install period reproduction lighting. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In addition, PSABC is partnering with Asheville Greenworks/Quality Forward on recreation of the original landscape design of the immediate grounds. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="4d6f9c10.jpg" border=0 width="249" height="193" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="14" VSPACE="0">Currently, PSABC has funded as many of these steps as possible from its operating income and a small grant from a local foundation. </div> <div> However, we need the support of all citizens and organizations in Buncombe County to help with this important restoration.</div> <div> Contact PSABC today and let them know that you want to help save and restore this important Asheville landmark. <A HREF="mailto:info@psabc.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@psabc.org">>>></A>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>The E. W. Grove \ PSABC Office is located at 324 Charlotte Street, in Asheville</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="236c8750.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="117" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=30 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>