The City of Hendersonville is a North Carolina Main Street Community as designated by the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Main Street Communities use a comprehensive downtown revitalization process developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to encourage economic development within the context of historic preservation.
The City of Hendersonville's Downtown Economic Development Department oversees our community's Main Street Program. The department includes the Downtown Economic Development Director, Downtown Economic Development Coordinator and Downtown Events Coordinator. Staff work directly with the downtown advisory committees associated with the Main Street and Seventh Avenue municipal service districts, as well as the non-profit Friends of Downtown Hendersonville. Each of these groups consists of a mix of district business & property owners alongside community representatives who provide strategic program direction along with feedback on program quality and effectiveness.