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

Cloninger-Lohr House

1923

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

1. Cloninger-Lohr 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° 44.312′ N, 81° 20.194′ 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 First Street NE, on the right when traveling west. The marker is to the right of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 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: Clinard-Cilley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Warlick-Waggoner House (within shouting distance of this marker); Harris Apartments (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reid-Shuford House (about 300 feet away); Shuford-Heald-Nau (about 400 feet away); Herman-Tuttle House (about 500 feet away); Maple Grove (about 600 feet away); Walter J. Shuford House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Cloninger-Lohr House.

Excerpts from the Claremont District National Register nomination form:

The Cloninger-Lohr house, built between 1923-1924, is a two story, two bay, double pile structure capped by a high hipped roof. The hipped roof one-story porch extends across all (but one small section of) the main, south facade and continues on the east elevation. It rests on square posts connected by a slatted balustrade...

O.C. and Dora E. Cloninger bought this and the adjoining lot from C.C. Bast in 1917, but did not have a house built here until the early 1920s. Cloninger operated the Hickory Flour Mill Company, located near the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

2. Cloninger-Lohr House Marker to the right of the front entrance.
College. In 1926 they sold the property to Melvin and Eliza Lohr who occupied it at least until 1950. Melvin H. Lohr was superintendent of the Piedmont Wagon Company.

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.)

Cloninger-Lohr House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

3. Cloninger-Lohr 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 164 times since then and 25 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.