Concord in Cabarrus County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Odell House
288 Union Street North
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023
1. The Odell House Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1881
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 35° 25.068′ N, 80° 35.338′ W. Marker is in Concord, North Carolina, in Cabarrus County. Marker is at the intersection of Union Street North and Buffalo Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Union Street North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 288 Union St N, Concord NC 28025, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. W. R. Odell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Horton Building Commerce and Merchants Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); Corl Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hotel Concord (approx. 0.6 miles away); Concord National Bank (approx. 0.7 miles away); Concord, NC (approx. 0.7 miles away); General Merchandise Store (approx. 0.7 miles away); Commercial Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Concord.
Regarding The Odell House. Excerpts from
this page online
John Milton Odell House, 288 North Union Street, 1882 Highly important, two-and-a-half-story, frame house combining Italianate and Second Empire elements, erected for John Milton Odell (1831-1910), who reopened the mill at the head of North Union Street in 1877 and generated Concord's late nineteenth century industrial growth. House has concave mansard roof pierced by dormers and trimmed with pendant drop brackets and a paneled frieze. Focal point of facade is projecting central bay, which rises from a three-sided, first floor architrave to mansard-roofed tower topped by ornamental iron cresting. Original porch intact; southern portion enclosed with bungalow style windows ca. 1920. At rear is brick carriage house, the finest outbuilding in the district, with pyramidal roof topped by a steeple. House stands on amply corner lot at the head of North Union and is surrounded by handsome iron fence.…
The North Union Street Historic District is associated with most of the men who played major roles in Concord's economic development during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Most important among these are John Milton Odell (1831-1910), one of North Carolina's most important late nineteenth century industrialists, who set Concord'stextile boom in motion in the 1870s and 1880s …Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 20232. The Odell House Marker
Also see . . .
1. North Union Street Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which includes the Odell House and was listed in 1986. (Prepared by Shelia A. Bumgarner, David William Brown and Peter Kaplan; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on December 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Odell, John Milton. In 1877 he bought the McDonald Cotton Mills, which had been built in Concord in 1839, incorporating the firm in 1878 as the Odell Manufacturing Company. As its president, he moved back to Concord permanently in 1880. By 1888 the Odell Manufacturing Company was the largest plaid mill in the South. (By Tom E. Terrill, Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 1991; via NCpedia) (Submitted on December 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
E.G. Williams; Biographical History of North Carolina, S.A. Ashe via Internet Archive (Public Domain), circa 1905
3. John Milton Odell (1831-1910)
After serving a year in the Confederate Army, he began his business career as a store clerk. From there he went into the hardware business before purchasing the Concord textile mill, launching the city's rapid development into a major textile manufacturing center.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
