Main Street Historic District (Hendersonville, North Carolina)

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Main Street Historic District
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LocationMain St. between Sixth Ave. East and First Ave. East; Roughly N. Main St., Second Ave. W, W. Allen St., N. Washington and First Ave. E., Hendersonville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°18′59″N82°27′37″W / 35.31639°N 82.46028°W / 35.31639; -82.46028
Area34 acres (14 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
ArchitectSmith, Richard Sharpe; Stilwell, Erle
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Chicago, Commercial Style
MPS Hendersonville MPS
NRHP reference No. 89000028, 06001140 (Boundary Increase) [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1989, December 20, 2006 (Boundary Increase)

Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 65 contributing buildings in the central business district of Hendersonville. The commercial and governmental buildings include notable examples of Classical Revival architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Henderson County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Huggins Building (c. 1850), Cole Bank Building (c. 1880), Justus Pharmacy, Davis Store block (1900), The Federal Building (1914), Maxwell Store Building (c. 1910), Pace's Market (c. 1925), J. C. Penney Building (1939), and Lampley Motors (c. 1945). [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, with a boundary increase in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sybil Argintar Bowers and Martha Fullington (1987–1988). "Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  3. Sybil Argintar Bowers (March 2006). "Main Street Historic District Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.