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

Dr. Hunsucker Office

1950

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

1. Dr. Hunsucker Office 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 1950.

Location. 35° 44.264′ N, 81° 19.998′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Claremont. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street Northeast and 4th Avenue NE, on the right when traveling south on 3rd Street Northeast. Marker is to the right of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 421 3rd St 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: Thomas P. Pruitt House (within shouting distance of this marker); Walter J. Shuford House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Herman-Tuttle House (about 500 feet away); First United Methodist Church 1952 (about 600 feet away); Shuford-Heald-Nau (about 600 feet away); Claremont High School Site (about 700 feet away); Reid-Shuford House (about 700 feet away); H. Ellis McComb House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Dr. Hunsucker Office.

One and one-half stories in height, this small, brick veneered, three bay, double pile house, constructed about 1950 has a projecting gable on its principal, east elevation which intersects the main side gables. The entrance is flanked by paired and tripled six-over-six double hung sash to the south and north respectively. An entrance porch is set on square posts, and a slatted balustrade connects to the house...

Charles Hunsucker was born 17 November 1890, the son of W. J. and Alice (Dellinger) Hunsucker of Conover. He attended Concordia College in Conover and graduated from the North Carolina Medical College in Charlotte
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

2. Dr. Hunsucker Office and Marker
in 1913. He began his practice in Drexel but moved a few months later to Hickory, in December 1913, and practiced medicine here for the rest of his 1ife.

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 12, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Dr. Hunsucker Office. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 9, 2024

3. Dr. Hunsucker Office.

Currently a private residence. Marker is to the left of the main entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.