Prairie-style home in South Asheville smoothly inhabits its knoll

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Natural materials with a posh overlay, flush stacked stone, and lots of crisp horizontal lines distinguish this Prairie-interpretation home in the Cliffs at Walnut Cove. Construction by Glennwood Custom Builders. Designed by Samsel Architects. Interior Design by Alchemy Design Studio.
Photo by David Dietrich

Written By: Rachel Pressley, Carolina Home and Garden Magazine

“Luxury” used to mean taking over a mountaintop. Now, instead of presiding over steep drops, upscale mountain homes often show off a deeply crafted immersion in the landscape. Dan and Dianeice Eldridge’s full-time home in the Cliffs at Walnut Cove — the retired couple’s first new build — sits serenely on a knoll, rather than flirting with the edge of a sheer drop-off. 

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