Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rev. J.C. Moser House
1888
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024
1. Rev. J.C. Moser House Marker
National Register of Historic Places
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 35° 44.28′ N, 81° 20.852′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is at the intersection of 6th Street Northwest and 4th Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 383 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Fuller House (within shouting distance of this marker); Edwin Umstead House (within shouting distance of this marker); Jones W. Shuford House (within shouting distance of this marker); Whitener-Hammersla House (within shouting distance of this marker); Duplex (within shouting distance of this marker); Michael L. Cline House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alfred P. Whitener House (about 300 feet away); Eugene C. Ivey House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.
Regarding Rev. J.C. Moser House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
A large two story, double pile, three bay, frame building, the Rev. J.C. Moser house, built in 1888, has a high hip roofed central block with intersecting pedimented wings at the rear southwest and northwest corners.
Rev. J.C. Moser (1849-1911) had been the supply minister of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church between 1884 and 1886. In 1888 he became the congregation's full-time pastor, and served in that capacityuntil his death in 1911. Rev. Moser was also one of the four founders of Lenoir-Rhyne College (1891) having provided collateral used to secure the initial $10,000 for buildings and equipment. He married Elizabeth Colslough Lee (1852-1951) who was descended from the family of President James K. Polk on her maternal side and related to Robert E. Lee on her paternal side. She was actively involved in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and was a founder of its first Women's Missionary Society. Rev. Moser had been buying land in this part of Hickory in the late 1880s, and he bought this lot in 1888 from Michael L. Cline for $1.00. A reference to the completion of the house in 1888 was made in the Press and Carolinian, a local newspaper. Mrs. Moser lived here until her death in 1951.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 20242. Rev. J.C. Moser House Marker
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 177 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
