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

Alonzo M. West House

1923

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

1. Alonzo M. West House Marker

Inscription. Claremont Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 35° 44.117′ N, 81° 20.178′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Claremont. It is at the intersection of 3rd Avenue Northeast and 1st Street NE, on the left when traveling west on 3rd Avenue Northeast. Location of the marker is The Counseling Group, to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 3rd Ave NE, 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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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George L. Bailey House (within shouting distance of this marker); Judge W. B. Councill House (within shouting distance of this marker); Herbert A. Miller House (within shouting distance of this marker); John L. Riddle House (within shouting distance of this marker); Claremont College (within shouting distance of this marker); H.C. Dixon House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Broome House Garage (about 400 feet away); Marshall R. Wagner House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Alonzo M. West House.

Excerpts from the Claremont District National Register nomination form:

Interpretations of Colonial architecture which were constructed in the district in the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s were based largely on Federal style examples...The first house built on Federal style models is the Alonzo M. West house on Third Avenue. Constructed about 1924 its principal elevation is three bays wide, has a central entrance with sidelights, and dormers over each bay. Two stories in height, the brick veneered residence
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

2. Alonzo M. West House
has a broad cornice which extends to the gable end returns...

Alonzo Mitchell West ( - 1972), the son of the Rev. J. H. West, was a prominent merchant and businessman in Hickory. West was educated at Rutherford College and worked in Chesterfield, S. C. and Monroe, N.C. before associating with his father-in-law, W. C. Thompson, in 1909 in a clothing store in Stanley. After the sale of his interest in that firm he and Laurie Deal acquired, in 1927, the stock of the Moretz-Whitener Clothing Company and renamed the store the West-Deal Company. The company, long the premiere men's clothier in Hickory, continues in operation. West was the first secretary of the Hickory Merchants Association, organized in 1914, and was also active in the organization of the Hickory Chamber of Commerce.

Also see . . . Claremont High School District National Register nomination form (pdf). Prepared by Kirk F. Mohney, consultant to the city of Hickory, 1985 (Submitted on September 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Alonzo M. West House entrance. Marker is to the left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

3. Alonzo M. West House entrance. Marker is to the left.

The Counseling Group sign in front of the Alonzo M. West House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

4. The Counseling Group sign in front of the Alonzo M. West House

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.