The Guastavino Alliance is an organization dedicated to championing the history and preservation of the over 1,000 vaults and domes designed by Rafael Guastavino (father and son) that feature their unique structural tile method.In 2024, the Guastavino Alliance went under the umbrella of the Swannanoa Valley Museum and History Center in Black Mountain, NC. To learn more click here.
We are the primary museum of general local history in Buncombe County. We mount at least one major temporary exhibition annually and continually enhance our permanent Swannanoa Valley history exhibit.
Museum Hours: March – December Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm January – February Saturday 10am – 5pm ADMISSIONSuggested Donation of $5.00 ACCESSIBILITYThe first floor houses our traveling …
223 West State Street, Black Mountain
We are located in a former fire house, designed and built in 1921 by Richard Sharp Smith, supervising architect at the Biltmore Estate.
223 West State Street (physical)
PO Box 306 (mailing)
Black Mountain, NC 28711
(828) 669-9566
info@swannanoavalleymuseum.org
