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

Ingold-Doll-Abernethy House

1874

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 14, 2024

1. Ingold-Doll-Abernethy 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 1874.

Location. 35° 44.116′ N, 81° 19.932′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Claremont. It is at the intersection of 3rd Avenue Northeast and 3rd Street NE, on the left when traveling west on 3rd Avenue Northeast. The marker is to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 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

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distance of this marker: Arthur H. Burgess House (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert W. McComb House (within shouting distance of this marker); Marshall G. Crouch House (within shouting distance of this marker); George W. Hall House (within shouting distance of this marker); H. Ellis McComb House (within shouting distance of this marker); David M. McComb House (within shouting distance of this marker); Albert L. Berry House (within shouting distance of this marker); Murphy-McFarland House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Ingold-Doll-Abernethy House.

Excerpts from the Claremont High School Historic District Nomination Form:

The hip roofed, two story, three bay, double pile, weatherboarded frame house has a central entrance with a semi-circular entrance porch and gable roof...The building's numerous exterior and interior alterations include the addition of a second story sometime after 1903, and in 1945 a complete renovation of the interior, a new roof which replaced one with flared eaves, removal of a full facade porch and its replacement
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 14, 2024

2. Front entrance of Ingold-Doll-Abernethy House. Marker is to the lower left
with the current portico, as well as the addition of the south porch and extension of the living room to the north.

As told to the current owners by a long deceased ancestor of the McComb family who settled in this area in 1874, the house was built about 1860 for a Professor Ingold. A deed search yielded the name of Isaiah S. Ingold who sold the one and one-half acre property in 1880 for $425.00. Ingold was apparently given land by Colonel W. W. Lenoir who owned an extensive tract of land to the east including land on which Lenoir-Rhyne College is located. The .1860 date is probably too early, and a date closer to the early 18701s is more likely, as Alice Ingold was running a school in Hickory in 1872. In any case, the Doll family bought the property in 1903, and the Abernethys in 1943. G. Shuford Abernethy is a dentist, and his wife, who he married in 1936, is Connie Hall, daughter of George W. Hall; she grew up in the house across the street from their present residence.

Isaiah Ingold was one of the first two instructors at Union Institute in Randolph county. Union became Trinity College and later Duke University. Documentary evidence
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 14, 2024

3. Full view Ingold-Doll-Abernethy House
of lngold1s educational activities in Hickory, however, has not been uncovered. An 1880 deed suggests by the price paid, that a small dwelling was on the site when Isaiah Ingold sold the property.· If this is the case, then it represents the first, strictly residential construction in the district and may, in fact, pre-date Maple Grove.

Also see . . . Claremont High School District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by Kirk F. Mohney, consultant to the city of Hickory, 1985 (Submitted on September 30, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.