Roy C. Bennett House
House. Contributing, by 1922.
Colonial Revival style two-story house with a wraparound porch which has been partially enclosed. The north side extends over the drive to create a carport. This does not show on the 1926 Sanborn map, but it appears to be original. Wing added to rear. Side gable roof supported by knee braces. Walls are asbestos shingle, with aluminum siding in the soffits. Portions of brick foundation are stuccoed. Windows are three-vertical-over-one, with multi-light casement windows at the attic. The Roy C. and Sara Bennett family appears to be the first owner of this house. Bennett worked for the Rigby-Morrow Lumber Company. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Garage apartment. Contributin, by 1922.
Two-story pyramidal roof outbuilding with original wood siding, six-over-six windows, original garage doors.
House. Non-contributing, after 1954.
Ranch style one-story plus basement house with a side gable roof and a projecting front gable roof bay. Walls are brick veneer and shingle. Recessed entry stoop. Windows are six-over-six and picture window at front. Corner lot slopes to rear. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
E. McQueen Salley House
Contributing, by 1926.
Georgian Revival style two-story house with a garage beneath the house at the rear. Steeply pitched hip roof of slate with wide eaves. Walls are yellow brick veneer. Sanborn maps show there was a full width front porch here originally, but this is gone. One-story wind at the rear. Windows are eight-over-one with flat brick arches, and the front door is a round arch, multi-panel, surrounded by fluted pilasters. Large corner lot, level with the street at the front, drops some to the rear. Fenced garden on the south side. E. McQueen Salley, a physician, and wife Veronica lived here from 1927 to 1938. Mrs. T. Chassie Hansen lived here from 1939 to 1944. Boyd B. Massagee, an attorney, Vice-President of Cash State Trust Company, and treasurer of the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, lived here with wife Margaret from 1945 to at least 1949. Later owners included the Barber and Pace families. According to Jody Barber, the marker for the original city limits of Hendersonville is buried in the median in front of this house. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, owner, interview with Jody Barber)
Designed by Erle Stillwell according to Buildings as History The Architecture of Erle Stillwell.
A. Farrington Barber House
House. Contributing, ca. early 1950s.
One-story Minimal Traditional style house with an H-shape floor plan. Wing on the south side. Cross gable roof and a front gable roof over the entry stoop. Brick veneer walls. Central brick chimney with chimney pots. Front door is three-lights within a single solid wood panel. Windows are six-over-six, picture window in front, octagonal windows in front gable ends. Large lot with mature trees, nicely landscaped, lot drops to rear. A. Farrington Barber and Percha M. Barber lived here beginning in 1952. They were the owners of Barber's Book Shop. The Barbers originally lived next doot at 1232 Hyman Avenue. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Fred Crumbley House
Contributing, ca. 1949.
Vernacular cottage style one-story plus basement house with a side gable roof. Garage wing with a hip roof on the northwest corner is original. Recessed corner entry at the northeast corner, with square posts. Central brick chimney. Windows are six-over-six, with some multi-light picture windows. Front door faces north and is three lights within a solid wood panel. Walls are painted brick veneer. Fred Crumbley was probably the original owner of this house. He was living here from 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)