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

Andrew J. Borders House

1940

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 11, 2024

1. Andrew J. Borders House Marker

Inscription. Kenworth 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 1940.

Location. 35° 43.697′ N, 81° 19.758′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It can be reached from 5th Street Southeast south of 2nd Avenue SE, on the right when traveling south. The marker is to the right of the front entrance under the porch. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 226 5th St SE, Hickory NC 28602, 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: Reveley-Anderson House

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(a few steps from this marker); Nicholson-Prince House (a few steps from this marker); Huffman Henry House (within shouting distance of this marker); Payne-Bothwell-Scheller House (within shouting distance of this marker); Eugene C. Ivey (within shouting distance of this marker); Fox-Duhling House (within shouting distance of this marker); Nicholson-Abernethy House (within shouting distance of this marker); Annie McDowell Ervin House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Regarding Andrew J. Borders House. Excerpts from the Kenworth Historic District Nomination Form:

Built about 1940 the Andrew J. Borders House is a one story, triple pile frame dwelling with q shallow gable on hip roof and an engaged wraparound porch on its northeast corner...

Although this lot had been purchased from the Hickory Land and Development Company in 1920 it apparently had not been improved when Borders bought it for $600.00 in November of 1939. Before he moved his family to Charlotte in 1954, Borders (1908) was an engineer with the Gulf Oil Company, and had been actively involved in the
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 11, 2024

2. Front entrance to the Andrew J. Borders House. Marker is the lower right of the entrance
First Baptist Church.

Also see . . . Kenworth Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by Kirk F. Mohney, consultant to the city of Hickory, 1984
The Kenworth District is a relatively small group of buildings, primarily residential, located in southeast Hickory. It contains twenty-three primary structures in an L-shaped area of approximately nine acres...

Building activity in the Kenworth District was, with four exceptions, confined to the period from about 1920 to 1926. During this post war boom period Hickory experienced a strong rise in its building stock which included examples of the Colonial Revival and various other contemporary styles. The bungalow was, however, the predominant house type constructed at this time.
(Submitted on October 11, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 11, 2024

3. Full front view of Andrew J. Borders House

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.