Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Nicholson-Abernethy House
1922
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 11, 2024
1. Nicholson-Abernethy House Marker
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° 43.729′ N, 81° 19.755′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is at the intersection of 5th Street Southeast and 2nd Avenue SE, on the right when traveling south on 5th Street Southeast. The marker is to the right of the front entrance under the porch. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 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
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Regarding Nicholson-Abernethy House. Excerpts from the Kenworth Historic District Nomination Form:
This one story triple pile, gable front bungalow was erected, just inside the stone piers marking the entrance into Kenworth, in 1922. Principal features include a brick veneer, a large attached porch with a wraparound patio, and half-timbered and stuccoed gable ends.
Dr. W.H. Nicholson ( ___ -1935), a retired physician, had been associated with the business and financial community in Hickory for some twenty-five years before he moved to Henderson, N.C. in 1929. A pastpresident of the Hickory Chamber of Commerce, Nicholson was secretary and treasurer of the Southern Desk Company, and a director of both the First National Bank and First Building and Loan Association. He was also secretary and manager of the Hickory Land and Development Company, and supervised the development of the Kenworth subdivision where he built this house. In 1929 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glenn Abernethy purchased the house. Mr. Abernethy, the son of Robert David Abernethy and Junie Ella Abernethy, was born in the Mountain View section of Catawba County and moved with his family to Hickory at age five. Abernethy had attended Lenoir-Rhyne College until he assumed management of his father's business, the Abernethy Transfer and Storage Company. He married the former Lovie Miller, daughter of William A. Miller, and Blanche Isenhour Miller in 1929. Mrs. Abernethy became vice-president and bookkeeper of her husband's firm, raised four children, was active in numerous civic, church, and school organizations, and organized a Girl Scout Troop in the Kenworth area. The Abernethys still live in the house, which, according to family tradition,Photographed by Mark Parker, October 11, 20242. Front entrance of the Nicholson-Abernethy House. Marker is to the right.had been designed by an architect in Florida. It was built by the Henry Cline Construction Company; the woodwork was purchased from the Hickory Manufacturing Company.Photographed by Mark Parker, October 11, 20243. Full view of the Nicholson-Abernethy House.
Also see . . . Kenworth Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by Kirk F. Mohney, consultant to the city of Hickory, 1984The 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...(Submitted on October 11, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
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.
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 150 times since then and 15 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.
