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Music History Sites in Hendersonville, TN

Opera houses, dance halls, bandstands and studios, the places where the area's music was played, heard and recorded.

Every region holds some piece of the country's story. Hendersonville has a population of about 54,068. The markers and register listings are where those pieces are written down, and the closest ones to Hendersonville, TN are listed below.

Musicians playing banjo, guitar, and mandolin outdoors - music history sites — Photo: Brooke Balentine on Unsplash

Group of men playing musical instruments - music history sites — Photo: Austin Loveing on Unsplash

People sitting on red chairs inside building - music history sites — Photo: Kenny Filiaert on Unsplash

On the record near Hendersonville, TN

The 12 nearest

23 listed sites on the record match music history sites within 200 miles of Hendersonville, TN, out of 215 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

RCA Studio B14 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Nashville · listed 2012National Register of Historic Places
House of David Recording Studio Complex15 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Nashville · listed 2016National Register of Historic Places
Harding Studio63 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Cookeville · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
Cotaco Opera House119 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Decatur · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio122 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Sheffield · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
Harding and Miller Music Company127 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Evansville · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Fort Payne Opera House138 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Fort Payne · listed 1970National Register of Historic Places
Bourgard College of Music & Art142 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Louisville · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Roland Hayes: June 3, 1887-January 1, 1977156 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Gordon County · marker erected 1995Georgia historical marker program
Medora Field Perkerson167 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Floyd County · marker erected 1961Georgia historical marker program
Opera House and Yates Bookshop Building168 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Lexington · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Mitchell Opera House168 miles from the center of Hendersonville · Building · Mitchell · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Hendersonville, TN. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Music History in Hendersonville, step by step

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Read the short history of the period for this area
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Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter
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Visit the nearest site and read its full record
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Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest
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Add the site to a route that follows the period in order

What people in Hendersonville, TN ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Hendersonville, TN?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are the hard parts of this history included?

Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.

Why are there so many of these sites near Hendersonville, TN?

Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.

How a visit works in Hendersonville

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Hendersonville, TN the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Hendersonville, TN are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.