Consecrated November 8, 1896 Phone +1 828-274-2681 | Founded 1896 Area 8,094 m² | |
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Location 2 Angle St., Biltmore VillageAsheville, North Carolina Website www.allsoulscathedral.org Address 9 Swan St, Asheville, NC 28803, USA Architectural styles Romanesque architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture Similar Blue Ridge Mountains, New Morning Gallery, Basilica of St Lawrence, Smith‑McDowell House, Bilt Estate Profiles | ||
The Cathedral of All Souls, also referred to as All Souls Cathedral, is an Episcopal cathedral located in Asheville, North Carolina, United States of America. All Souls was built by railroad baron George Washington Vanderbilt II in 1896 to serve as the local parish church for Biltmore Village, which had been developed near his Biltmore Estate. The Right Reverend G. Porter Taylor is the current bishop seated at the cathedral.
History
The church was established in 1896 as a member of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. It is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Church and Parish Hall were commissioned by George Vanderbilt and designed by Richard Morris Hunt, the architect of Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate.
The chancel organ was installed by the Casavant Frères organ company of Canada in 1971. The Cathedral of All Souls was designated as the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina on January 1, 1995. The Right Reverend G. Porter Taylor is the current bishop.
The church and its parish house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as All Souls Episcopal Church and Parish House.