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

Herman-Tuttle House

1914

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

1. Herman-Tuttle 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 1914.

Location. 35° 44.318′ N, 81° 20.085′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Claremont. It can be reached from 5th Avenue Northeast east of 2nd Street NE (North Carolina Route 127), on the left when traveling east. The marker is to the left of the main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 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

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distance of this marker: Shuford-Heald-Nau (within shouting distance of this marker); Reid-Shuford House (within shouting distance of this marker); Maple Grove (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walter J. Shuford House (about 400 feet away); Cloninger-Lohr House (about 500 feet away); Dr. Hunsucker Office (about 500 feet away); Thomas P. Pruitt House (about 600 feet away); Clinard-Cilley House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Herman-Tuttle House.

Excerpts from the Claremont District National Register nomination form:

The one and one-half story Herman-Tuttle house, built between 1913 and 1915, is a weatherboarded, three bay, double pile bungalow. It has a large shed roofed center dormer, an engaged porch-- its square posts set on a low randomly coursed rubble stone wall-- exposed rafter ends, and purl in brackets...

Ernest Herman, listed in the 1928-29 city directory as a clerk at the post office, bought this lot from the A.L. Shuford estate in 1913. In 1926 he sold it to Eugene Pettegrew Tuttle (1893-1983), son of Walter and Betty Duhlah Tuttle of Lenoir. He
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

2. Herman-Tuttle House. Marker is to the left of the main entrance.
was an assistant postmaster who was associated with the mail service for forty years.

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.)

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 384 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.