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

Cole Bank Building

ca 1880

— (Hendersonville, N.C.) —

Cole Bank Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 23, 2010

1. Cole Bank Building Marker

Inscription. Built at a cost of $5,000, this building housed the first bank in Hendersonville, the George H.P. Cole Bank. It served as the post office from 1905-14, then Rose Pharmacy for many years. First telephone exchange was upstairs.

Erected by Hendersonville Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 35° 18.993′ N, 82° 27.62′ W. Marker is in Hendersonville, North Carolina, in Henderson County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and 4th 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountains and in Greater Asheville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 344 N. Main (within shouting distance of this marker); First Bank & Trust Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); Citizens National Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Ewbank & Ewbank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Justus Pharmacy (within shouting distance of this marker); 412-414 N. Main

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(within shouting distance of this marker); J. C. Penny Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hendersonville.

Cole Bank Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 23, 2010

2. Cole Bank Building

"First telephone exchange, for Hendersonville, was upstairs."

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 825 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.