Druid Hills Historic District
National and Local Historic District
Type - Residential
Location – west of US 25 North across from Patton Park
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Historic District History – Druid Hills was platted in 1923 and exemplifies the “Olmstedian” concept of land planning, consisting of a number of curvilinear streets with mature trees and open spaces. Architectural styles in the neighborhood include multiple Craftsman Bungalow, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival along with less common styles. There are seventy-six contributing houses/outbuildings.
Hyman Heights/Mount Royal Historic District
National and Local Historic District
Type - Residential
Location – east of US 25 North, northeast of the Five Points intersection
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History – Hyman Heights was platted in 1908 and eventually merged with the Mount Royal section, which was platted in 1923. The area began its real growth with the opening of Hendersonville’s first hospital, Patton Hospital, in 1913 on Highland Avenue. Many local physicians built homes in the neighborhood during hospital’s life in styles such as Craftsman Bungalow, Colonial Revival, Ranch, Foursquare and others. Killarney, a stone Gothic Revival, is the oldest home dating to 1858. There are 123 contributing houses/outbuildings.
Seventh Avenue Depot District
National Historic District
Type - Commercial
Location – two blocks northeast of Main Street
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History – Seventh Avenue East developed as a commercial district during the late 19th and early 20th century around Hendersonville’s first depot, established in 1879. The majority of the buildings are simple one and two-story brick commercial and warehouse structures in the typical pattern of buildings connecting to each other. There are thirty-two contributing structures.
Main Street Historic District
National and Local Historic District
Type – Commercial
Location – Main Street
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History – The street plan of this central business district is basically a simple grid laid out in 1841. Much of the character remains since the height of its development in the later 19th and early 20th centuries. Commercial and Neoclassical building styles, mostly or brick or stone, are seen in the typical pattern of commercial districts where buildings adjoin each other in district rows. There are fifty-five contributing structures.
West Side Historic District
National Historic District
Type – Residential
Location – one block west of downtown
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History – The first period of large-scale development within the West Side neighborhood occurred from the 1910s through the late 1920s. The Columbus Mills Pace House appears to be the oldest dating from ca. 1860. Several homes appear to be designed by prominent Hendersonville architect, Erle Stillwell, and are examples of Classical Revival and Tudor Revival style homes. With 244 contributing structure, it is the largest historic neighborhood in Hendersonville.
Lenox Park Historic District
National Historic District
Type – Residential
Location – southwest of downtown
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History – The first layout of this area, Columbia Park in 1908, and later, Lenox Park in 1917, followed a grid pattern typical of many subdivisions of the time with major streets running north-south and east-west. Architectural styles and house types in the neighborhood are Queen Anne, Four Square, bungalow and other.
Cold Spring Park Historic District
National Historic District
Type – Residential
Location – east of N. Main Street and five points intersection
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History – Hendersonville’s newest historic district, Cold Spring Park is also the smallest with 37 contributing structures. Originally laid out as Wheeler Park in 1910, major growth occurred in the mid-1920s. Many residents of the neighborhood were working class primarily with industries near 7th Avenue East, the Southern Railway or Main Street.
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