SOC'Y FOR HISTORICAL v. CITY OF ASHEVILLE

No. 123PA22.

898 S.E.2d 760 (2024)

The SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS, INC., v. CITY OF ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, and Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed March 22, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Edward Phillips III , for plaintiff-appellant.

City of Asheville City Attorney's Office, by Eric P. Edgerton , Senior Assistant City Attorney, for defendant-appellee City of Asheville.

No brief for defendant-appellee Buncombe County.

Noel E. Nickle, pro se, amicus curiae.


More than a century ago, a monument was erected in Asheville dedicated to Zebulon Vance—former North Carolina Governor, United States Senator, and Confederate Colonel of the 26th North Carolina State Troops. This case arises from defendants' decision to remove the monument.1

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