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SOLD! Homewood building in Asheville’s Montford neighborhood for $2 million
Jason Sandford June 13, 2017

The structure was built as the private home of Dr. Robert Carroll, the renowned psychiatrist who built Highland Hospital.

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As Asheville prepares to celebrate Zelda Fitzgerald, pop culture awareness peaks
Jason Sandford March 6, 2017

Two major Hollywood pictures are in the works, and a new Amazon series, focus on the life and impact of Zelda as Asheville prepares to celebrate her once again.

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FOR SALE Three stunning, historical pieces of property in Asheville’s Montford neighborhood
Jason Sandford November 6, 2014

Rumbough House, Highland Hall and Homewood, all properties tied to the old Highland Hospital campus where Zelda Fitzgerald died in a horrible 1948 fire, are up for sale for millions.

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Asheville features
NPR’s Susan Stamberg in Asheville for story on Fitzgerald’s time in the mountains
Jason Sandford August 10, 2013

One stop for Stamberg was to interview the Grove Park Inn's Tracey Johnston-Crum, who tells of Fitzgerald's boozy, gun-shooting time at the historic inn.

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