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

Espey D. Sherrill House

1914

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

1. Espey D. Sherrill 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 1914.

Location. 35° 44.189′ N, 81° 20.855′ 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: 327 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: William N. Cox House (within shouting distance of this marker); Rector-Cline House (within shouting distance of this marker); Espey-Nowell-Osborne House (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); Henderson-Blackwelder-Black House (about 300 feet away); Cline-Wilfong-Rush House (about 400 feet away); Whitener-Hammersla House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Espey D. Sherrill House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

The Espey D. Sherrill house is an unusual one story, triple pile, weatherboarded bungalow built between 1913 and 1915.…

The lot was sold to Sherrill, a machinist, and his wife Bertha by her father John S. Setzer. It was part of a larger tract of land which John S. Setzer and his wife bought in 1892. The Sherrills paid $1,400 for the lot in 1913. They apparently rented the house for a number of years between the late 1920s and late 1930s when they lived in Bertha's parents' home. Later, they returned
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

2. Espey D. Sherrill House Marker
to their house and lived in it at least until 1950.

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 170 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.