Douglas Ellington House

03/14/2026

Sound on for serenity 🪷 Five places to visit in Asheville North Carolina:
1. Biltmore Estate
2. North Carolina Arboretum
3. Asheville City Hall
4. Blue Ridge Parkway
5. Flat Iron Hotel

02/25/2026

Douglas Ellington House turns 100! We are excited to share our pieces from our collection will be returning from the and will be on display at . If you missed the exhibition you will have another opportunity to view these amazing pieces inside the Ellington House on May 3rd and May 24th 2026 for an exclusive tour celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Douglas Ellington House. Inquire with to book your tickets. Space is limited.

About the previous exhibit:
Lasting Legacies shines a spotlight on the architectural work of Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington, highlighting the contributions of two of the city’s most prominent architectural firms to Asheville’s built environment and artistic spirit in the early decades of the 20th century. Alongside the featured architectural materials, the exhibition showcases the parallel revival of craft and decorative arts in Western North Carolina, showing how artistic dialogues crossed genres and found expression in everyday life.

02/01/2026

Who was Douglas D. Ellington?
A visionary architect who helped shape Asheville’s skyline in the early 20th century. His work defined the city as a center of bold American architecture, and his legacy continues to inspire preservation and design today.

02/01/2026

08/16/2025

Lasting Legacies
Architecture in Asheville by Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington

Dates:
September 19, 2025 – January 18, 2026

Location:
Explore Asheville Exhibition Hall

Lasting Legacies shines a spotlight on the architectural work of Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington, highlighting the contributions of two of the city’s most prominent architectural firms to Asheville’s built environment and artistic spirit in the early decades of the 20th century.

Alongside the featured architectural materials, the exhibition showcases the parallel revival of craft and decorative arts in Western North Carolina, showing how artistic dialogues crossed genres and found expression in everyday life. This exhibition has received major support from The Ellington Family, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Leigh Ann Hamon & Bruce Johnson.

08/09/2025

Douglas D. Ellington
Untitled Mountain Stream

07/04/2025

We highly recommend visiting the Flora Symbolica show, which also features the work of Sallie Ellington Middleton, Andy Warhol, and Ruth Asawa.

Flora Symbolica: The Art of Flowers
On view March 7 – July 28, 2025

For millennia, humans and flowers have enjoyed a rich and intertwined history spanning time and cultures. Fossilized flowers have been found at early human burial sites and flora is used in medicines and remedies. Flowers have also evolved into symbols of love, purity, and rebirth, alongside their enduring role as objects of beauty and ornamentation. Flora Symbolica: The Art of Flowers explores the meanings and messages of flowers in American art of the 20th and 21st centuries, highlighting the timeless connections among art, nature, and human experience.

The exhibition features the work of celebrated photographer Edward Steichen, whose lifelong infatuation with flowers deeply affected his artistic vision. Steichen often infused his portraits of women with botanical symbolism to dramatize the personalities of his sitters. Building on Steichen’s exploration of flowers as powerful personal and social emblems, this exhibition traces the many ways that flora is rooted in American art and culture.

Generous support for this exhibition is provided by Art Bridges.

Art Bridges

This exhibition is organized by the Asheville Art Museum, Jessica Orzulak, PhD, associate curator and curatorial affairs manager, and Robin S. Klaus, PhD, assistant curator.

06/24/2025

Lucille Ellington Hocutt (1882-19740)

Lucille Ellington Hocutt assumed responsibility for raising her half-brothers, the then twelve-year-old (future architect) Douglas D. Ellington and ten-year-old Kenneth, following the untimely death of their mother from tuberculosis.

Lucille Hocutt was known fondly as the “First Lady of Clayton” because she so thoroughly involved herself in local civic and church related affairs. She and her husband, Dr. Battle Hocutt (she always called him “Dr. Hocutt” and he called her “Miss Lucille”) lived in a spacious Southern house in Clayton, NC, and provided the stability that allowed the brothers to flourish in their future professions.

When Dr. Hocutt died, Lucille Hocutt gave her home to the Town of Clayton to be used as a public library to honor his memory and that of her father Jesse T. Ellington. It became known as the Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library.

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05/21/2025

Lauren & Jared | May 3, 2025
A wedding that showed us the meaning of commmunity.

Lauren and Jared were originally set to marry in October, but Hurricane Helene brought a wave of disruption to our region. Like so many others, we had to pivot quickly, postponing the wedding and stepping into recovery mode.

In the middle of that effort, Lauren and her mother, Shannon McFayden, showed up with open hearts and helping hands. Together we triaged the old books that where damaged from the high humidity levels in the house after the flooding. Along the way, we found an incredible treasure, a signed copy of Oscar Wilde’s Poems on a page dedicated “to my wife” A small, serendipitous moment I’ll never forget.

Shannon also made it her mission to support local businesses impacted by the storm, uplifting artists, vendors, and small shops every step of the way. Her reception speech honored them all and brought me to tears.

This family didn’t just plan a beautiful wedding, they brought love, resilience, and generosity to every moment. We will always be grateful. Thank you for being wonderful patrons of Asheville and the Douglas Ellington House.

Thanks to the vendors who made the day possible.

Planning: Lauren Rusignola-Manderscheid with the Douglas Ellington House

Planning: Shannon M.

Catering:

Cake:

Photographer: and her assistant and second shooter.

Live Painter:

Rentals: a special thank you to Marc Habbouche, you are a legend.

Lanterns:

Transportation: .asheville

Rehearsal Dinner:

Florals:

Ceremony Music:

Bride & Mom of bride:

Accomodations:

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