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Carl Philip Geibel

Carl Philip Geibel was born 1 Jan 1883 to Fred P Geibel and Caroline Best. Carl Geibel married Grace D. Hanouer on Tuesday, 14 June 1910 in St….

322 Second Street

322 Second Street, once the location of Henderson Feed & Commission Company, then Henderson Glass, and now Abba Promotions. Henderson Feed & Commission Company was originally opened by…

Year 2

Yesterday completed year 2! July 25, 2023 was the first post to Historic Henderson. Since then there have been: Posts: 984Visitors: 24,421Page Views: 90,677 I started this page…

211 S Main

211 S Main was built in 1891 for J. M. Bach. Bach House: boxy weatherboarded Queen Anne with L-shaped cross-gable roof and 3-story square tower with pressed metal-covered…

Steamboat Antoinette and the New Grand Floating Palace Showboat

Steamboat Antoinette and the New Grand Floating Palace Showboat, owned by W.R. Markle and Mathew O. Swallow. Visited Henderson on 3 July 1905. References:The Gleaner • Fri, Jun…

Raymond’s Hardware Store

Raymond’s Hardware Store, 1403 Clay St., Opposite Audubon School, owned and operated by Arthur Raymond. Arthur Raymond Opened Hardware Store; Pioneer In Radio WorkYou are assured of a…

Community & Youth Center

Community & Youth Center. On Jan 20, 1969, the city signed a $93,780 contract to build a substantial teen center on the site of the old pavilion. It…

Nicholas Dixon

Nicholas Dixon (14 Nov 1829 – 29 Nov 1904)Sergt. Co. G, 118th Regt. US Inf.Married Polly Dixon (1831-?) in 1850. Obituary:“Uncle Nick” Dixon, one of the few old…

Franklin Edgar Beckham

Franklin Edgar Beckham was born 18 Apr 1893 in Sebree, Kentucky to William M and Ella G Beckham. He had two brothers, James A Beckham and David A…

626 N Main

626 N. Main St. was erected in 1867 by A. H. Talbott. This house has Italianate styling which was the height of fashion for Henderson architecture. Sometime in…

Harry Peake Postcard

Postcard of an old car with several people around. The back says Henderson, KY, Home Town, Harry Peake. There is a Harry Peake in Henderson during the 1900…

Go Gas and J H Fleming & Son

Photo of the Go-Gas service station at Second and Green and J H Fleming & Son across the street at 206 N Green.