The Cedars is a historic

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...

building located at Hendersonville,

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. It was built in 1914, and is a 3 1/2-story,

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-style brick veneer building. The front facade features a monumental tetrastyle

Ionic order The Ionic order is one of the three canonic classical order, orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric order, Doric and the Corinthian order, Corinthian. There are two lesser orders: the Tuscan order, Tuscan (a plainer Doric) ...

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. It operated as a hotel until 1976. It was listed on the

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in 1989.

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