West Asheville History Museum

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from the West Asheville History Museum

12/14/2024

Join us this weekend on Haywood Road! Support local businesses by shopping and remember to vote for your favorite window displays ! There are many cool window displays to see this year ! .. On Haywood Road, West Asheville

12/11/2024

We are honored to get to participate in the West Asheville window decorating contest….

Cheers! Online voting for your favorite West Asheville businesses holiday decorations is open until 5:30pm, December 15, 2024.

12/07/2024

West Asheville strong . Business Windows are decorated in West Asheville tonight.

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from the The West Asheville History Museum

11/25/2024

West Asheville vintage record

11/22/2024

West Asheville History Museum cares..

Beautiful 1920s typewriter up for sale $100
Funds goes toward hurricane Helen fundraiser to help a family at Christmas.

11/03/2024

Reserve your spot for November!

11/02/2024

Asheville is grateful to have The  preservation Society …

10/31/2024

The West Asheville History Museum is back!!

For the past few weeks we have been helping neighbors recover from the hurricane!

Book our popular history walking tour and your donations to the History Museum goes to help support the West Asheville community “West Asheville Strong “. Call /text for information and to set up your tour 828-202-9990

10/03/2024

I hope this message finds everyone safe. The hurricane has severely affected Asheville and the surrounding areas, making it feel as if we’ve stepped back in time to 1916—it's truly surreal. It’s difficult to get a charge on a cell phone or to get any cell service. The community in West Asheville has come together remarkably, with neighbors supporting one another during this challenging time. However, we still have a long way to go before we return to normalcy. It seems it’s going to take years to put Asheville back . Most individuals are enduring hardships without power, cell service, and there has been no water.

Here at the West Asheville history Museum … I have been busy preparing transistor radios to distribute to neighbors, enabling them to stay informed about the news. We are in need of additional radios and batteries, as people are incredibly grateful to receive updates. It’s hard to believe that these old radios are coming in handy. Many of the side streets have been blocked in West Asheville by large trees. I have seen many houses and cars crushed .

The whole West Asheville Haywood road has been busy with so many trucks coming in ..bringing food and water. The restaurants on Haywood rd have been so nice to provide free meals to the neighbors! healthy meals, including breakfast and lunch

The West Asheville history Museum will return with updates

09/25/2024

This weeks mystery photo .. what was the name of this place on Haywood road in west Asheville.

09/24/2024

It’s starting to look like fall at the West Asheville History Museum

09/21/2024

Join us on Sunday, September 22nd, at 6 PM for the West Asheville History Walking Tour.

Explore the rich history of West Asheville from the 1920s to the 1980s. Hear captivating stories behind local artifacts featured in our Neighborhood History Window that made headlines last year.

You can find the site of the lost 1800s cemetery and learn about its remarkable discovery in June 2023.

The cost is a donation to the History Museum of $35 for groups of 1 to 6 people. Please feel free to reserve your spot by calling 828-202-9990.

09/17/2024

"Originally built in 1915, this 417 Haywood road establishment became the home of the Sellers Shop in 1946 , a delightful place filled with an array of stamps and coins. The family sold the building in 2009

Be sure to notice the baby peering out from the upstairs window!" Now if we only knew who the baby was .

09/11/2024

This picture was added to our new history panel at the West Asheville History Museum. . We believe that this could be a rare picture of Wilson’s chapel in West Asheville with Ew Pearson standing with the white hat . This photo was donated by Mr. Cotton ( The grandson)

Edward Walton Pearson, Sr. (January 25, 1872 – July 4, 1946)was an African-American entrepreneur,Buffalo Soldier and Spanish–American War veteran, civil rights leader and pioneering sports enthusiast. He moved to Asheville, North Carolina, in 1906

Come and take a History walking tour with us and learn more about West Asheville’s lost cemetery and it’s remarkable discovery in June 2023.. text 828-202-9990

09/10/2024

Visit our West Asheville booth this Saturday

Festival of Neighborhoods Asheville September 14, 2024 Created: 23 August 2024 Asheville -- The Festival of Neighborhoods is coming up on Saturday, September 14, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.   The Neighborhood Advisory Committee invites all of Asheville to gather for...