I played a couple of times about 15 years ago. It was in sorry shape then, but you could see the potential. One aesthetic issue was a row of soldier sentry trees, or maybe a couple, that had been planted between fairways on the front nine. I'd like to go back and check it out when the work is done. As rjsimper points out, the key is going to be how well they are able to maintain it going forward. Regarding listing on the national register of historic places, my recollection is that that applied to clubhouse, not the course, but I could be wrong. I also recall that only part of the original clubhouse remains. More:
https://www.ashevillegc.com/