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Historic Hilltop
Across the street is a tall brick building which originally housed the "new" Battery Park Hotel. This hotel was constructed by Grove after the "old" Battery Park Hotel was destroyed by fire. The hill that the old hotel stood on was named Battery Hill because of a battery of guns placed atop it during the War Between the States. George W. Vanderbilt stayed there when he visited in 1888. Note his signature and the names of other famous people on the bronze guest book.
The above was from https://www.romanticasheville.com/sites/default/files/u13/Urban_Trail_map.pdf |