Kenworth Historic District

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
Coordinates 35°43′40″N 81°19′45″W / 35.72778°N 81.32917°W / 35.72778; -81.32917Coordinates: 35°43′40″N 81°19′45″W / 35.72778°N 81.32917°W / 35.72778; -81.32917
Area 22.1 acres (8.9 ha)
Built 1915 (1915)
Architect Asbury, Louis; Blair and Drane
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
MPS Hickory MRA
NRHP Reference # 85001054, 05000435 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHP May 9, 1985, May 18, 2005 (Boundary Increase)

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]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Kirk F. Mohney (August 1984). "Kenworth Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. 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 2014-08-01.


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