Druid Hills Historic District
Why it's listed
Druid Hills is a residential neighborhood of about 27 acres northwest of downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina. It covers the original section of a development platted on July 10, 1923, and holds 76 contributing and 27 noncontributing houses and outbuildings, plus nine vacant lots. Its landscape, probably designed by Earle Sumner Draper, follows the Olmstedian approach, with curving streets, mature trees, triangular traffic medians and a public open space where Druid Hills Avenue, Kimberly Avenue and Norwood Place meet. Most houses date from the mid-1920s to the 1940s. Craftsman Bungalows, Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival houses predominate, with single examples of Spanish Colonial Revival, Italian Renaissance Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Spanish Eclectic and other styles. The district is notable for its many fine Tudor Revival houses, more than in other neighborhoods of a similar period. The oldest building is the Leander Justice House, an I-house from about the 1910s that predates the neighborhood. Later plats of the development were never built and are excluded.
Significance in brief: The district is a planned early-twentieth-century neighborhood with a curvilinear, Olmstedian street layout probably designed by landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper. It holds a wide range of 1920s-1940s house styles, and an unusually large number of fine Tudor Revival houses compared with other neighborhoods of similar date. The form's significance statement is not included in the text provided.
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 00000989, listed August 16, 2000. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Meadowbrook Terrace, US 25N, Ashwood Rd., and Ridgewood Ave., Hendersonville |
|---|---|
| County | Henderson County |
| Listed | August 16, 2000 |
| Reference number | 00000989 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Landscape probably designed by Earle Sumner Draper; developer Hendersonville Real Estate Company |
| Architectural style | Bungalow, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Houses are mostly in good condition, with some in fair or poor condition; the district includes nine vacant lots and remains largely residential, with at least one house used as a store. |
| Acreage | 27 |
| Coordinates | 35.33154, -82.47055 (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 00000989.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19461409
- This listing as JSON
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