A tour of the Smith-McDowell House Museum

The Smith-McDowell House Museum

Celebrating 25 Years Open To The Public

Discover Asheville’s first mansion and oldest surviving structure, now restored as a history museum.

The Smith-McDowell House

Built by one of antebellum North Carolina’s most influential citizens, this National Register property was once the home of mayors, a Confederate Major, and friends of the Vanderbilts at nearby Biltmore Estate.