Asad H. Makla House
Contributing, ca. 1920.
One-story bungalow with a cross gable roof, brick veneer walls, and aluminum siding recently applied to soffits and gable ends. Attached front porch with replacement iron posts and balustrade, front gable roof. Central and exterior end brick chimneys; six-over-one windows. Small lot. Asad H. and Evelyn Makla, owners of Makla's, lived here from 1939 to 1940. John W. and Jimmie Farmer lived here from 1941 to 1942; Millender M. Mathews, a paper maker, and wife Ruth P. lived here from 1943 to 1944; William A. and Stella A. Howard, with Howard's Star Market, lived here from 1945 to at least 1951.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Elmson House
House. Contributing, ca. 1920.
One-story bungalow with a side gable roof, vinyl siding. Attached front porch with possible replacement posts, front gable roof, solid balustrade with vinyl siding. One-over-one windows. Small level lot. Mrs. Corinne F. Elmson, widow of Percy G. Elmson, lived here from 1937 to 1942; Miss Elizabeth Elmson, a nurse, lived here from 1943 to 1949. Claude H. Elmson owned the building from 1950 to 1951.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Garage. Contributing, ca. 1950.
One-story front gable garage with rusticated concrete block and German siding. Small addition to front is recent.
Zebulon Byers House
Contributing, ca. 1920.
Two-story hip roof cottage with front gable projections. Vinyl siding. Wraparound porch with tapered columns and a solid wood balustrade. Central chimney; one-over-one windows; single-light-over-panel front door. Stone piers. Notable granite block retaining wall at sidewalk. According to deeds, B. P. Burckmyer purchased the property in 1910. James H. Patterson later owned the property; then Mr. Burckmyer and the City of Hendersonville sold the property to Zeb C. and Maggie Byers in 1940. It is not known who actually built the house, but based on the style it may have been built by Burckmyer. The Byers family sold the property to Floyd L. and Ruby P. Metcalf in 1968. Zebulon Byers was named acting postmaster of the Hendersonville Post Office from May 10, 1934 until March 19, 1935. He was a businessman in Hendersonville, a partner in Byers Brothers, a whoJesale mercantile firm on Main street. He served four years, from 1923-1927, as a city commissioner.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, owner)
Lula J. Loflin House
House. Non-contributing, ca. 1920.
Two-story rectangular double-pile house with substantial alterations. The wraparound porch which showed on the Sanborn maps is gone. Lower half of building is shingles and upper half is asbestos siding. Hip roof, interior brick chimney. Original door may have faced Third Avenue; a modern door has been added on the side facing a gravel drive. Mrs. Lula J. Loflin lived here from 1939 to 1940; Frank L. and Mary H. Southard, with the Courthouse Cafe, lived here from 1943 to 1944; R. Mack and Nellie N. Blackwell were here from 1945 to 1946; Herbert J. and Annie R. Morgan lived here from 1948 to 1949. Morgan was a plumber. Mrs. Lula B. Hunt lived here beginning in 1950. These were most likely renters, since the occupants changed yearly.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Carport. Non-contributing, 1970s.
One-story modern, free-standing carport with three bays.
Jason Dorn House
House. Contributing, ca. 1920.
One and one-half story bungalow with a side gable roof and front gable dormer with stepped knee braces. Original weatherboard siding. Engaged front porch with tapered posts on solid balustrade of weatherboard siding. Exterior end chimney; nine-over-one windows; multi-light-over-panel front door. Jason Dorn, with Carolina Barber Shop, and wife Irene lived here from 1937 to at least 1951. They were probably the original owners of the house. Fair condition, currently being renovated.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, owner)
Garage. Contributing, ca. 1925.
One-story, two-bay garage of rusticated concrete block; front gable roof, original doors, weatherboard in gable end.