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Maple Street

536 Fourth Avenue West

Julius H. Yelton House

House. Contributing, ca. 1920.
One and one-half story bungalow with a front gable roof and side gable dormers on the east and west. One-story shed roof wing on the east added between 1922 to 1926. One-story shed roof addition at rear. Wraparound porch had been enclosed on the west side. Porch details include paired posts on brick piers and solid brick balustrade with concrete caps. Multi-light-over-one large light on front porch; remainder of windows are three-vertical-over-one. Replacement door. Vinyl siding. Julius H. Yelton, a real estate and insurance agent, and wife Nell lived here from 1937 to 1938. Julius Stewart, the county Tax Collector, lived here from 1939 to 1944. John S. Forrest, a local building contractor, lived here from 1945 to 1949. John M. Sterling, a foreman at Ecusta, lived here beginning in 1950.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)

Cottage. Contributing, ca. 1925.
One-story hip roof cottage with vinyl siding and an entry stoop.

Storage building. Non-contributing, 1970s.
One-story modern storage building.

532 Fourth Avenue West

House. Non-contributing, ca. 1970.
One and one-half-story modern house with a U-shape plan. Gable and shed roof. Textured plywood paneling on walls, recessed entry stoop, single-light casement windows, modern door. Large lot, level with street. Replaces an older house on the same lot.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, survey files)

525 Fourth Avenue West

Nathan Brenner House

House. Contributing, ca. 1920.
One and one-half-story-plus-basement bungalow with a clipped gable roof and shed dormer at front. Weatherboard siding. Engaged front porch with round columns and Chinese latticework balustrade. Interior end chimney. Six-over-one and casement windows; multi-light door with transom. Low granite retaining wall around property. Nathan and Rebecca Brenner, with Brenner-Penny Company Department Store, lived here from 1926 to 1940. Mrs. Bessie Arledge, widow of William B. Arledge, lived here from 1941 to 1942. Charles N. and Caroline D. Mead lived here from 1943 to 1944; Fred M. and Dora P. Waters lived here from 1945 to 1946. Waters was Superintendent of City Schools. Mrs. Erma E. Staton, widow of B. Frank Staton, lived here from 1948 to at least 1951.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)

Garage. Contributing, ca. 1925.
One-story frame garage with weatherboard siding and original vertical plank doors. Front gable roof.

523 Fourth Avenue West

Robert L. Francis House

Contributing, ca. 1925.
One-story bungalow with a front gable roof and knee braces. German siding. Attached porch with bungaloid details, currently with the added screens removed. Interior end chimney. Twelve-over-one windows; multi-light door. Small lot. Robert L. Francis, a mechanical engineer, lived here in 1926 and was probably the original owner of this property. Mrs. Maggie A. Francis, widow of Robert, lived here from 1937 to at least 1951.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)

520 Fourth Avenue West

Henry C. Ranson House

House. Contributing, ca. 1925.
One-story bungalow with a clipped gable roof, brick veneer walls. Front gable roof, projecting bay over original porch entry. Front porch has been enclosed with awning-style windows. Interior brick chimney. Multi-light-over-one windows. Small level lot. Henry C. Ranson, an engineer with Southern Railway, and wife Una May lived here from 1937 to 1938. Edward and Doris Patterson, with Patterson's Department Store, lived here from 1941 to 1942. Henry O. Latt, with Hendersonville Coal Company, and wife Mabel, a piano teacher, lived here from 1943 to 1944. Mrs. Rosa M. McNally, widow of Paul McNally, lived here from 1945 to 1949. Albert and Cora B. Pilling lived here from 1950 to 1951.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)

Garage. Contributing, ca. 1925.
One-story front gable garage.