Newton is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12,968. It is the county seat of Catawba County. Newton is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hickory is a city in North Carolina primarily located in Catawba County. It is the 25th most populous city in North Carolina, with its formal boundaries extending into Burke and Caldwell counties. It is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Charlotte. Hickory's population in the 2022 United States Census Bureau estimate was 44,084. Hickory is the main city of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 368,347 in the 2022 census.
Hunziker House refers to several historic houses in the United States; including Julius Hunziker House, Marge Hunziker House and O. F. Hunziker House. Hunziker House also refers to the "Casa Hunziker" found in Switzerland.
Oakwood Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It includes work designed by architects Wheeler & Stearn. It encompasses 50 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in an upscale residential section of Hickory. It includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and Queen Anne style architecture dating from the 1880s to 1930s. Notable buildings include the Robert E. Simpson House (1922), Walker Lyerly House (1913), Cline-Wilfong House (1912), Abel A. Shuford, II House, Paul A. Setzer House (1927), John H. P. Cilley House (1912), (first) Charles H. Geitner House (1900), Benjamin F. Seagle House, David L. Russell House, Robert W. Stevenson House, Jones W. Shuford House (1907), Dr. Robert T. Hambrick House (1928), Alfred P. Whitener House, and J. Summie Propst House (1881-1883).
First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 2nd Street and 3rd Avenue NW in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1905–1906, and is a Romanesque Revival-style church sheathed in granite. The front facade features square towers of unequal height. Attached to the church in 1928, is a three-story granite block Education Building with a flat roof and crenelated cornice. Also on the property is the former manse; a two-story, American Foursquare dwelling with a low hipped roof, overhanging eaves, and hipped dormer.
Charles Christian Hook (1870–1938) was an American architect. He was also the founder of FreemanWhite, Inc. a Haskell Company (1892), the oldest practicing firm in North Carolina and currently the 11th oldest architecture firm in the United States.
Hickory Museum of Art (HMA) is an art museum in Hickory, North Carolina which holds exhibitions, events, and public educational programs based on a permanent collection of 19th to 21st century American art. The museum also features a long-term exhibition of Southern contemporary folk art, showcasing the work of self-taught artists from around the region. North Carolina's second-oldest museum, Hickory Museum of Art was established in 1944.
Elliott–Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library building located in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a small, one-story brick veneer structure in the Georgian Revival / Colonial Revival style. It was the last public library in North Carolina to receive a grant from the Carnegie Foundation that funded 2,507 such facilities worldwide. In the 1950s, it was converted for use as radio station WHKY by the Catawba Valley Broadcasting Company. It later housed an advertising and public relations firm.
Hickory Municipal Building is a historic municipal building located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1920–1921, and is a two-story brick building in the Classical Revival style. It has a three-story auditorium. The front facade features a one-story limestone portico, protecting the center entrance. In 1977, the city administrative offices were relocated to the new city hall. It houses the Hickory Community Theatre.
Highland School, also known as Highland Graded School, is a historic school building located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921, and is a two-story, brick building with hipped slate roof in the Classical Revival style. It has a projecting nine-bay central pavilion. A brick "gymtorium"(which has since been torn down) and lunchroom building was built in 1950 and connected by a covered walkway. It has since been converted into the Highland School Apartments.
Rock Barn Farm, also known as the Hoke-Roseman Farm, is a historic farm located near Claremont, Catawba County, North Carolina. It has 4 contributing buildings, 2 contributing site and 2 contributing structures. The house was built about 1870, and is a two-story, vernacular Greek Revival style frame farmhouse. Also on the property are the contributing remnant of Island Ford Road, corn crib, car shed, granary, two story bank barn known as the "Rock Barn", foundation wall, and the farm acreage.
Catawba Historic District is a national historic district located at Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the rural village of Catawba. It contains 19th century farmhouses and tracts of farmland with scattered outbuildings as well as village residences and a small commercial district. The district includes notable examples of Gothic Revival, Victorian, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture. Notable buildings include the Bagby-Danner Farmhouse, Jacob D. Little House, Town Hall, Dr, Fred Y. Long Farm, Catawba ·Baptist Church, (former) Catawba High School (1921), Quintus M. Little House, Trollinger-Sherrill House, Brawley-Lowrance House, Pitts-Little House (1924), Manson L. Wilkinson· House, Sherrill Tobacco Company Building, Catawba Drug Company, Pitts-Carpenter Building, Long and Company Store, and the Methodist Church.
North Main Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 86 contributing buildings in a primarily residential neighborhood of Newton. Most of the buildings date from the late-19th an early-20th century and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Junius R. Gaither House, First Presbyterian Church (1878), Eli M. Deal House (1904), Wade C. Raymer House (1923), William W. Trott House, Dr. Glenn Long House, Hewitt-McCorkle House (1920), Andrew J. Seagle House, Walter C. Feimster House (1908), Robert B. Knox House (1912), (Former) Newton High School, Henkel-Williams-White House, Loomis F. Klutz House, (former) Newton Elementary School, and Beth Eden Lutheran Church (1929).
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 designed by Office of the Supervising Architect under Oscar Wenderoth, Harper Motor Company (1928), Hickory Bonded Warehouse, Hickory Overall Office, Hickory Roller Covering Office, and the Armory (1911-1912).
Kenworth Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 52 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the planned subdivision of Kenworth in Hickory. Most of the buildings date between the early- and mid-20th century and include notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the (former) Christ Lutheran Church (1926), Kenworth Elementary School (1913), Frederick O. Bock House (1923), Nichelson-Abernethy House (1922), Speas-Duval House (1921), Clyde L. Herman House, Kennedy-Setzer House (1921), and Payne-Bothwell-Scheller House (1921).
Loray Mill Historic District is a national historic district located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 649 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Gastonia. The district includes the five-story brick Loray Mill and all or parts of some thirty blocks of frame mill houses constructed primarily between the early 1900s and the 1920s. They include notable examples of Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture. Other notable buildings include the Loray Baptist Church (1952).
Mitchell College Historic District is a national historic district located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It encompasses 336 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site associated with Mitchell Community College and the surrounding residential area in Statesville. The district includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival architecture dated between about 1885 and 1930. Located in the district is the oldest building and separately listed; the Main Building, Mitchell College (1854-1856). Other notable contributing resources are the Fourth Creek Burying Ground, George Anderson House, Friends Meeting House, Broad St. Methodist Church (1907), Congregation Emmanuel Synagogue (1891), McRorie House, Dr. Tom H. Anderson House, Dr. Julius Lowenstein House, Ludwig Ash House, L. N. Mills House (1925), Mills Apartment, R. A. Cooper House (1920), Statesville Woman's Club (1927), and the former Davis Hospital.
Elizabeth City Historic District is a national historic district located at Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 592 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounds residential sections of Elizabeth City. The district developed after 1789, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Federal, and Late Victorian style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Grice-Fearing House (1789-1808), Shirley Armstrong House, Goodman-Matthews-Pool House, Dr. William Martin House, Pool-Kennedy-Lumsden House, Charles-Hussey House, Richardson-Pool House, North Carolina Building (1859), Cobb Building, the former First Methodist Church, Christ Episcopal Church (1857), J. W. Dent House, Dr. Butt's Drug Store, the McMullen Building, the Lowrey Building, former Citizens Bank, Robinson Building (1903), Kramer Building (1909), Selig Building (1925), the Virginia Dare Hotel and Arcade (1927), First Baptist Church (1889), United States Post Office and Courthouse, and Pasquotank County Courthouse (1882).
Salisbury Historic District is a national historic district located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 348 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Salisbury. It includes notable examples of Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Maxwell Chambers House, McNeely-Strachan House, Archibald Henderson Law Office, and the former Rowan County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the tower of the former First Presbyterian Church (1891-1893), Rowan County Courthouse (1914), Conrad Brem House, Kluttz's Drug Store, Bell Building, Washington Building, Grubb-Wallace Building, Hedrick Block, Empire Hotel, St. Luke's Episcopal Church (1827-1828), Soldiers Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church (1910-1913), U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (1909), City Hall (1926), Salisbury Fire House and City Building (1897).
Mordecai Place Historic District is a historic neighborhood and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The district encompasses 182 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the most architecturally varied of Raleigh's early-20th century suburbs for the white middle-class. Mordecai Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 1998, with a boundary increase in 2000.
