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Historical brick structures remain in Leicester


By Greg Brookshire While I was researching some


of the history of this community, I found a great resource, a book ti- tled, “Cabins and Castles” that was published in 1981. Tis great book was reprinted by Bright Mountain Books in 2008. I always found it fascinating that three of the oldest surviving brick structures in Bun- combe County, outside the city of Asheville, are all within Leices- ter. Te four in Asheville are Te Smith-McDowell House, Raven- scroft, Reynolds-Reynolds and the Reynolds Houses. Te homes outside of Asheville


are impressive as they have survived with little to no updates. One is Malachi Reeves home place, farm and store. Tis is the oldest of the brick homes in Leicester dating to around 1860. Malachi Reeves Jr. and his wife, Elisabeth Robeson, were one of the early families in the Little Sandy Mush area. Tis two-story house was built


with interior end chimneys. Te porch and other additions were added later. Tere is also an old store building by Leicester Highway that was run by Roscoe Reeves. Tis house located on Leicester Highway in Madison County is still used as a home by Betty Reeves. Another historical brick struc-


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ture is the James Adolphus Gillespie House, a rare find about halfway up North Turkey Creek. Tis two- story house was built to last with the hand-made bricks being four layers thick. It is the oldest surviv- ing brick structure in Buncombe County, outside of Asheville, and was built around 1860. It was never finished due to the Civil War. Gillespie was called away to the


war in the middle of finishing his house. Te interior plaster stops half way up the stairs and one up- stairs room was never given a ceil- ing. Even though future genera- tions lived in the house it was never finished. Tere are four rooms on each level each with their own fire- place, with a center hallway and steps separating them. Te house is in need of repair. Te tin roof is missing pieces, and there is a crack on the side that goes through all four layers of brick. Tis marvelous house has been used as a barn for many years. Another structure worth men-


tioning is the Brick Church. In 1876 T.R. Redman James made enough bricks on his farm to build himself a house and the communi-


Old brick structures still survive in Leicester area.


ty a small church. Tis brick church replaced a log structure that stood on the site. Te Redman house came down in the last few years but the church


still stands today. Tere have not been regular services held in the church in years; however, it is still used from time to time for wed- dings and an annual homecoming.


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