Hickory Southwest Downtown Historic District

Portions of Government Ave.SE, Second Street Place SE, First Ave. SW and Third St. SW, Hickory, North Carolina. County/parish: Catawba.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 16, 2005. NRIS 05001409.

Part of Hickory MRA (NRIS 64000456).

8 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Second Street Place Southwest Historic District

From Wikipedia:

Hickory Southwest Downtown Historic District

Hickory Southwest Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 8 contributing buildings in the central business district of Hickory. Notable buildings include the Hickory Passenger Depot (1912), Classical Revival style U.S. Post Office (1914, 1961) designed by Office of the Supervising Architect under Oscar Wenderoth, Harper Motor Company (1928), Hickory Bonded Warehouse (c. 1885), Hickory Overall Office (c. 1922), Hickory Roller Covering Office (c. 1922), and the Armory (1911-1912).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717455