Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Huffman Henry House
1921
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 11, 2024
1. Huffman Henry 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° 43.694′ N, 81° 19.739′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It can be reached from 5th Street Southeast just north of 3rd Avenue Drive SE, on the right when traveling north. The marker is at the front entrance, which faces to the south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 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:
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Regarding Huffman Henry House. Excerpts from the Kenworth Historic District Nomination Form:
This small triple pile, one and one-half story, end gable front, frame house, clad entirely in wood shingles, was built in 1921. The principal, west elevation contains an engaged entrance porch at the west-southwest corner, a single nine-over-nine double hung sash window behind the porch, and a pair of windows on the front wall. The door is located behind the porch on the perpendicular wall plane...
Grover H. Huffman -1944), a bookkeeper with the Hickory Tannery Company,bought this lot in 1921 for $1,250. He lived here for about three years when he sold the property to Thomas and Louise Henry. Thomas Kelly Henry (1897-1967) was born in Clover, South Carolina, the son of John J. Henry and Isabella Whiteside Henry. He came to Hickory in 1920 and with Prof. M. Craig Yoder established the Hickory Tire and Battery Company.Photographed by Mark Parker, October 11, 20242. Huffman Henry House Marker, located to the right of the front entrance
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...(Submitted on October 19, 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.
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 11, 2024
3. Full view of the Huffman Henry House, which faces west. The marker at the front entrance faces south
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
