Ripley - Shepherd Building
ca. 1847
(Lower Plaque)
Built by Col. Valentine Ripley, early
businessman, this is one of the first
brick structures in Hendersonville.
Early uses were a general store,
post office and Confederate
commissary under Major Noe.
M.M. Shepherd and F.G. Hart
purchased it in 1896 for a furniture
and undertaking business. Still
proudly owned by the decendents
of M.M. Shepherd.
(Upper Plaque)
This Property Has Been Placed On The
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
Marker is on North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
