Richard Sharp Smith (1852–1924) was an English-born American architect. Little is known of Smith's early years. He is thought to have studied architecture at the Kensington School of Art in London before emigrating to the United States in 1883, where he found work with the Reid Brothers in Evansville, Indiana. He became "resident architect" of the Biltmore Estate after the 1895 death of architect Richard Morris Hunt.
Numerous works of his survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). He was hired as architect of the Kanuga Lake Club.
He worked in partnership Smith & Carrier with Albert Heath Carrier.
Works include (with NRHP attribution in several variants noted, for ones listed on the NRHP):
Henderson County Courthouse, 1st and Main Sts., Hendersonville, N.C. (Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed
Richard Sharp Smith House, 655 Chunns Cove Rd., Asheville, North Carolina, NRHP-listed
Mrs. Minnie Alexander Cottage, 218 Patton Ave., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital, 2--6 Reed St., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
Biltmore Shoe Store, 8 Lodge St., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
Biltmore Village Commercial Buildings, Brook St. and Biltmore Plaza, Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
Biltmore Village Cottages, 18 Angle St. and 75 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
Dorland Memorial Presbyterian Church, Bridge St. at Meadow Ln., Hot Springs, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp)
Swain County Courthouse, Main and Fry Sts., Bryson City, N.C., (Milburn,Frank P., & Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed
James H. White House, 5 Hill St., Marshall, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
Young Men's Institute Building, Market and Eagle Sts., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
Intheoaks (recreation wing), Black Mountain, North Carolina, NRHP listed
Zebulon Baird Vance Monument, Pack Square, Asheville, N.C., the square is NRHP-listed
One or more buildings in Biltmore Village Cottage District, Swan St., All Souls Crescent and Boston Way, Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
one or more buildings in the Montford Area Historic District, NRHP-listed
One or more buildings in Main Street Historic District, Main St. between Sixth Ave. East and First Ave., East Hendersonville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharpe), NRHP-listed
One or more buildings in Chestnut Hill Historic District, Roughly bounded by Hillside, Washington, Broad, Hollywood, Orchards Sts. and Merrimon Ave., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed
Firehouse in the Black Mountain Downtown Historic District, Black Mountain, N.C., (Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed
