Piedmont Wagon Company
Appearance
Piedmont Wagon Company | |
![]() Piedmont Wagon Company Building, September 2012 | |
Location | Main Ave. NW, Hickory, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°43′56″N 81°21′17″W / 35.73222°N 81.35472°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1889 |
MPS | Hickory MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 85000592[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 15, 1985 |
Piedmont Wagon Company was a horse-drawn wagon works company in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. Founded by George G. Bonniwell and A. L. (Andy) Ramseur in 1878,[2] it became "one of the most conspicuous examples of New South prosperity in North Carolina" during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[3] One of the company's remaining buildings, constructed in 1889, is a 2+1⁄2-story L-shaped brick structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[4][1] In 2015, the building was restored and repurposed as office space.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Piedmont Wagon Company | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^ Freeze, Gary (1995). The Catawbans: Crafters of a North Carolina County. Newton, North Carolina: Catawba County Historical Association. pp. 265–282.
- ^ Laura A. W. Phillips and Michael Hill (June 1983). "Piedmont Wagon Company" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ Canrobert, Mary. "Piedmont Wagon building begins new life". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^ "CornerStone United - About Us". www.cornerstoneunited.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^ KLUTTZ, SUSAN. "Susan Kluttz column: Importance of Historic Tax Credits to Hickory". HDR | Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
Categories:
- Hickory, North Carolina
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Industrial buildings completed in 1889
- Buildings and structures in Catawba County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Catawba County, North Carolina
- Catawba County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs