Asheville, Oct. 27—Gombroom, the beautiful and famous home at which Zebulon Baird Vance spent his last years, and a large number of other homes will pass out of existence if the city commissioners decide upon the North Fork of Swannanoa River as the source of the city’s water supply.
This fact has been pointed out in a communication from John Harry Martin, owner and occupant of Gombroom, which was the property of Mr. Martin even while Senator Vance lived there, stands some seven miles north of Black Mountain and is one of the most famous homes in Western North Carolina. Its uniqueness and attractiveness are said to be a result of the artistic taste of Mrs. Vance, mother of Mr. Martin.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Thursday, Oct. 28, 1926
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