North Carolina - Henderson County - Historic Districts
Henderson County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 13 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, Smith, Richard Sharp, et al., John Nolen, Burgin Morgan, Earle Sumner Draper, Richard Sharpe Smith, Richard Sharp Smith, Jones, Acie H., builder, Erle Stilwell and Raymond Coggins. 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
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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