Statesville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Carolina Motor Company
ca. 1917
| | 132 East Broad Street | |
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
1. Carolina Motor Company Marker
of Historic Places
Listed by the United States Department of the Interior, 1980
Statesville Commercial District
Historic Downtown Statesville
Erected by United States Department of the Interior, City of Statesville.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 35° 47.1′ N, 80° 53.205′ W. Marker is in Statesville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is on East Broad Street east of Cooper Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the east brick post of the storefront. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 132 E Broad Street, Statesville NC 28677, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sloan's Hardware Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Polk Gray Drug Store (about 400 feet away); Fort Dobbs (about 500 feet away); Miller Block (about 500 feet away); Wallace Building (about 600 feet away); Commercial National Bank (about 600 feet away); Sammy the Fire Dog (about 600 feet away); Stoneman's Raid (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statesville.
More about this marker. The former Carolina Motor Company currently houses the American Renaissance Elementary School. It is a contributing building to the Statesville Commercial Historic District.
Regarding Carolina Motor Company. Excerpts from the Statesville Commercial Historic District Nomination Form:
Between 1915 and 1930 several delightful buildings were constructed in the district which can only be described, as Eclectic because they display a mixture of influences or no clearly definable influence at all. The first of these is the former Carolina Motor
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
2. Carolina Motor Company Marker to the left of the entrance
Building currently houses the American Renaissance Elementary School
Two-story brick former auto showroom and body shop. Two end-bay entrances, each under a wide segmental arch with 4/4 sash windows grouped in three's and bracketed cross gable above. Four-light casement windows above center front bay with two large display windows below. Interior has balcony on three sides. Structure was built as Carolina Motor Co. by D. H. Brown Contracting Co. of Statesville with Charles C. Hook of Charlotte as architect. The building was sometimes used for dances of the Big Band type.
Also see . . . Statesville Commercial Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Laura A. W. Phillips Consultant for Survey and Planning Branch Archives and History, 1980 (Submitted on January 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
3. Full view of the former Carolina Motor Company building
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
