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

Benjamin F. Seagle House

1909

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

1. Benjamin F. Seagle 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 1909.

Location. 35° 44.26′ N, 81° 20.589′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 4th Avenue Northwest west of 3rd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 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: David L. Russell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert W. Stevenson House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Hickory Graded School (about 400 feet away); Edgar D. Yoder House (about 500 feet away); Dr. T.C. Blackburn House (about 500 feet away); Yoder-Dell House (about 600 feet away); Willard Southerland House (about 600 feet away); Royster-Hutton House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Benjamin F. Seagle House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

The Benjamin F. Seagle house is a large two story, double pile, beaded weatherboard structure built about 1907.…

Benjamin Franklin Seagle (1847-1938), a realtor, moved to this new house from an earlier house near the railroad tracks. Seagle bought the lot on which this house was built in 1906 from W.P. Cline. He paid $450.00 for it. He married Florence Agnes Johnson, (1867-1936) his second wife, in 1907. They had a son Benjamin F. Seagle, Jr., (1909-1975) also a realtor, who inherited the house … The elder Seagle came to Hickory from the family home in the Daniels community,
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

2. Benjamin F. Seagle House Marker
Lincoln County. His father was Daniel Seagle (1796-1885). At the time of his death Benjamin Seagle, Sr. was the last Confederate veteran in Hickory.

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 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.