Visit the Montford Historic District — a living history of Asheville.
One of North Carolina’s largest historic districts, Montford features over 600 preserved structures, showcasing Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Tudor, Colonial Revival, and vernacular architecture from 1890 to 1925. Once a trolley suburb for the wealthy and home to a small African American community, the neighborhood is filled with rich and layered stories.
Schedule
- Call 828-777-1014 or
- Email historyathand@charter.net
- Duration: 70–90 minutes
Pricing
- Adults: $30
- Students: $12
- Group rates available for more than 10 participants
Self-Guided Panel Tour
Take a self-guided stroll down Montford Avenue and explore seven interpretive history panels mounted on bus shelters. These panels include stories and images about Montford’s homes, residents, and heritage.
📍 You can also view them in the Montford Historic District panels section of this website.
Montford is a snap shot of the period from 1890-1925. It was a trolley suburb for the well to do as well as a small African American population.
Tempie Avery was given land by her former slave master in 1878 which grew into the close knit Stumptown community destroyed for urban renewal in the 1970s. Today the Tempie Avery Montford Center sits on the very site of Tempie’s house. She is buried in Riverside Cemetery, a Victorian rural garden cemetery within Montford, where her grave looks down on the recreation center. The tour includes a peak into one of the 11 Bed and Breakfast Inns and a walk passed a variety of architecture as well as tales of neighborhood residents and Asheville history.