King-Waldrop House
Also known as: Maple Grove
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Maple Grove, at 103 S. Washington Street in Hendersonville, is a two-story frame house built around 1881 for Laura V. King, daughter of early businessman Col. Valentine Ripley. Its most distinctive feature is a square three-stage cupola with a concave pyramidal roof. The house combines Queen Anne and Italianate elements, including irregular massing, gables with wide eave returns and brackets beneath the eaves. Inside, a central hall organizes the rooms, and the interior remains simple and largely original. In 1897 Dr. J. G. Waldrop, a local physician with eight children, traded houses with King, and the property has stayed in the Waldrop family. Porches were converted to bedrooms and the dining room was enlarged about 1913 when boarders were taken in. The house is notable as one of the few surviving 19th-century dwellings in downtown Hendersonville, on a street increasingly given over to commercial use, and it remains a residence.
Significance in brief: It is one of the few surviving 19th-century dwellings in downtown Hendersonville, in a street area once mainly residential and now becoming commercial. It is a good example of Queen Anne/Italianate houses from the town's late 19th to early 20th century growth. It also illustrates family life, as the Waldrop family, headed by a local physician, owned it from 1897 and later took in boarders.
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 89000030, listed June 28, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 103 S. Washington St., Hendersonville |
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| County | Henderson County |
| Listed | June 28, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000030 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1881-1929 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne; Italianate |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single-dwelling residence; the original fabric is described as relatively unchanged and the interior has retained its integrity. |
| Acreage | 0.5 |
| Coordinates | 35.31495, -82.46245 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 89000030.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19462781
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.