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Built by Colonel Valentine Ripley, an early businessman, this was one of the first brick structures in Hendersonville. Its early uses included 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. It remains proudly owned by the descendants of M.M. Shepherd.
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Hendersonville, North Carolina · United States
