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

Clinard-Cilley House

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

1. Clinard-Cilley 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 1907.

Location. 35° 44.316′ N, 81° 20.212′ 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 1st Street NE, 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: 25 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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of this marker: Cloninger-Lohr House (within shouting distance of this marker); Warlick-Waggoner House (within shouting distance of this marker); Harris Apartments (within shouting distance of this marker); Reid-Shuford House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shuford-Heald-Nau (about 500 feet away); Maple Grove (about 600 feet away); Herman-Tuttle House (about 600 feet away); H.C. Dixon House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Clinard-Cilley House.

Excerpts from the Claremont District National Register nomination form:

Built about 1905 for Frank Clinard this typical double pile, high hip roofed Colonial Revival house is two stories in height, three bays in width, and is sheathed in beaded siding. A wraparound porch stretches across the main, south elevation and a portion of the east elevation. It is supported by nine Tuscan columns, has a denticulated cornice, and a slight projection of the porch emphasizing the location of the center entrance...

Francis Augustus "Frank" Clinard (1854-1934) was an early resident in Hickory who was engaged in a number of businesses
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

2. Clinard-Cilley House. Marker is to the left of the front entrance.
including ownership of a tobacco warehouse, serving as a sales representative for Piedmont Wagon Company, an agent for Equity Life Insurance Company, and later the New York Life Insurance Company. James L. Cilley and his family moved into the house, in 1923, although his mother had been 1iving there for a couple of years prior to her death. Cilley was secretary of the First Security Trust Company, and was also cashier of the First National Bank.

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.)

Clinard-Cilley House, southwest corner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

3. Clinard-Cilley House, southwest corner

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 149 times since then and 13 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.