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

Shuford-Allran House

1925

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

1. Shuford-Allran 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 1925.

Location. 35° 44.35′ N, 81° 20.858′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 6th Street Northwest 0.1 miles south of 6th Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 6th St 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 walking

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distance of this marker: Connolly C. Gamble House (a few steps from this marker); Yount-Patton House (within shouting distance of this marker); Livius L. Hatfield House (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgar Lee Flowers House (within shouting distance of this marker); Eugene C. Ivey House (within shouting distance of this marker); Jones W. Shuford House (within shouting distance of this marker); Duplex (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nillah M. Edmisten House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Shuford-Allran House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

This one and one-half story, three bay, stuccoed and weatherboarded Dutch Colonial Revival house was built between 1921 and 1927 for E. Harold Shuford.…

Edwin Harold Shuford (1892-1956) was the son of Jones W. Shuford, a prominent local figure. He attended Lenoir-Rhyne College and the University of North Carolina. Shuford had been manager of the Morganton Hardware Company's plumbing and heating department for twenty years. He was a member of the Corinth Reformed Church, and married the former
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

2. Shuford-Allran House Marker
Elizabeth Holbrook. This house was built on a lot which was part of his father's large landholdings along the west side of Sixth Street.

Also see . . . 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 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.