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Dec 1, 1996 · In 1858, the Western Baptist Convention laid out plans for the construction of the Western North Carolina Female College at Hendersonville. In 1860, the massive stone Greek Revival college building, three stories high, was nearing completion at the corner of Fleming Street and Third Avenue at a cost of $18,000.
Hendersonville is a city in and the county seat of Henderson County, North Carolina, United States, [5] located 22 miles (35 km) south of Asheville. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson .
1969 Voters approve the formation of Blue Ridge Technical College, now Blue Ridge Community College. The school was first located in Hendersonville, then at the former Flat Rock High School. The present school campus was built on land donated by Sadie Smathers Patton. 1968 Sheltered Workshop opens. It is now known as Vocational Solutions.
Feb 13, 2020 · During its early years, Hendersonville served primarily as a judicial center and as a stopover on the Buncombe Turnpike. It wasn’t until the railroad came through that the town became a destination in itself. Two buildings survive from the town’s first decade, both built for Colonel Valentine Ripley.
The timeline below was typed by an unknown author circa 1967. Early street names: 1st Avenue - Chestnut Street. 2nd Avenue - Aspen Street. 3rd Avenue - College Street. 4th Avenue - Academy Street. 5th Avenue - Broad Street.
Hendersonville was incorporated 6 years later on January 7, 1847. As is the case today, the City of Hendersonville was the hub of activity for the county in these early days. Portrait of Henderson County Today .
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Why We Celebrate. On July 1, 1993, Henderson County Schools and Hendersonville City Schools merged to form what we know today as Henderson County Public Schools. Over the past 30 years, HCPS has grown from 19 to 23 schools - including an early college and career academy - and educates more than 12,500 students each year.
