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

Menzies-Goodman House

1897

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 14, 2024

1. Menzies-Goodman 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 1897.

Location. 35° 44.114′ N, 81° 20.058′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 3rd Avenue Northeast west of 3rd Street NE, on the left when traveling west. The marker is to the left of the front entrance on 3rd Ave NE, which is a one-way street traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 236 3rd 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: Shuford L. Whitener House (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Ralston W. Carver House (within shouting distance of this marker); Claremont High School Site (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Murphy-McFarland House (about 300 feet away); Donald S. Menzies House (about 300 feet away); Marshall R. Wagner House (about 400 feet away); Calvin R. Warlick House (about 400 feet away); David M. McComb House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Menzies-Goodman House.

Excerpts from the Claremont High School Historic District Nomination Form:

The Kenneth C. Menzies house, built about 1897, and substantially altered in 1909, is an imposing weatherboarded two story, three bay Colonial Revival house...

Kenneth Campbell Menzies (1871-1957) was born in Petersborough, Ontario Province, Canada, but grew up in Old Fort, North Carolina where his parents relocated. He came to Hickory in 1886 where he became a teller at D. W. Shuler's Bank of Hickory. In 1890 he became cashier of the Citizens Bank and in 1891 occupied the same position at the newly organized First
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 14, 2024

2. Entrance of Menzies-Goodman House. Marker is to the left of the door
National Bank, becoming its vice president in 1912. and its president in 1930. In 1946 when the First National Bank of Hickory was merged with Citizens Bank of Conover and the Shuford National Bank of Newton to form the First National Bank of Catawba County, Mr. Menzies was made president. Menzies was active in a number of businesses in the area as well as numerous community organizations throughout his life...Menzies' purchased nearly the entire block of Third Avenue on which his house is located, but sold four parcels on which houses were later built. The house remained in the family until the Goodman's purchased it in 1959.

Also see . . . Claremont High School District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by Kirk F. Mohney, consultant to the city of Hickory, 1985 (Submitted on September 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Full view of Menzies-Goodman House from 3rd Avenue NE image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 14, 2024

3. Full view of Menzies-Goodman House from 3rd Avenue NE

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.