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 (c. 1922), Kennedy-Setzer House (1921), and Payne-Bothwell-Scheller House (1921).[2][3]
Kenworth Historic District | |
![]() House in Kenworth Historic District, September 2012 | |
Location | Roughly bounded by 2nd Ave., 5th St. and 3rd Ave. Dr. SE; Roughly along Fifth St. SE, Fifth Ave. SE, third Avenue Dr. SE, and Second Ave. SE, Hickory, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°43′40″N 81°19′45″W / 35.72778°N 81.32917°W |
Area | 22.1 acres (8.9 ha) |
Built | 1915 |
Architect | Asbury, Louis; Blair and Drane |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival |
MPS | Hickory MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 85001054, 05000435 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 9, 1985, May 18, 2005 (Boundary Increase) |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kirk F. Mohney (August 1984). "Kenworth Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ Heather Fearnbach (June 2004). "Kenworth Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.