Hendersonville, NC (2/10/2022)

Thursday, February 10, 2022 (continued)

We combined a historic walking tour with a Girl Scout Apple Quest in Hendersonville, NC.

We found the apple at the Visitor Center at
201 S Main St; now we knew for what  to look!

Ripley Building (c 1848) is believed to be the oldest building
in Hendersonville, although the façade has been modernized

The former Henderson County Courthouse (1905, by
Richard Sharp Smith in Neoclassical style) is now the
Henderson County Heritage Museum; Lady Justice atop the
cupola does not wear a blindfold; we did not find the apple

The Joseph Cullen Root Memorial Fountain,
dedicated to the founder of Woodmen of
the World; note the apple below on the right

Gates to the former People's National Bank (c 1910, by
Richard Sharp Smith in Neoclassical style)

(The sun did not allow for some full-building photographs.)

Justus Pharmacy (c 1900) at 303 N Main Street,
had the first soda fountain in Hendersonville

The apple was hidden behind the sign

The former Federal Building (c 1914, as the post office)
at 140 4th Avenue W

The former First Bank and Trust (c 1923,
by Erle Stillwell in Neoclassical style), at
401 N Main Street, where glass tiles were
installed in the sidewalk in 1926

The apple is at the base of the plaque about
the Underground (1926), shops below street
level where those glass tiles provided some light

429 N Main Street (c 1920) was occupied
by Woolworth's for over 30 years

Clarke Hardware Building (c 1909) now houses
the aquarium; we could not find an apple,
but may not have interpreted the clue correctly

Syndicate Building (c 1909), and we still did not find an apple

"Mountain Memory" Fountain (2013, by Berry Bate)
depicts the Pisgah, Pinnacle and Sugarloaf Mountains;
and again no apple

Four Season's Apple Tree (2004, by Grace Cathey)

Former Pace's Market (c 1921) with a Coca-Cola mural,
at 620 N Main Street

Former Amoco Station at 600 N Main Street

Skyland Hotel (c 1929) is now condominiums

We only found a bear holding an ice cream
cone in front of Kilwin's at 506 N Main Street

City Hall (1926-1928, by Erle Stillwell in Neoclassical style)

Inside the back lobby of City Hall is a plaster model of a
statuary group found in the North Carolina Capitol in
Raleigh; it depicts the three United States Presidents who
hail from the state: on the left is James Knox Polk, on the
horse is Andrew Jackson, and on the right is Andrew Johnson

The former Queen Theater (c 1915, by
Erle Stillwell in Neoclassical style)
at 434 N Main Street

J C Penney Building (c 1939) was occupied by the
department store for over 45 years

The former State Trust Company (c 1923, by Erle Stillwell
in Neoclassical style) at 400 N Main St

On the corner of the bank is the
McClintock Clock (1927)

Here the apple was hidden behind
a drinking fountain

Rosdon Mall (by Ken Gaylord) at 318 N Main Street

Nature in North Carolina mosaic (1993, by
Basil Polevoy and his sister Lyudmila)

Hey, we found an apple here!

No... this is the apple we were supposed to find!

Tempo Music Center at 244 N Main Street (c 1905)

Again, the apple was hidden by
a drinking fountain

Ripley-Shepherd Building (c 1847) may be the second
oldest building in Hendersonville

We decided to try North Carolina barbecue and
stopped for dinner at Moe's Original BBQ

Inside Moe's

It turns out that Moe's serves Alabama barbecue, so I had
the Thankgiving sandwich with tomato-cucumber
salad and smoked chicken gumbo

Next: Tryon Estates.