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

J.A. Courtney House

1920

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

1. J.A. Courtney 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 1920.

Location. 35° 44.131′ N, 81° 20.607′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 3rd Avenue Northwest (State Road 1314) west of 3rd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 3rd 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 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Royster-Hutton House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John H.P. Cilley House (about 400 feet away); Yoder-Dell House (about 500 feet away); Site of Hickory Graded School (about 600 feet away); Dr. T.C. Blackburn House (about 600 feet away); Paul Augustus Setzer House (about 700 feet away); Edgar D. Yoder House (about 700 feet away); Hugh S. D'Anna House (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding J.A. Courtney House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination (2019 boundary increase):

Story-and-a-half Craftsman bungalow of weatherboard-sided frame construction with an asphalt-shingled side-gable roof. The roof supports a large gabled dormer and extends to engage a porch with slightly tapered wood posts on stone pedestals. The windows have decorative Craftsman ten-over-one wood sash windows. Both the house and dormer gables have triangular brackets and exposed rafters. Other features include an exterior brick chimney on the west side, a stone foundation, and wood-shingle sheathing in the gables and on the sides of the dormer. Former address:
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

2. J.A. Courtney House Marker
1427 13th Ave. J. A. Courtney lived at the address in 1925. The county date for the house is 1927 but the house appears to be shown on the 1925 Sanborn map and it was occupied in 1925. The house is similar in form to the house next door at 327 3rd Avenue NW.

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). 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 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.