Montford

Asheville's Most Historic Neighborhood
 

Welcome to Montford!

Whether you are a visitor, new to the neighborhood, or a longstanding resident, Montford is a great place to be. A portion of Montford is a National Register Historic District. Recent years in Montford have witnessed the renovation of many of the neighborhood’s residences by individual families and a myriad of industrious bed and breakfast owners who have helped to restore the district to its former splendor. The residents of Montford welcome you. It’s the people here, through all their efforts, that make this neighborhood a great place!

Monford showcases homes at the Annual Holiday Tour of Homes. Vistors explore the lovingly restored or carefully constructed eclectic architecture of homes in one of the largest, intact historic districts in the state.
Come, experience and enjoy Asheville’s largest, longest running, single day neighborhood street festival.
The Montford listserv is a neighborhood discussion list. This is a place where you can exchange news about the neighborhood.
Read past and present issues of The Montford Newsletter. The Newsletter is published online by the Montford Neighborhood Association for the residents of Asheville’s oldest historic neighborhood.

News

February 2019 Newsletter

by | Feb 10, 2019

The February 2019 Montford Newsletter is available online at this address: http://montford.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mont_Feb_19_v1-1.pdf

Let’s Rebuild Our Bus Shelter!

by | Feb 2, 2019

By Lewis Rothlein Last May, a drunk driver destroyed our less-than-a-year-old bus shelter on the southeast corner of Montford and Cullowee. The shelter featured a large panel filled with images and words about Montford’s past. On one side was a slice of...

Increased Traffic Enforcement

by | Dec 28, 2018

Read about increased traffic enforcement by APD. The article is on page 9 of the December/January Montford Newsletter. Here: http://montford.org/december-january-montford-newsletter/

Montford: Boom to Bust and Back!

by | Nov 5, 2018

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Asheville Chamber Visitors Center, Lenoir Rhyne board room, 38 Montford Ave. Asheville NC 5:30 P.M. Join the Preservation Society for a talk about Montford: Boom to Bust and Back, the life cycle of a neighborhood. Montford was...

October Newsletter

by | Oct 6, 2018

The October Montford Newsletter is available online at this address: http://montford.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Mont_October_18_v2-web.pdf Printed Newsletters will be available at the Montford Convenience Store. If you know someone without internet...

Montford Artwalk Fall 2018

by | Oct 2, 2018

The 3rd Annual Montford Artwalk is on Saturday, October 13 with open studios from 11-5 pm. Spend the afternoon strolling through the Historic Montford Neighborhood and meet the artists who live there. Enjoy seeing the artwork of about 20 different local...

AT&T Cancels Fiber Optics Project

by | Sep 17, 2018

Neighbors, We had been notified that AT&T was going to upgrade their internet service in our neighborhood. Then, we were told, "never mind". In conversations with AT&T, it appears that a couple of challenges led them to move onto other areas for...

Website Upgrade

by | Sep 6, 2018

The Montford website is up and running with a new look. Montford.org August was the perfect month to upgrade the site and make it more responsive (friendly with mobile devices). We will be adding to the newsletter archive each month, so watch for new “old”...