Shuford House

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Shuford House
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Shuford House, September 2012
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Location542 2nd St. NE., Hickory, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°44′26″N81°20′0″W / 35.74056°N 81.33333°W / 35.74056; -81.33333 Coordinates: 35°44′26″N81°20′0″W / 35.74056°N 81.33333°W / 35.74056; -81.33333
Arealess than one acre
Built1875 (1875)
NRHP reference No. 73001313 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1973

Shuford House, also known as Maple Grove, is a historic home located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1875, and is a two-story, three bay frame dwelling with a central hall plan. It features a two-story porch supported by four pairs of pillars. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

Maple Grove has been restored by the Hickory Landmarks Society and operated as a late 19th-century historic house museum.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit (January 1973). "Shuford House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.