Richard Sharp Smith was an English then American architect. He relocated to the United States in 1882. He became "resident architect" of the Biltmore estate after the 1895 death of architect Richard Morris Hunt

Richard Morris Hunt

Richard Morris Hunt was an American architect of the nineteenth century and a preeminent figure in the history of American architecture...

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Numerous works of his survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 (NRHP). He was hired as architect of the Kanuga Lake Club.

Works include (with NRHP attribution in several variants noted, for ones listed on the NRHP):

• Henderson County Courthouse
  Henderson County Courthouse (North Carolina)
  The Henderson County Courthouse, also known as the Historic Henderson County Courthouse and the Old Henderson County Courthouse, is an historic 3-story brick gold-domed Classical Revival style courthouse building located at One Historic Courthouse Square, corner of 1st and Main streets in...
  
  , 1st and Main Sts., Hendersonville, N.C. (Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed
• Richard Sharp Smith House, 655 Chunns Cove Rd., Asheville, North Carolina, NRHP-listed
• Mrs. Minnie Alexander Cottage, 218 Patton Ave., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital, 2--6 Reed St., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Biltmore Shoe Store, 8 Lodge St., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Biltmore Village Commercial Buildings, Brook St. and Biltmore Plaza, Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Biltmore Village Cottages, 18 Angle St. and 75 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Dorland Memorial Presbyterian Church
  Dorland Memorial Presbyterian Church
  Dorland Memorial Presbyterian Church is historic church on Bridge Street at Meadow Lane in Hot Springs, North Carolina. Architect Richard Sharp Smith is associated with the building.It was built in 1900 and added to the National Register in 1986....
  
  , Bridge St. at Meadow Ln., Hot Springs, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp)
• Swain County Courthouse, Main and Fry Sts., Bryson City, N.C., (Milburn,Frank P., & Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed
• James H. White House, 5 Hill St., Marshall, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• Young Men's Institute Building, Market and Eagle Sts., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• One or more buildings in Biltmore Village Cottage District, Swan St., All Souls Cresent and Boston Way, Asheville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharp), NRHP-listed
• one or more buildings in the Montford Area Historic District
  Montford Area Historic District
  The Montford Area Historic District is a mainly residential neighborhood in Asheville, North Carolina that is included in the National Register of Historic Places.- History :...
  
  , NRHP-listed
• One or more buildings in Main Street Historic District, Main St. between Sixth Ave. East and First Ave., East Hendersonville, N.C., (Smith,Richard Sharpe), NRHP-listed
• One or more buildings in Chestnut Hill Historic District, Roughly bounded by Hillside, Washington, Broad, Hollywood, Orchards Sts. and Merrimon Ave., Asheville, N.C., (Smith,R.S.), NRHP-listed