{"id":55484,"date":"2022-12-18T08:10:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T13:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=55484"},"modified":"2022-12-18T08:10:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T13:10:50","slug":"history-feature-searching-for-guastavino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/lifestyle\/history-feature-searching-for-guastavino\/","title":{"rendered":"History Feature: <em>Searching for Guastavino<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Children\u2019s Book Highlights the Genius of Spanish Architect<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55486\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/History_-Rafael-Guastivino-none-needed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"927\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Lauren Stepp<\/p>\n<p>In 1889, when socialite George Vanderbilt broke ground on his 250-room chateau in Asheville, he recruited the nation\u2019s most sought-after design professionals.<\/p>\n<p>His team included the likes of Richard Morris Hunt, the architect behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s entry hall, and Frederick Law Olmsted of Central Park. But Vanderbilt also beckoned a lesser-known figure to the rolling hills of Western North Carolina: a man by the name of Rafael Guastavino y Moreno.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55487\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55487\" class=\"wp-image-55487\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/History_-Rafael-Guastivino-Rafael-Guastivino.-Photo-courtesy-of-Swannanoa-Valley-Museum-History-Center.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/History_-Rafael-Guastivino-Rafael-Guastivino.-Photo-courtesy-of-Swannanoa-Valley-Museum-History-Center.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/History_-Rafael-Guastivino-Rafael-Guastivino.-Photo-courtesy-of-Swannanoa-Valley-Museum-History-Center-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/History_-Rafael-Guastivino-Rafael-Guastivino.-Photo-courtesy-of-Swannanoa-Valley-Museum-History-Center-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/History_-Rafael-Guastivino-Rafael-Guastivino.-Photo-courtesy-of-Swannanoa-Valley-Museum-History-Center-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/History_-Rafael-Guastivino-Rafael-Guastivino.-Photo-courtesy-of-Swannanoa-Valley-Museum-History-Center-810x1001.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/History_-Rafael-Guastivino-Rafael-Guastivino.-Photo-courtesy-of-Swannanoa-Valley-Museum-History-Center-1140x1409.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rafael Guastavino y Moreno. Photo courtesy of Swannanoa Valley Museum &amp; History Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Trained in Barcelona, Guastavino built a reputation in Spain for reviving a Catalan masonry technique of layering thin tiles to construct robust arches, domes and vaults. When he immigrated to America in 1881, Guastavino quickly wooed wealthy clients with these elaborate, fireproof designs and secured contracts for grand public works like the Boston Public Library, the Plaza Hotel and New York\u2019s Grand Central Terminal.<\/p>\n<p>In 1890, Guastavino\u2019s reputation spread south to the lush French Broad River Valley. Hearing rave reviews from his older brother, Vanderbilt promptly hired Guastavino to add a distinctive flourish to his emerging mansion.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Biltmore Estate visitors can witness Guastavino\u2019s work in the domed ceiling features next to the Winter Garden, the ceiling of the indoor swimming pool and the arches inside the Lodge Gate.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, as Mary Sumner Stephenson notes, Guastavino is underrecognized. \u201cHis story is hidden from history,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Stephenson and her father, Black Mountain resident Robert Townsend Sumner, published a children\u2019s book highlighting the Spanish architect\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Titled<em> Searching for Guastavino<\/em>, the book follows Francisco and Maria, a couple living on Manhattan\u2019s western shore. One morning, the two are startled awake by a crash. Upon further inspection, their blue and gold tile ceiling has shattered.<\/p>\n<p>In the pages to follow, Maria travels to Harlem on horseback looking for someone to repair the ceiling. A young boy selling newspapers tells her that Guastavino is the \u201cmost skilled tile master in the world\u201d and that she must seek his services. And so begins her journey to find the elusive architect.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming pages, Maria gallops across the city, introducing readers to Guastavino\u2019s most famous works along the way. Though the story is completely fictional, Sumner hopes it helps kids understand our country\u2019s roots as a melting pot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, Guastavino represents the importance of immigrants,\u201d he says. \u201cThey bring their expertise\u2014and, in this case, genius\u2014to America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To encourage children to learn more about Guastavino, the book includes a QR code that can be scanned to access a list of nearby Guastavino sites. For WNC residents, there\u2019s the Biltmore Estate as well as the Basilica of St. Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>Guastavino\u2019s final public project and final resting place, the basilica boasts an enormous elliptical dome that seems to float above the nave. As the Asheville Citizen described in 1909, \u201cThis mighty vault was built bit by bit over nothing, above the church floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Readers can also visit Rhododendron, the architect\u2019s former estate in Black Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability to go visit his sites helps kids make a connection outside of the pages of a book,\u201d says Stephenson. \u201cAfter seeing these places in person, children can really understand who Guastavino was and the value of his contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>To learn more about <\/em>Searching for Guastavino<em> or to purchase the book, find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/searchingforguastavino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SearchingForGuastavino<\/a> on Instagram. You can also purchase the book at regional bookstores.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His team included the likes of Richard Morris Hunt, the architect behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s entry hall, and Frederick Law Olmsted of Central Park. 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