Stories from the
Gray Rock Inn
1917 Glory Hancock
Madelon Hancock had joined the war effort with the British Red Cross barely two weeks after the war began, three long years ago.
1916 Flood – Martha
It was Saturday night, and the rain was coming down in waves. It had been raining for a week and the weather couldn’t have been worse.
2020 Affordable Housing
In 2001, I took on a restoration project, turning a historical boarding house into affordable housing in Asheville, NC.
1986 Robert’s Dad
Robert visits his father after a trip to Italy where he has learned family history. He discovers an old letter that uncovers a family secret.
1936 – Timeline to Tragedy: The Senseless Killing of an Innocent Youth
Timeline story of the 1936 murder of Helen Clevenger in Asheville, N.C. at the Battery Park Hotel.
2022 Energy Retrofits at Gray Rock Inn
The Gray Rock Inn was rehabbed with energy and safety upgrades for another century of service to Asheville’s downtown.