National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Henderson County

Henderson County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Flat Rock Historic District and Bryn Avon, Camp Arrowhead and Cold Spring Park Historic District.

The famous person Carl Sandburg is associated with one of more of the Henderson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Henderson County places including Jesse W. Bell, Raymond Coggins, Smith, Richard Sharp, et al., John Nolen, Burgin Morgan, Olmsted Bros., Richard Sharpe Smith, Richard Sharp Smith, Jones, Acie H., builder and Erle Stilwell. Prominent architectural styles found in Henderson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bryn Avon (added 1999 - - #99000437)

Jct. of River Rd. and Mallett Rd. , Etowah

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bell, Jesse W.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Other

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Cemetery, Garden, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Camp Arrowhead (added 2005 - - #05001415)

Also known as Canp Glen Arden

Cabin Creek Rd., 1 mi. W of jct. with Green River Rd. , Tuxedo

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Coggins, Raymond, Morgan, Burgin

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (added 1968 - - #68000013)

Also known as Connemara

W of Flat Rock , Flat Rock

Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Sandburg,Carl

Significant Year:

1967, 1945

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Literature, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

Cold Spring Park Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001291)

Also known as Wheeler Park

Bounded roughly by N. Main St. on the N., Maple St. on the E., 9th Ave. E. on the S., and Locust St. on the W , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Druid Hills Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000989)

Roughly bounded by Meadowbrook Terrace, US 25N, Ashwood Rd., and Ridgewood Ave. , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Draper, Earle Sumner

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Flat Rock Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001352)

Also known as See Also:Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

W of East Flat Rock , Flat Rock

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Gothic, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Hotel, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Flat Rock Historic District (Boundary Increase, Decrease and Additional Documentation) (added 2015 - - #14001176)

Roughly bounded by Rutledge, Dunroy & N. Highland Lake Drs., Kanuga, Little River & W. Blue Ridge Rds., Flat Rock

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stillwell, E.G., Olmsted Bros., Arms, Brock, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1825-1974 AD

Hyman Heights--Mount Royal Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000124)

Roughly bounded by Ridgecrest Pl., Highland Ave., Hyman Ave., Patton St., N. Main St., and Oakland St. , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Kanuga Lake Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001056)

Roughly, area surrounding Kanuga Lake , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, Richard Sharp, et al., Nolen, John

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Hotel, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Hotel, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Sport Facility

Lenox Park Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001661)

Also known as Columbia Park

Roughly bounded by Allen, Spring, and S. Whitted Sts., and Southern RR. , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones, Acie H., builder

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Main Street Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000028)

Also known as See Also:Henderson County Courthouse

Main St. between Sixth Ave. East and First Ave. East , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stilwell,Erle, Smith,Richard Sharpe

Architectural Style:

Other, Chicago, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Government Office, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Government Office, Professional, Specialty Store

Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2006 - - #06001140)

Roughly N. Main St., Second Ave. W, W. Allen St., N. Washington and First Ave. E. , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Processing, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Seventh Avenue Depot District (added 1989 - - #89000029)

Seventh Ave. between Grove and Ash , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Hotel, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

West Side Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001424)

Roughly bounded by Fifth Ave. W., Washington St., Third Ave. W., and Blythe St. , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, Richard Sharp, Stillwell, Erle

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling