Commercial Building. ca. 1940. Contributing.
One-story painted brick commercial building which appears to have been an office or small store. Modern door is flanked by the original display windows. This building was originally part of the Lampley Motors complex which occupied much of this block. (Sanborn maps; city directories)
Lampley Motors. ca.1945. Contributing.
One-story Quonset hut style modern brick building with a semi-domed roof, concrete window sills, metal frame multi-light windows, and a corner entry framed by display windows at the southeast corner. City directories note that this building was first in use as Lampley Motors, and Sanborn maps note that it had steel trusses, concrete floors, brick pilasters, and concrete block facing. It later became Thomas Motor Company, Inc., beginning in the mid-1950s. Currently it is in use as a resale shop. (Sanborn maps; city directories)
This one-story building covered with metal panels is an example of a late Art Moderne-influenced service station, typical of the time period, and intact in most of its architectural detailing. The northwest corner of the building is rounded, with a multi-light corner display window. There are three garage bays on the south side of the building. There is a one-story brick garage bay at the rear which appears to be a later addition. (business owner interview; city directories)
Hendersonville City Hall
1926-1928.
A conservative, Neo-Classical Revival structure, designed by Erle Stillwell. It is a rectangular, two-story brick structure with a raised basement. A flight of stairs leads up to the main entrance, which is under a full height tetrastyle portico. The actual entrance consists of a bracketed, pedimented doorway. The roof is flat and unadorned. Windows are double hung, framed by molded concrete surrounds and cornice on first floor, and arched brick with a concrete keystone above second floor windows. An inscription above the portico reads "Erected by the People / Dedicated to the Perpetuation / of Civic Progress Liberty and / The Security of Public Honor." Host of the original interior fabric is intact. Hendersonville's City Hall is one of several public structures executed by local architect Erle Stillwell during the 1920s. Although he sometimes employed other styles, Stillwell worked most frequently in a conservative Neo-Classical style in his non-residential buildings. The structure reflects both the prosperity of Hendersonville during the 1920s and the architectural sophistication Erle Stillwell's practice brought to the city. It replaced a circa 1892 Romanesque City Hall and Opera House which had been on Main Street. The new structure was started in 1926 and dedicated in November of 1928.
ca. 1949 Two-story, simple red brick structure. SThe storefront area has been recnetly recessed back and the windows on the second floor while in the original openenings have been changed to casement style.