Commercial Bank, the town's second
occupied the northern portion of the
building until merging with First
National Bank. The Wanteska Trust &
Banking Company operated here from
1909 to 1919. Other tenanta have been
La Vouge Hat Shop, . . . — — Map (db m36043) HM
ca.1895
During the 1920s, W.F. Dotson ran a harness
shop and shoe store in the building. Later
tenants have been City Transfer & Furniture
Exchange, Cal's Home & Auto Supply and
The Closet, woman's apparel. Miss Kate
Dotson taught music . . . — — Map (db m33240) HM
Built by Ernest Lucas Ewbank and sons
Frank and Harry, this building served as
the Ewbank family's insurance and real
estate business and other offices until
2004. Designed by prominent local
architect Erle Stillwell. — — Map (db m33478) HM
Built as a bank, it operated until 11.20.1930
when it closed. Reorganized by local
investors, it reopened 2 weeks later as
State Trust Co., merged later with
Northwestern Bank, then First Union Bank
until 1998. Designed by prominent
architect . . . — — Map (db m33496) HM
In Honor of the Citizens of Henderson County who served their country in the Gulf War and in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and on Terrorism at home and abroad and for the sacrifices of their families. — — Map (db m20453) WM
The Judson College Building (now demolished) at
the corner of Fleming Street and Third Avenue
served as the first Hendersonville High School.
The high school was later located in the former
Noterman house at what is now Boyd Park
between Main . . . — — Map (db m32154) HM
In memory of those who served,
especially to those who gave all
donated by those who still care.
Designed by Jerry Gordon
Feb. 8, 1947 - Oct. 4, 1995 — — Map (db m20450) HM
In memory of those who served
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Grenada, Lebanon, Panama
Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan — — Map (db m20454) WM
Built by Forest Hunter, the corner storefront tenants were Hunter Pharmacy and later Economy Drug Store. The southern storefront tenants were Israel W. Allen Dept. Store and for over 30 years Sterchi Brothers Furniture Store. The Masonic Lodge met . . . — — Map (db m187811) HM
J.C.Penny's built and occupied this building for over 45 years. From 1893 until 1925 Hendersonville's Town Hall and Opera house stood on this location. Romanesque in architure, the building housed all city services and a 400 seat auditorium. — — Map (db m35455) HM
Baptist. Chartered in 1861 as Judson Female College; later coeducational. Operated 1882-1892 in building which stood three blocks S.W. — — Map (db m12418) HM
Built and operated as a pharmacy by Dr.
William Hicks Justus whose son Fred
ran the business until 1957. The
pharmacy was then operated by the Beck
Family until 1994. Home to the first
soda fountain in Hendersonville. — — Map (db m33531) HM
Built by Dr. William Redin Kirk, tenants of
the three storefronts have been Branstetter
Shoes,Holley-Swofford Shoes, The China
Shop and Emory's Dad & Lad Shop. Bert
Boyd, local philanthropist, lived upstairs
for over 17 years. Designed by . . . — — Map (db m33715) HM
This is one of the earliest residential
districts in Hendersonville, first platted as
Columbia Park in 1908 and later as Lenox
Park in 1917. The Freeze-Bacon Hosiery Mill,
City Ice Company and Wing Paper Box
Company operated in the area. . . . — — Map (db m240968) HM
On Sunday October 28, 1951, the dedication of the new two-story, red-brick building was celebrated. The Ninth Avenue School opened its doors as a consolidated school for the Black American students of Henderson, Polk and Transylvania Counties. It . . . — — Map (db m140648) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m34861) HM
Built originally for retail, this building
was redesigned into a theater in 1915
by prominent local architect Erle Stillwell.
The Neo-Classical building served as
the Queen, then the State, then the Fox
until the early 1960s. — — Map (db m33854) HM
In Honor of
Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in
Henderson County
William Capps John Peter Corn
William Senter Joseoh Henry
James Johnson Andrew Miller
Samuel King Abraham Huymendall
James Brittaim Jesse Richman . . . — — Map (db m241647) HM
(Lower Plaque)
Built by Col. Valentine Ripley, early
businessman, this is one of the first
brick structures in Hendersonville.
Early uses were a general store,
post office and Confederate
commissary under Major Noe.
M.M. Shepherd . . . — — Map (db m34553) HM
This district portrays a cohesive grouping of
commercial, residential and transportation
related structures typical of late 19th and early
20th century development. The first depot,
established with train service in 1879, was
replaced with the . . . — — Map (db m32290) HM
Following an earlier school on the corner of Justice Street and Ninth Avenue, the Sixth Avenue School opened its doors to area Black American students in 1916. Located on the east side of US 64 and Valley Street, the building was a two story frame . . . — — Map (db m140662) HM
Tenants of this two storefront building have
been Maxwell Brown's Fancy Groceries,
Mitchell's Grocery, Jack Schulman's
Clothing, and Freeze Drug Co. The Woodmen
of the World Hall was upstairs. — — Map (db m33957) HM
Originally built in 1919 as the Aloah Hotel, the three story building reflects the Classical Revival style popular in the 1920's. The last surviving example of the many hotels once in this part of Hendersonville, it also operated as the Carson . . . — — Map (db m12519) HM
The City's first post office opened in 1941 and operated out of several businesses on Main Street prior to construction of this Neoclassical Revival building. Costing $60,000 and offering locker rooms and showers for employees, it was renamed the . . . — — Map (db m187800) HM
Hendersonville's largest historic district, the
West Side extends generally from downtown
along 5th, 4th and 3rd Avenues to Blythe
Street. The Columbus Mills Pace House at 813
Fifth Avenue West, ca. 1860, is the oldest
structure in the . . . — — Map (db m240969) HM
Marble statue from the Asheville shop of W.O.Wolfe. Inspired title of son Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward Angel. Stands 150 feet south. — — Map (db m12421) HM
Methodist. Congregation was organized at a camp meeting ca. 1810, on land donated by
James Johnston. Church, 1905, is .3 mi. N. — — Map (db m156272) HM
Originally built 1837, and reconstructed in 1912 by Mr.
Joseph Kirkland Singeltary, one of the early developers
in Laurel Park. The Robinson family has owned the
house and surrounding property since 1932. The house
is characteristic of mountain . . . — — Map (db m240982) HM
In 1933, during the depths of the Great Depression, the U.S. Congress
passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act forming the Civilian
Conservation Corp (CCC). The resolution organized and employed
unmarried young men, ages 18-25, to battle . . . — — Map (db m240987) HM
In the 1890's W.A. Smith began the development of
Laurel Park as a recreational area with Crystal Spring
as the focal point. Visitors came here for many years to
picnic and drink the clear, cold water from this well
known spring. A latticed shed . . . — — Map (db m240988) HM
This stone structure, on the crest of Echo Mountain, was originally built
as a summer residence for John H. Patterson of Jacksonville, Florida. It
was purchased in 1925 by Dr. & Mrs. Charles DeGarmo of Coconut
Grove. Due to the financial . . . — — Map (db m240986) HM
Pre-1800's habitat adapted to a 10-acre recreational lake in 1909 reverting to a nature park in 2018
In 1909, W.A. Smith, the founder of Laurel Park, built an earthen dam on the north end of this valley converting a native forest into a . . . — — Map (db m240976) HM
In the mid 1800's, the family of Josiah Davis settled on
Jump Off Mountain. Shortly thereafter Josiah, his wife,
and his son, J.M. (Mountain Man) Davis, used dynamite
and an oxen pulled sled to begin building the road known
today as Davis . . . — — Map (db m240985) HM
In 1888 approval was given for a bond issue, Hendersonville's first, to build a reservoir for a supply of pure water to Main Street. The reservoir, fed by pristine springs in Laurel Park, is nearby. The outflow from this reservoir travels under . . . — — Map (db m240981) HM
Early in W.A. Smith's crafting of Laurel Park, a sightseer could trek
up Echo Mountain to an observation tower just above Crystal
Spring. At 2600 feet above sea-level, Park Heights Tower offered an
unobstructed panoramic birds-eye view of the . . . — — Map (db m240980) HM
W.A. Smith's evolving vision of Laurel Park included the
construction of the 10-acre Rhododendron Lake and beach in
1909. A 30-foot high earthen dam was constructed blocking
the stream running down the Cascades from the Reservoir.
In addition, . . . — — Map (db m240977) HM
Nearby was the site of the Fleetwood
Hotel, a 14-story edifice begun in
1925 and never completed. A
grandiose dream and victim of
the severe real estate downturn
that began in 1926, the steel
skeleton's ghostly frame stood for
a number of . . . — — Map (db m240983) HM
In 1909 The Canal was begun by W.A. Smith to connect the new Rhododendron Lake and the existing Rainbow Lake. The canal allowed visitors to Laurel Park to take excursions between the two lakes on gondola type boats. This section of the park . . . — — Map (db m169638) HM
W.A. Smith's improvements to the Park and Amusement Grounds started in
1907 with the construction of a 5,000 square foot modern roller skating rink.
The building's foundation, erected above water level on 8-foot piers, provided
boat houses, . . . — — Map (db m240973) HM
In 1903 W.A. Smith obtained a charter for a railroad to transport folks out to
Laurel Park and in 1905 started laying tracks from Main Street out Broad Street
(now 5th Avenue) and then purchased a steam powered locomotive and passenger
car. The . . . — — Map (db m240971) HM
Nearly 300 years ago the Cherokee Indians would gather each summer at Kanasta,
now known as Connestee. While the braves were busy shaping their war axes
making ready to fight other Indian tribes, one young Cherokee Chieftain found time
to roam . . . — — Map (db m240984) HM
With support of the Hendersonville Board of Trade, the Park and Amusement
Grounds were established in 1903 with the construction of a baseball field,
grandstand, and a 2-story clubhouse to provide entertainment, interest, and
amusement for the . . . — — Map (db m240972) HM
The granite foundations of Jump Off and Echo Mountains in
Laurel Park conceivably predate the Appalachian Orogeny
hundreds of million years ago. Massive sections of this bedrock
are visible today, breaking the surface at Jump Off Rock, . . . — — Map (db m240978) HM
Originally built as a clubhouse for the Fairgrounds and Baseball Field, in 1907
W.A. Smith had architect Erle Stillwell prepare remodeling plans to convert the
building into a modern family hotel. The lobby of the renovated 20-room hotel
had a . . . — — Map (db m240974) HM
In 1909 Laurel Park's founder, W.A. Smith, constructed
another attraction in his nature park, called the Swiss Railway.
This incline railway consisted of two tram like vehicles on
parallel tracks ascending the mountain at a junction of the
Dummy . . . — — Map (db m240979) HM
After being admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1876, W.A. Smith
(1853-1922) settled in Hendersonville establishing a successful law practice.
Among his lifetime achievements were mayor, alderman, city attorney, county
attorney, banker, and . . . — — Map (db m240975) HM
Iron works set up four mi. W. by Philip Sitton after 1804. Source for manufacture of rifles by Philip Gillespie. Both operated to 1860s. — — Map (db m44317) HM
On Nov. 5, 1827, Robert B. Vance, Former N.C. Congressman, was fatally wounded in a duel by Samuel P. Carson, his successor. ½ mile S.E. — — Map (db m12436) HM
South of here, along Beech River, Forrest struck Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's Federal Brigade, sent from Jackson to stop him. In a running fight which carried to within 4 miles of Jackson, he captured the bulk of this force, including its commander. . . . — — Map (db m115231) HM
South of here, along Beech River, Forrest struck Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's Federal Brigade, sent from Jackson to stop him. In a running fight which carried to within 4 miles of Jackson, he captured the bulk of this force, including its commander. . . . — — Map (db m206790) HM
This man, born in North Carolina in 1799, lived in this neighborhood for many years, dying in 1857. His size was legendary; he is said to have been 8 ft. 6 in. tall and to have weighed over 800 pounds; three ordinary sized men could be buttoned . . . — — Map (db m154434) HM
Businesses which have operated at this site
14 Monroe Avenue
Lexington Gun and Trade
National Store
U-Tote-Em Grocery
Brown Brothers Hardware
Dr. Chapin Store & Office — — Map (db m180495) HM
Businesses which have operated at this site
22 Monroe Avenue
Steve Beal, Atty.
Flynn's Carousel
Taylor's Jewelry Store
Hennessee's Soda Room
Citizens Bank
Collins General Store
Second Floor:
Sullivan's Insurance . . . — — Map (db m180496) HM
Businesses which have operated at this site
24 Monroe Street
Elmer Stewart, Atty.
Sue's Beauty Salon
First National Bank
Austin & Hinson Pool Room
Jones & White Grocery
Davenport General Store
Pearson's Cash Grocery . . . — — Map (db m180497) HM
Businesses which have operated at this site
26 Monroe Avenue
Frizzell's Family Shoe Store
Davies Drug Store
Watson Drug Store
McHaney Drug Store
E.E. Flake Store
James Glass Hardware
Second floor:
Barry & Walker, . . . — — Map (db m180499) HM
Businesses which have operated at this site
31 Natchez Trace Drive
Pat Carnal Insurance Agency
Steve Milam & Kevin Carter, Attys.
Lee's Discount
First Federal Savings & Loans
Crestline Finance
Lexington Styling Center . . . — — Map (db m180175) HM
Business which have operated at this site
38 South Main Street
Stanfills Clothe Shoppe
Wallace Hardware Co
Timberlake & Bluckley Hdw.
J.D. Timberlake Hardware
and Denver Jewelry
W.W. Stewart & Co.
Poplar Log Saloon . . . — — Map (db m180071) HM
Business which have operated at this site
40 South Main Street
Davis Dry Goods
Timberlake & Buckley Furniture
George Council General Store
Thomas W, Stegall Dry Goods
Lexington Dry Goods
L.H. Petty Barber Shop . . . — — Map (db m180076) HM
Business which have operated at this site
40 South Main Street
Davis Dry Goods
Timberlake & Buckley Furniture
George Council General Store
Thomas W, Stegall Dry Goods
Lexington Dry Goods
L.H. Petty Barber . . . — — Map (db m180079) HM
Businesses which have operated at this site
50 South Main Street
Town Square Eatery
Laura Lynn's
T&R Clothing
Ferguson's Men's Store
Flanagan's Men's Store
Williams Men's Wear
Wadley's Men's Store
W.W. Sweatt Dry . . . — — Map (db m180171) HM
Businesses which have operated at this site
52 South Main Street
Railway Claim Services, Inc.
Gardner & Little Agency
Rings & Things
Taylors Outfit
Lexington Shoe Store
Britt's Bootery
Harry Orio Grocery
E.E. . . . — — Map (db m180172) HM
Businesses which have operated at this site
54 South Main Street
Ye Olde Oak Shoppe
Taylor's Outlet
Leon's
Montgomery & Son Dry Goods
Sullivan Mercantile Co
Anderson Brothers Grocery
M.B. Hart Grocery
Hershey . . . — — Map (db m180173) HM
Business which have operated at this site
58 South Main Street
Stewart Drug Store
Joe V. Holmes Grocery
Frank Kent Grocery
J.M. Arnold, MD
M.B. Hart Grocery
Belew & Wadley Livery Stable
Kizer Drug Store
Second . . . — — Map (db m180174) HM
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his cavalry brigade on a raid through West Tennessee, Dec. 15, 1862-Jan 3, 1863, destroying railroads and severing Gen. Ulysses S. Grants supply line between Columbus, Kentucky, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Forrest . . . — — Map (db m81884) HM
Striking Ingersoll's brigade 5 miles east, Forrest overran the position to which they had retired on high ground to the south. Ingersoll and his artillery were captured. Returning 2 weeks later, Forrest rested briefly here, then crossed the river at . . . — — Map (db m61920) HM
Murray Franklin Buddy Cannon, born in Lexington, Tennessee, on April 20, 1947, is a Nashville-based songwriter, record producer, music publisher, and former record company A&R (artists and repertoire) executive. He ranks among the most . . . — — Map (db m156581) HM
Businesses which have operated at this site
Main Street & Monroe Ave.
First Bank
1st National Bank
Elk Drug Store
O.R. Brown Jewelry
G.W. McCall Clothing
Taylor's Beauty Shop
Ruth's Beauty Ship
Shackleford & Ross Barber Shop . . . — — Map (db m206296) HM
Born in North Carolina in 1799, Darden settled in Henderson County about 1830. He was an innkeeper and farmer, and physically one of the heaviest men ever to live in the world. At the time of his death, Darden weighed in excess of 1,000 pounds. He . . . — — Map (db m81885) HM
Preceded by Lexington Colored School, which operated at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Montgomery School was established in 1923 for the education of Negro boys and girls of Lexington and Henderson County, a Rosenwald facility, it was organized as . . . — — Map (db m153432) HM
Just when victory seemed certain, Colonel Charles Carroll galloped up to Forrest with the news that a large Union force was fast approaching their rear along the Lexington-Huntington Road and was deploying in line of battle. Forrest, who had . . . — — Map (db m72369) HM
Forrest placed the burden of the battle at Parker's Crossroads on his artillery, planning to win the battle with his cannoneers. His effective use of artillery allowed the Confederates to dominate the first two-thirds of the battle.
As . . . — — Map (db m72263) HM
"We drove them through the woods with great slaughter and several white flags were raised in various parts of the woods and the killed and wounded were strewn over the ground."
General Nathan Bedford Forrest
A short time . . . — — Map (db m174110) HM
At this location the 122nd Illinois held fast while General Forrest started to encircle the Union forces. With assaults also coming into the rear of the line, portions of the 122nd Illinois and men from the 50th Indiana about-faced, fixed bayonets, . . . — — Map (db m174129) HM
With eight pieces of Confederate artillery placed about 200 yards in their front, many of the men lay down along the fence line to avoid the intense fire of shell, grape and cannister. By early afternoon, white flags began to appear in the woods . . . — — Map (db m174130) HM
Being exposed to fire from both front and rear, companies of the 39th Iowa broke ranks and ran southwesterly into an open cornfield that was located across the Lexington-Huntingdon Road.
Col. Henry Cummings of the 39th Iowa was convinced, . . . — — Map (db m174127) HM
At this position the 50th Indiana held the Union right flank. Private Joseph Hotz of Lieutenant Judys Company A had positioned himself behind the split-rail fence.
He later wrote his wife, I go off cheaply a shell hit the fence near . . . — — Map (db m174131) HM
The 7th Wisconsin Light Artillery did not fare well at the Battle of Parker's Crossroads; in fact, the battery was in trouble even before the battle began. As a result of the losses suffered in Forrest's raids on Humboldt and Trenton, the battery . . . — — Map (db m174099) HM
"Pretty soon the word came that the enemy were coming up in our rear on account of noise the orders were not heard by all & consequently we were thrown into considerable confusion".
Pvt. William Peter, 122nd . . . — — Map (db m174067) HM
A Successful Raid
Most historians consider Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's West Tennessee Raid a success, and he gets much credit for his actions at Parker's Crossroads. Confederate General Earl Van Dorn's destruction of . . . — — Map (db m174070) HM
Forrest planned to encircle the Union position with artillery, using his guns to fight the battle rather than engaging his dismounted troops in close small arms combat. When Forrest deployed his troops following the engagement at Hicks' field . . . — — Map (db m72319) HM
His Line Divided
Colonel Cyrus Dunham had defeated the Confederate attack on the rear of his forces, but to what end? The Union force was divided and confused. Dunham, who had held the brigade together all day by riding up and down the . . . — — Map (db m174072) HM
Confederate Victory Seems Assured
Much of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's artillery was deployed in an arc around where you stand. The guns rained unceasing fire on Union troops at the split-rail fence, visible on the far side of . . . — — Map (db m174203) HM
"We have worked, rode, and fought hard" On January 1, 1863 Forrest reached the Tennessee River. By 9 p.m. the entire command, more than 2,000 men and horses, six cannon, and a train of wagons, had crossed the river on the same flatboats that . . . — — Map (db m81886) HM
Old Split-Rail Fence December 31, 1862 At approximately 11:00 a.m., Colonel Dunham's Brigade positioned themselves behind a split-rail fence located a few feet behind this area running east and west to the Lexington/Huntingdon Road. By afternoon, . . . — — Map (db m20521) HM
You are standing, more or less, on the old Lexington-Huntingdon Road. Behind you is the reconstructed split-rail fence, where the Union troops took position and faced General Nathan Bedford Forrest's unrelenting artillery assault and surprise . . . — — Map (db m20542) HM
Artillery played a pivotal role in the Battle of Parker's Crossroads. The Confederates turned their two 6-pounder smoothbore, two 12-pounder howitzers, two 12-pounder mountain howitzers and two three-inch ordnance rifles to deadly effect. The Union . . . — — Map (db m174201) HM
Confederate artillery was located west of this position, near where SR 22 is today. The battery of guns, supported by Major Nicholas N. Cox's battalion, was positioned to pound the west flank of the Union line, the position held by the 39th Iowa. . . . — — Map (db m174117) HM
Forrest's Cavalry fought dismounted at the Battle of Parker's Crossroads, as was customary. Cavalry depended upon their mounts and military protocol defined how horses were handled in battle. One of every four horsemen remained mounted and . . . — — Map (db m72344) HM
Cyrus Livingston Dunham left a promising political career to serve his country in the Civil War. He resigned his military commission November 18, 1863, his health broken
A Rural Upbringing
Cyrus Dunham was born and raised on a farm . . . — — Map (db m174108) HM
The Envelopment & Surprise Attack
Under cover of the Confederates' punishing artillery fire, Russell and Woodward's men dismounted and infiltrated the woods to the right and rear of the 50th Indiana. Starnes' 8th Tennessee, having made . . . — — Map (db m174113) HM
The Regiment's First Fight
Colonel George Dibrell placed his dismounted cavalry in this area, on a rise southeast of the Parker house. "Here," Dibrell wrote, "we began our first regular battle as cavalry." His position, east of Colonel Alonzo . . . — — Map (db m174191) HM
A Desperate Charge
Colonel Cyrus Dunham's miscalculation of General Nathan Bedford Forrest's intentions cost his soldiers dearly. Not only was Forrest not retreating, but the accurate fire of his dismounted cavalry and artillery was taking . . . — — Map (db m174189) HM
"The Union forces made a stubborn fight and defended their positions with marked valor, but the Confederate fire was too galling for mortals to stand."
Lieut. John W. Morton, CSA
The change of front was made under a severe fire of . . . — — Map (db m174197) HM
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