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

Warlick-Waggoner House

1906

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

1. Warlick-Waggoner 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 1906.

Location. 35° 44.318′ N, 81° 20.233′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Claremont. It is on 5th Avenue Northeast east of North Center Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is under the portico to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 5th 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

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marker: Harris Apartments (a few steps from this marker); Clinard-Cilley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cloninger-Lohr House (within shouting distance of this marker); Reid-Shuford House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shuford-Heald-Nau (about 600 feet away); Maple Grove (about 700 feet away); Herman-Tuttle House (about 700 feet away); H.C. Dixon House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Warlick-Waggoner House.

Excerpts from the Claremont District National Register nomination form:

Two stories in height, this double pile, high hip roofed, weatherboarded Colonial Revival house, built about 1905, has a two story semi-circular entrance portico (later addition), and a side entrance with leaded glass sidelights and a swan's neck pediment. Set atop four tall Tuscan columns and capped by a balustrade with turned balusters, the portico dominates the left side of the two bay south, front elevation...

In 1905 Jesse Watson Warlick ( -1964) purchased this lot from J. A. Weston, and the house was probably built soon after. Warlick, a native of Lincoln
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

2. Portico of the Warlick-Waggoner House. Marker is to the left of the entrance
County, joined the Shuford Mills in January of 1903, and by 1948 had become secretary and treasurer. In 1904 he married the former Ethel Herman ( -1960) daughter of Philo G. Herman. The Warlick's had moved out of the house by 1930, and Jesse and Mabel Waggoner purchased the property in 1937 from J. L. Cilley and his wife who made their home next door.

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 11, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Warlick-Waggoner House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

3. Warlick-Waggoner House

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.