On Bearcat Boulevard west of North Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North Main Street at 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
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
On North Main Street at 4th Avenue West, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
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
On North Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North Main Street near 4th Avenue West, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Oakland Street near 9th Avenue West, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North Main Street at 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
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
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Fleming St. at 6th Ave. (U.S. 64), on the right when traveling south on Fleming St..
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
On North Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On North Main Street near 5th Avenue East, on the right when traveling north.
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 South Whitted Street at Dale Street, on the right when traveling north on South Whitted Street.
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 North Main Street south of 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
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
On North Main Street at 2nd Avenue West, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
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
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
(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
On 7th Avenue at Maple Street, on the right when traveling east on 7th Avenue.
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
On North Main Street south of 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
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
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On 4th Avenue West at North Church Street, on the right when traveling east on 4th Avenue West.
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
On 5th Avenue West at Blythe Street (North Carolina Road 1180), on the right when traveling west on 5th Avenue West.
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
