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

Broome House Garage

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

1. Broome House Garage 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 1921.

Location. 35° 44.049′ N, 81° 20.187′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Claremont. It is on 2nd Avenue Northeast east of North Center Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 2nd 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George L. Bailey House

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alonzo M. West House (about 400 feet away); Herbert A. Miller House (about 400 feet away); Marshall R. Wagner House (about 400 feet away); Judge W. B. Councill House (about 500 feet away); Donald S. Menzies House (about 500 feet away); Claremont College (about 600 feet away); John L. Riddle House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Broome House Garage.

Excerpts from the Claremont District National Register nomination form (boundary increase):

Two-story Colonial Revival-style dwelling with an asphalt-shingle side-gable roof, brick veneer, exterior end chimneys, and six-over-one windows. The asymmetrical façade features a single-leaf entrance flanked by sidelights and sheltered by a flat-roof entry porch supported on fluted columns and pilasters. A brick terrace extends the full width of the façade. The window openings are framed by brick sills and soldier-course lintels...

A detached two-bay, gable-roof garage stands to the south of the house. The garage displays brick walls, German siding in the gable ends, and original wood doors
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

2. Broome House Garage. Marker is to the left of the front entrance
with large multi-pane windows in the upper portion of the doors.

The house was built for Karl and Doris Broome. Mr. Broome was a manager at Belk-Broome Co., a department store.

Also see . . . Claremont High School Historic District. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on September 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.