Historical Marker
Wartime Jail
Historical marker location:
36 Montford Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Montford Avenue and Hill Street, on the right when traveling south.)
Asheville's Prisons.
North Carolina is home to the largest private residence in the United States, the Biltmore Estate, which was built by George Vanderbilt in Asheville in the late 1800s.