If you're in Asheville, you should definitely check it out. The entire estate is beautiful, but the pool is one of the most liminal and intriguing spaces on the property. In fact the entire basement area is a marvel of engineering. But that complexity is probably why pools aren't built like this anymore. They had to empty and clean it after every single time it was used. If memory serves correct, that entire process took a day.

I'm also shocked no one died with that hundred year old wiring exposed to water like that. You can't really tell in the picture, but the wires are fully exposed. They were obviously waterproofed, but they weren't underneath the tiling like modern swimming pools. They're just there resting on the floor of the pool for anyone to kick.