Claremont in Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Harris Apartments
1919
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024
1. Harris Apartments Marker
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 1919.
Location. 35° 44.319′ N, 81° 20.247′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Claremont. It can be reached from the intersection of 5th Avenue Northeast and North Center Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 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
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Regarding Harris Apartments.
Excerpt from the Claremont District National Register nomination form:
This two story, low hip roofed, triple pile, weatherboarded Colonial Revival house, built about 1905, has a three bay principal, south elevation with three separate entrances on the first story. Basically square in plan one narrow, two story bay projects from the west
elevation to which is attached a one story bay window. The outer two entrances are composed of paneled doors with sidelights and transoms enframed by a pediment set on pilasters. The central bay employs narrow sidelights below a fanlight...Although constructed as a single family house, modifications made between1931 and 1941 turned the house into a multi-family dwelling as is evident by the additional entrances...Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 20242. Harris Apartments front entrance
Converted into apartments in the late 1930s the house was originally owned by a family by the name of Rainey. Elizabeth Rainey had purchased the lot in 1903 from J. A. Weston. Another early resident was Augustus "Gus" Isenhour who had, according to city directories, occupied the house in the late 1920s and early 1930s. At present it is owned by the adjacent Glenn R. Frye Memorial Hospital.
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.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024
3. Harris Apartments front entrance. Marker is to the left
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024
4. Historic Preservation Award Plaque, to the right of the entrance
2012
Historic Preservation Award to
Wic and Tina Dunlap
In recognition of your outstanding preservation effort
The Harris Apartment House
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
