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 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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John H.P. Cilley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Yoder-Dell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Hickory Graded School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. T.C. Blackburn House (about 300 feet away); J.A. Courtney House (about 300 feet away); Edgar D. Yoder House (about 400 feet away); Paul Augustus Setzer House (about 400 feet away); L.K. Ratchford House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.
Regarding Royster-Hutton House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination (2019 boundary increase):
Two-story house of boxy two-room-deepform 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 hipped dormer, 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.
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1. Oakwood Historic District (Boundary Increase) (PDF). 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.)
2. Oakwood Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024
2. Royster-Hutton House Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024
3. Royster-Hutton House
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
