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

Murphy-McFarland House

1922

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 14, 2024

1. Murphy-McFarland 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 1922.

Location. 35° 44.09′ N, 81° 20′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 3rd Street Southeast north of 2nd Avenue NE, on the left when traveling north. The marker is to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 221 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 of this marker: Calvin R. Warlick House (within shouting

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distance of this marker); David M. McComb House (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Ralston W. Carver House (within shouting distance of this marker); Shuford L. Whitener House (within shouting distance of this marker); Arthur H. Burgess House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Menzies-Goodman House (about 300 feet away); Ingold-Doll-Abernethy House (about 400 feet away); Corinth Church Parsonage (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Murphy-McFarland House.

Excerpts from the Claremont High School Historic District Nomination Form:

This Colonial Revival house was built sometime after 1918 for Mrs. Essie (Carpenter) Murphy. Two stories in height and three bays wide, the double pile, weatherboarded, house has a low hip roof, an entrance porch set on two square posts, a screened porch on the south elevation (enclosed at the rear), exposed rafter ends, and a symmetrical fenestration pattern...

Essie Murphy ( -1958) was the wife of Dr. Joseph Lorenzo Murphy (1858-1917) minister of the Corinth Reformed Church from 1890 until his death in 1917. She purchased this
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 14, 2024

2. Front entrance of Murphy-McFarland House. Marker is to the lower left
tract of land, located behind the Reformed Church's parsonage, from the church in 1918. Her youngest daughter, Mary and her husband John T. McFarland moved in with Mrs. Murphy and subsequently inherited the house, living here until her death.

Also see . . . Claremont High School District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by Kirk F. Mohney, consultant to the city of Hickory, 1985 (Submitted on September 21, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Full view of Murphy-McFarland House. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 14, 2024

3. Full view of Murphy-McFarland House.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.