Charleston, S.C. residents Kathleen Hodgson and her daughter Penny, 8, take a break from shopping to speak to the Asheville Citizen Times inside the Antique Tobacco Barn along Swannanoa River Road ...

The barn and everything inside were a total loss. "This was a huge barn, it had like nine acres of tobacco in it," Chief Tucker said. "Estimated loss of that was $238,000. Huge loss." ...

It's like a family." If you go Antique Tobacco Barn is located at 75 Swannanoa River Road in Asheville. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a new parking lot located near its east entrance.

The barn and product were deemed total losses. Adams Fire Department Chief Donovan Tucker said the estimated loss of tobacco is $98,000, with the barn itself a $150,000 loss.

The Antique Tobacco Barn, a business on the banks of the Swannanoa River, is past surveying the damage. They're looking toward rebuilding for the future. The entirety of the 77,000-square-foot ...

About 8,500 pounds of tobacco in the barns also burned up, as did some equipment and children's bicycles stored in the buildings, family members said.

ASHEVILLE - When Kathleen Hodgson stepped into the Antique Tobacco Barn, she was looking for a coffee table but ended up with a vintage jacket that had a colorful plaid-like pattern, and an old ...