Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Why it's listed
Commercial and utilities buildings in downtown Hendersonville, most dating from about 1925 to 1955, form this boundary increase to the Main Street Historic District. The group includes Pace's Market at 620 N. Main Street, built about 1925, and the 1949 Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company Building at 212 N. Church Street, a three-story brick building with limestone pilasters and a limestone cornice. Lampley Motors at 101 N. Church Street, about 1945, has a one-story bowstring steel truss structure with an arched roof, which allowed an open showroom without interior posts. Two service stations, at 600 N. Main Street and 106 S. Church Street, show late Art Moderne design with curving display windows. A produce packing house at 143 First Avenue East dates from about 1940. The district is significant for its commercial growth from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s, a period of renewed prosperity after the Depression and World War II.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the resources reflect the commercial and utilities growth of Hendersonville between 1930 and 1956, when the town experienced renewed development after the Depression and following World War II. It also argues the buildings embody Commercial Style, Classical Revival and late Art Moderne design, with the Lampley Motors bowstring truss building and the service stations noted as notable examples.
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 06001140, listed December 20, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly N. Main St., Second Ave. W, W. Allen St., N. Washington and First Ave. E., Hendersonville |
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| County | Henderson County |
| Listed | December 20, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06001140 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1930-1956 |
| Architectural style | Commercial Style; Classical Revival; late Art Moderne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Lampley Motors is currently in use as a resale shop; the 106 S. Church Street service station retains its enameled steel panels and is described as intact. |
| Acreage | 4 |
| Coordinates | 35.30564, -82.46038 (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 06001140.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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