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

William N. Cox House

1922

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

1. William N. Cox 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 1922.

Location. 35° 44.203′ N, 81° 20.857′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 6th Street Northwest north of 3rd Avenue Northwest (State Road 1314), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 335 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

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within walking distance of this marker: Rector-Cline House (a few steps from this marker); Espey D. Sherrill House (within shouting distance of this marker); Espey-Nowell-Osborne House (within shouting distance of this marker); Michael L. Cline House (within shouting distance of this marker); Alfred P. Whitener House (within shouting distance of this marker); Whitener-Hammersla House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henderson-Blackwelder-Black House (about 400 feet away); Cline-Wilfong-Rush House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding William N. Cox House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

This large two story three bay double pile brick veneered “square house” has a low hip roof, center hip roofed dormer, and an attached porch which extends across the entire main, east elevation.…

William Cox came to Hickory in 1918 from Martinsville, Virginia although he was born and raised in Randolph County. He was hired as general manager of the Martin Furniture Company, and stayed with the company until 1931, thereafter opening his own furniture plant, the Cox Manufacturing
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

2. William N. Cox House Marker
Company. His wife was the former Florence Eshelman of High Point. Cox purchased this lot in 1921 from the C.H. Cline estate for $3,000. Although the price of the lot appears to have been quite high – even for this part of the city – it does not seem likely that the house had already been built when Cox acquired the property. A house was on the lot, however, in 1925.

Also see . . . Oakwood Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the original district, which was listed in 1986 and expanded in 2019. (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 377 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.