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

Willard Southerland House

1923

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

1. Willard Southerland 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 1923.

Location. 35° 44.268′ N, 81° 20.716′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 4th Avenue Northwest east of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 423 4th 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 walking distance

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of this marker: Taylor-McMillan House (a few steps from this marker); Albert S. Lutz House (within shouting distance of this marker); Elwood Winfield Walton House (within shouting distance of this marker); Geitner-George House (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgar D. Yoder House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert W. Stevenson House (about 300 feet away); Dr. T.C. Blackburn House (about 400 feet away); Murphy-Austin Houe (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Willard Southerland House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

This large one and one-half story, three bay, double pile, bungalow, built in 1923, has lost part of its integrity through the addition of aluminum siding even though many of the details have survived.…

William B. Southerland, an employee of the Southern Railroad, purchased this lot and house from J.A. Moretz in 1924. Moretz purchased a number of adjoining lots on Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street from the A.A. Yoder estate in 1922 for $4,750. Southerland paid $6,500 for this lot in January of 1924 suggesting that improvements
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

2. Willard Southerland House Marker
had been made on it. He appears to have occupied the house until the mid 1940s.

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 147 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.