Many visitors to this barn had little idea that a world-famous writer lived nearby, for they had come here to find out about raising dairy goats. Internationally known for breeding world-record milk producers, Mrs. Sandburg managed a herd of over . . . — — Map (db m12463) HM
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1955 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States
U.S. . . . — — Map (db m12466) HM
"We found that our land goes up... to the very top of Big Glassy Mountain---at least a mile of real climbing from the house. The timber seems endless....The hills will be white with dogwood blossoms in spring." Lilian Sandburg 1945 Glassy . . . — — Map (db m12468) HM
"It is necessary now and then for a man to go away by himself and experience loneliness; to sit on a rock in the forest and to ask of himself, 'Who am I, and where have I been, and where am I going?" Carl Sandburg
Throughout . . . — — Map (db m12461) HM
The Old
Flat Rock
Post Office
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m215056) HM
In Memory of
Albert Pike
Arkansas Poet of the Confederacy
Philosopher, Jurist, Philologist
Ethnologist, Statesman
Man of Letters
Born in Boston Mass, 1809
Died in Washington D.C. 1891
The greater part of his life was passed . . . — — Map (db m80982) HM
One of the oldest Churches in
Western North Carolina
Organized 1857 - Built 1859
Consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thos. Atkinson
Bishop of North Carolina
August 21, 1859
During the Civil War this church was used as
barracks by Confederate . . . — — Map (db m12883) HM
1850 - 1896
American Humorist
I will turn their mourning into Joy and will Comfort them and make the rejoice from their sorrow. Jeremiah 34:13 — — Map (db m17797) HM
In Loving Memory
Edgar Wilson Nye
"Bill Nye"
American Humorist and Friend
Born in Shirley, Maine August 25, 1850
Died At "Buck Shoals" near this spot February 22, 1898
Admitted to the Bar 1876
He belonged to the Masonic Fraternity . . . — — Map (db m17798) HM
In Loving Memory
Frances Fisher Tiernan
"Christian Reid"
Novelist
Born in Salisbury N.C. July 2, 1846
Died in Salisbury N.C. March 24, 1920
In 1876 she published her novel, "The Land of The Sky." For sometime she lived in Western . . . — — Map (db m81016) HM
In Memory of
Francis Scott Key
Born at "Terra Rubra", Near Frederick, Maryland
August 1, 1779
Died in Baltimore, Maryland
January 11, 1843
He wrote
"The Star Spangled Banner"
while being detained by the British admiral under a . . . — — Map (db m81017) HM
In Loving Memory
George Westfeldt
A member of Calvary Episcopal Church
Fletcher, N.C.
to whom
Sidney Lanier
a visitor here
beloved poet of the South
dedicated his last poem, "Sunrise,"
"Send him my sunrise, That he may know How . . . — — Map (db m81018) HM
Eilenburg Prussia Germany
October 6, 1837
Memphis, Tennessee
April 10, 1927
He orchestrated "Dixie" and played it for the first time at the inauguration of Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederacy, Montgomery, Alabama
February 18, . . . — — Map (db m81019) HM
In Loving Memory
James Whitcomb Riley
"The Hoosier Poet"
Born in Greenfield Indiana October 7, 1853
Died in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 22, 1916
A friend of "Bill Nye"
A visitor at "Buck Shoals" on the French Broad River near this . . . — — Map (db m81020) HM
Soldier, Planter,
Author, Statesman
Born June 3, 1808
Fairview Kentucky
Died December 6, 1889
New Orleans, Louisiana
"He was a Statesman with clean hands and pure heart who served his people faithfully and well from budding manhood to . . . — — Map (db m17800) HM
Author of "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come"
"The Trail of The Lonesome Pine" and other stories of Virginia and Kentucky
He was the interpreter of "The Heart of The Hills" and endeared to thousands of readers by the charm and truth of his . . . — — Map (db m81022) HM
In Loving Memory
Orren Randolph Smith
who on February 12, 1861, designed,
"The Stars and Bars"
the first official flag of the Confederacy adopted by the Confederate States Congress,
Montgomery, Alabama, March 4, 1861
Warren . . . — — Map (db m81024) HM
In loving memory of
Robert E. Lee
and to mark the route of the
Dixie Highway
“The shaft memorial and highway straight
attest his worth — he cometh to his own.”
— . . . — — Map (db m13108) HM
In Loving Memory
Robert Loveman
Poet
Cleveland, Ohio
April 11,1864
Hot Springs, Arkansas
July 9,1923
He spent most of his life in Dalton, Georgia
where he did the greater part of his writing including the famous
"Rain Song" . . . — — Map (db m81025) HM
In Loving Memory
Stephen Collins Foster
Composer of
"Suwanee River," "Old Kentucky Home," "Massa's in The Cold Ground," "O Susanna," "Old Black Joe," "Nelly Bly," "Old Dog Tray," and other well known songs
Born near Pittsburgh, PA., . . . — — Map (db m81027) HM
In loving memory
William Sydney Porter
"O.Henry"
American Short Story Writer
Born in Greensboro N.C. September 11, 1862
Died in New York City June 5, 1910
A visitor in Western No. Carolina
His body is interred in Riverside . . . — — Map (db m81028) HM
In Loving Memory
Zebulon Baird Yance
Friend, Patriot, Philanthropist, Scholar, Orator, Statesman
Loyal friend to the Jewish people whom he honored in his classic lecture
"The scattered nation"
Born near Asheville N.C. May 18, 1836 . . . — — Map (db m81029) HM
In an attempt to cultivate school spirit and connect between our school and community, the Hendersonville High School Leadership Class requested to City Council, to rename 8th Avenue West to 1 Bearcat Boulevard. It was made official on September . . . — — Map (db m187810) HM
Tenants of this building have been Beck Hardware, Court House Cafι, City Cafι, C & D Music Shop and Elizabeth of Carolina Woman's Wear. For more than 30 years the Justice of the Peace office was upstairs. — — Map (db m33034) HM
ca. 1920
Used as a tin shop in the 1920s, the Blue Bird
and Carson Ice Cream Companies operated
here in 1940s and 1950s. Sinclair Office Supply
occupied the building for more than 36 years. — — Map (db m33053) HM
1961
Built by Daniel C. Barber, Jr., this building was
modeled after the Western Auto Store in the
Charlottetown Mall in Charolette and was the
first pre-stressed concrete on Main Street.
The Barber Family ran the Western Auto Store
and . . . — — Map (db m33036) HM
Built by Norman Farnsworth, this building
filled the last vacant lot on Main Street.
Tenants of the two-storefront building have
been Fred Toms Furniture Outlet, credit &
financial companies, and the Added Touch
gift shop. Western Auto . . . — — Map (db m33056) HM
ca. 1920
Built originally as an auto garage, this building
served as a bowling alley in the 1930s. Later
tenants were O'Dell & Gossett Furniture Co.,
Gosset Furniture Co., and Kalin Furniture Co. — — Map (db m33080) HM
ca. 1896
Tenants of this three storefront building
have been Hendersonville Hardware from
1915 through the 1920s, McFarlan Food Shop,
Daniel's Furniture Co., and Sherman's
Sporting Goods Store. The Art Moderne
facade was added in the . . . — — Map (db m33100) HM
ca. 1920
Tenants of this building have been
Florida Fruit Market, J.C. Penny,Efird's
Department Store and Jack Schulman's
"Can Do - Will Do." — — Map (db m33153) HM
ca.1920
Originally a brick facade, the Pickwick
lunches & billiards was here from 1937
until 1955. Rosenberg's Men's Wear
and Wade's Shoes shared the building
in the late 1950s. Mac's Men's Wear
operated here from 1960 until 2007. . . . — — Map (db m33641) HM
Built as a bank at a cost of $125,000,
it operated until 11.20.1930 when it
closed. Reopened in 1936 by State
Trust Co., later Northwestern Bank,
then Home Bank & Trust, then Bank
of N.C. The McClintock clock was
added in 1927. Designed by . . . — — Map (db m33048) HM
In Honor of The Citizens of Henderson County who served in the Union Army during the Civil War for the Preservation of The United States of America and in Gratitude to their families. — — Map (db m20445) HM
Built by W.A. Smith and Henry Jordon
at the cost of $12,000. Tenants of the
three storefronts have been Clarke
Hardware, Bland Hardware, Gregg Bros. Hardware and
for 65 years Houston Furniture
Company. The first gasoline pump on
Main Street . . . — — Map (db m34292) HM
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. — — Map (db m35149) HM
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
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
Elljah . . . — — Map (db m20444) 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 Hotel . . . — — 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
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m169638) 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
