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Station # 11... "Historic Hilltop" A bronze guest book displays replicas of the signatures of some of the many famous people who stayed at the two Battery Park Hotels. This hill was named for the battery of guns placed here to defend Asheville during the American Civil War. Seen across the street, the second Battery Park is now housing for seniors |
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| Col. Frank Coxe opened the first Battery Park Hotel in 1886. The rambling structure on a hilltop became internationally prominent by catering to famous guests. In the early 1920s Edwin W. Grove purchased the property. He built a new Battery Park Hotel after leveling the hill which stood as high as the present seventh floor |
"The Battery Park Hotel"  |
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