The L.B. Jackson Building, completed in 1924, was once Western North Carolina’s tallest structure. Located near Pack Square Park, it was commissioned by L.B. Jackson, a prolific real estate developer who also built the Flatiron Building and contributed to the Grove Arcade.

Architectural historian Annie McDonald describes it as an exceptional example of Gothic Revival commercial architecture, unique in its thoroughgoing application of the style in the region.

Designed by Ronald Greene during Asheville’s architectural prime, the building’s slender 15-story frame on a small plot accentuates its height. It features elaborate Gothic Revival terra-cotta ornamentation on its steel-framed brick structure.

Initially topped with multiple spires and a far-reaching searchlight, the building served as a vantage point for monitoring air quality in coal-heated Asheville.

The site previously housed Thomas Wolfe’s father’s monument shop. After construction, it primarily housed attorneys’ offices, with some space reserved for Greene. While still used for offices today, the Jackson family no longer owns the building, which was acquired by a Georgia firm in 2017 as part of a larger downtown Asheville purchase.