{"nrhp_refnum":"89000035","name":"Waverly, The","other_names":["Anderson Boarding House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"783 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hendersonville","county":"Henderson County","state":"NC","lat":35.320999149000045,"lon":-82.46145735799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story frame Queen Anne style inn at 783 North Main Street in Hendersonville, North Carolina, built shortly after 1898 as the Anderson Boarding House and later renamed the Waverly.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the oldest surviving hotel, boarding house or inn in Hendersonville and the only surviving Queen Anne style hotel from the town's tourism boom. It qualifies under criterion A for the entertainment/recreation theme and under criterion C for its blend of Queen Anne and Eastlake styles and its high integrity.","narrative":"Built shortly after 1898 on a narrow lot along North Main Street in Hendersonville, this three-story frame inn began as the Anderson Boarding House, a two-and-a-half story building with a single-tier porch. A fire around 1910 damaged the roof, and the repairs added a full third story and a second-level porch, giving the building its present look. It had taken the Waverly name by 1915. The exterior has a pressed tin roof, weatherboard siding, a stone basement and a two-tiered porch with sawn trim. Inside, a wide center hall leads to an Eastlake style stair with turned spindles and latticework panels, and original door surrounds, wainscoting and fireplaces survive. The property was listed as the oldest surviving inn of its kind in Hendersonville and the only remaining Queen Anne style hotel from the town's tourism boom. It is recognized for its role in the area's hospitality history and for its architectural integrity. It still operates as an inn today.","period_of_significance":"c.1898-1929","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Continues to operate as an inn; the exterior is described as in remarkably pristine condition and the interior as well preserved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.112517-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/7179/47717997/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/89000035.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000035/2478dedf45-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000035/2478dedf45-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Mx. Granger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Waverly.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mx. Granger</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Waverly.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717997","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waverly","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21188026"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/henderson-county/waverly-the-89000035/"}