Hickory Southwest Downtown Historic District Explained

Hickory Southwest Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Portions of Government Ave.SE, Second Street Place SE, First Ave. SW and Third St. SW, Hickory, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7308°N -81.3411°W
Architect:Wenderoth, Oscar
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:December 16, 2005
Refnum:05001409

Hickory Southwest Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 8 contributing buildings in the central business district of Hickory. Notable buildings include the Hickory Passenger Depot (1912), Classical Revival style U.S. Post Office (1914, 1961) designed by Office of the Supervising Architect under Oscar Wenderoth, Harper Motor Company (1928), Hickory Bonded Warehouse (c. 1885), Hickory Overall Office (c. 1922), Hickory Roller Covering Office (c. 1922), and the Armory (1911-1912).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kirk F. Mohney . Michael Hill . Stewart Gray . Hickory Southwest Downtown Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 2004. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.