Cold Spring Park Historic District
Also known as: Wheeler Park
Why it's listed
Cold Spring Park is a residential neighborhood of about fourteen acres on a grid of streets north of downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina. Its houses were built on lots platted in 1921 from an earlier 1910 subdivision called Wheeler Park, mostly during the 1920s and again in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The majority are one-story Craftsman bungalows, typically with exposed rafter ends, knee braces, and front porches on brick piers, and the district also includes Ranch houses from the 1950s. Sanborn maps and city directories from the 1930s show that many residents were working-class families employed at nearby industries, including a cord braiding plant, a Coca-Cola bottling plant, and the Southern Railway. The district is significant for documenting this neighborhood's role in the city's housing boom, and for its collection of bungalows that retain much of their original form. Stone retaining walls and field stone features give the hillside streets a distinctive character.
Significance in brief: The district is argued to be significant for its association with the community development of Hendersonville during the 1920s boom and again in the late 1940s to early 1950s, when it provided housing for primarily middle-class and working-class families near nearby industry. It is also argued to be significant as a cohesive collection of Craftsman bungalows and Ranch houses that retains a high degree of architectural integrity.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 08001291, listed January 8, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 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 |
|---|---|
| County | Henderson County |
| Listed | January 8, 2009 |
| Reference number | 08001291 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1910-1953 |
| Architectural style | Craftsman bungalow; Ranch; Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Most buildings are in residential use; two vacant lots are within the district. |
| Acreage | 14 |
| Coordinates | 35.32573, -82.46098 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08001291.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19461075
- This listing as JSON
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