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New banners to spotlight historic district

A total of 27 banners will be going up in the West Side, Lenox Park and Cold Spring Park neighborhoods.

By , Published: June 21, 2012

Three historic neighborhoods now have banners to identify their boundaries. Hendersonville city crews last week hung the banners in the West Side, Lenox Park and Cold Spring Park historic districts.

Each district's banners are a different color and feature artwork specific to that district. These districts are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The West Side Historic District runs generally along the Fifth, Fourth and Third avenues between Washington and Blythe streets. The West Side banners are blue and show the doorway of the Ambassador Apartments on Fifth Avenue. The Lenox Park Historic District is bounded by Spring and Whitted streets connected by Rose Street. The Lenox Park banners are maroon and show a building turret with decorative windows seen in that neighborhood. Cold Spring Park is the city's newest historic, designated in 2009, and is located behind Bruce Drysdale Elementary. The banners for Cold Spring Park are a terra cotta color and feature a craftsman style door found on several bungalows in that neighborhood.

The banners are a project of the City's Historic Preservation Commission and funded by the commission's home and inn tours. Additional information about the districts and the Hendersonville Historic Preservation Commission can be found at www.hendersonvillehpc.org. For more information, contact Lu Ann Welter, lwelter@cityofhendersonville.org or at 828-697-3088.