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TexasTowelie

(112,192 posts) Fri Jun 3, 2016, 02:43 AM Jun 2016

$25M roof repair needed on historic Asheville High

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ASHEVILLE - One of the city's architectural gems that also serves as school for 1,500 students is in need of an immediate $25 million roof repair, officials have said.

Asheville High, built in 1927 and designed by the city's most famous architect, Douglas Ellington, is experiencing water damage and needs its entire main roof replaced, Asheville City Schools Superintendent Pamela Baldwin said Tuesday.

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"I think we have done as much as we can do in the form of patchwork," Baldwin told commissioners. "Because we have so much internal leaking at this point it will be very difficult to stop any other leaking with patchwork."

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$25M roof repair needed on historic Asheville High (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2016 OP

great make the roof one giant solar panel nt msongs Jun 2016 #1

I love Asheville! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #2

Thanks, TexasTowelie Jun 2016 #3

Oh! Thank you! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #4

Would that huge a sum be better spent to build a new school. I graduated from Asheville patricia92243 Jun 2016 #5

You probably have a better idea than I would. TexasTowelie Jun 2016 #6

msongs

(67,405 posts)

1. great make the roof one giant solar panel nt

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Fri Jun 3, 2016, 02:46 AM

Jun 2016

Rhiannon12866

(205,359 posts)

2. I love Asheville!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 03:12 AM

Jun 2016

My grandmother retired to Black Mountain, NC, so I got to spend a lot of time in the area.

p.s. You might want to check out the link...

TexasTowelie

(112,192 posts)

3. Thanks,

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 03:17 AM

Jun 2016

I fixed the link to http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/8742/roof-repair-needed-historic-asheville . I posted a picture of the school building there.

Rhiannon12866

(205,359 posts)

4. Oh! Thank you!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 03:23 AM

Jun 2016

I lost my grandmother a few years back (at 97!) so I kind of gave up my excuse to visit there - and I miss it!

patricia92243

(12,595 posts)

5. Would that huge a sum be better spent to build a new school. I graduated from Asheville

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 07:11 AM

Jun 2016

High - was called Lee Edwards then. It was dilapidated way back then.

TexasTowelie

(112,192 posts)

6. You probably have a better idea than I would.

Reply to patricia92243 (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 07:39 AM

Jun 2016

Obviously a building of that age would need substantial renovations for electrical repairs to accomodate new technology such as computers and Internet access. However, it would be a shame to see the building unused.

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