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Hotel Wheeler – Hendersonville History

As you are leaving Hendersonville, heading toward Asheville, you pass Bruce Drysdale Elementary School. It is the school on the right, across from the fire station, on the hill above 5-Points Restaurant, Pop’s Diner.

This is where Hotel Wheeler used …

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G. Florence Boyle House, Druid Hills, Hendersonville NC

G. Florence Boyle House, Druid Hills

There are two Tudor Revival houses in Druid Hills. They seem to look alike, but they’re really not. The G. Florence Boyle House is on Meadowbrook Terrace. The Campbell L. Boyd House is at the corner where Clairmont Drive meets …

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Patton Memorial Hospital, Hyman Heights, Hendersonville, NC

Patton Memorial Hospital, Hyman Heights

Patton Memorial Hospital, Hyman Heights
1225 Highland Avenue

At one time, most small towns did not have hospitals. A hospital was only for travelers or poor people. Anyone who could afford it was treated in their home. Even surgery was …