Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dr. James Whaley House

1940

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

1. Dr. James Whaley House Marker

Inscription.
Oakwood Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 35° 44.057′ N, 81° 20.858′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Avenue Northwest and 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on 2nd Avenue Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 2nd Ave NW, Hickory NC 28601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph L. Murphy House (within shouting distance of this marker); John F. Miller House (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Parsonage (within shouting distance of this marker); T. Manley Whitener House (within shouting distance of this marker); Elwood W. Walton House (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgar L. Fox Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Ralph C. Flowers House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); DeWitt W. Poe House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Dr. James Whaley House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination (2019 boundary increase):

Two-story Colonial Revival house of brick-veneered frame construction with an asphalt-shingled side-gable roof. A notable feature is the engaged second-story front northwest corner porch with decorative metal supports and railing. A change in brickwork suggests the porch originally had a lower tier which was subsequently made into an entry with sidelights and a room with a bow window. The change appears to date
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

2. Dr. James Whaley House Marker
to the 1940s or 1950s. The house has a white-painted corbeled brick cornice, exterior brick chimneys with paved shoulders on the east and west sides, and quarter-round louvered vents in the gables. Other features include replacement windows, side and rear porches with decorative metalwork, and a one-story with basement rear wing that may be a ca. 1955 or later addition, perhaps made at the same time as the front alteration. A brick lattice wall extends along the 6th Street NW side of the lot and a formal garden extends to the rear. Former address: 1703 12th Ave. The M. G. Crouch Lumber Co. built a house for Dr. James D. Whaley at the address. Whaley lived at the address in 1941 and 1947, although William M. Archer lived there in 1943. The county date for the house is 1938 with a 1955 remodeling.

Also see . . .
1. Oakwood Historic District (Boundary Increase) (PDF). National Register nomination for a 2019 expansion of the district, which included this property. (Prepared by J. Daniel Pezzoni; via Hickory Historic Preservation Commission) (Submitted on February 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Oakwood Historic District (PDF).

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National Register nomination for the original district, which was listed in 1986. (Prepared by Kirk F. Mohney; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on February 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.