Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Royster-Hutton House
1905
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024
1. Royster-Hutton House Marker
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 1905.
Location. 35° 44.169′ N, 81° 20.653′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 4th Street Northwest north of 3rd Avenue Northwest (State Road 1314), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 4th 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.
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Regarding Royster-Hutton House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination (2019 boundary increase):
Two-story house of boxy two-room-deep form and of brick-veneered frame construction with an asphalt-shingled hip roof. The full-width one-story front porch has clustered classical columns on brick pedestals and shelters a front entry with sidelights. Stone and/or cast stone is used for the lintel over the front entry and for lintels and sills over and under the one-over-one windows. Two interior brick chimneys have elaborate corbeling and projecting vertical strips of brickwork. Other features include a hippeddormer, bay windows on the sides, a one-story rear wing, and apparently replacement windows. A brick wall borders the driveway and a brick and metal fence runs along the south side of the lot. Former address: 1314 I 5th St. According to research by Leslie Keller, the contracting firm of Abee & Edwards built the house for Mrs. 0.M. Royster in 1905. A period newspaper account claimed it would be the finest residence in the city by thousands of dollars when completed. Royster sold the house to Albert Brereton and Edith Wilmot Hutton in 1911. The county date for the house is 1900.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 20242. Royster-Hutton House Marker
Also see . . .
1. 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 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Oakwood Historic District (Boundary Increase). National Register nomination for a 2019 expansion of the district, which included this property. (Prepared by J. Daniel Pezzoni; via Hickory Historic Preservation Commission) (Submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024
3. Royster-Hutton House
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
