Hendersonville in Henderson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Nuckolls Building

ca. 1945

— (Hendersonville, N.C.) —

Nuckolls Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 23, 2010

1. Nuckolls Building Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Built by H.A. Nuckolls, tenants have been Starnes Paint & Wallpaper, Nu Better Foods, Farnsworth Furniture and Sherwood's Restaurant. On this corner in 1842 the town's first hotel, the Ripley House, opened as a stagecoach stop. Over the years the hotel expanded to a three-story, pebbledash building with 150 rooms and was renamed the Globe, the Imperial, the Gates and finally, the St. Johns Hotel. In October 1915, the hotel burned.

Erected by Hendersonville Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1915.

Location. 35° 18.897′ N, 82° 27.599′ W. Marker is in Hendersonville, North Carolina, in Henderson County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and 2nd Avenue West, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hendersonville NC 28792, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 215 N. Main (a few steps from this marker); 219 - 221 N. Main (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary Soldiers

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(within shouting distance of this marker); 202 - 206 N. Main (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); Ripley - Shepherd Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hendersonville.

Regarding Nuckolls Building. Hendersonville matured slowly during the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Chartered in 1847, the town attracted a small collection of merchants, lawyers, and other professionals, as well as innkeepers whose clientele were travelers along the Buncombe Turnpike. Colonel Valentine Ripley, who operated a stage line, opened the first hotel and owned a collection of the commercial buildings
(Hendersonville Historic Preservation Commission)

Nuckolls Building and Marker, near 201 N. Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 23, 2010

2. Nuckolls Building and Marker, near 201 N. Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 703 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.