From Tavern to Town : The Architectural History of Hickory, North Carolina


By: Mohney, Kirk F.; Phillips, Laura A. W.

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Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

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xii + 184 pp, notes, glossary, index of properties, numerous b/w photos and illustrations. Corners very slightly bumped, phone number neatly penned in gutter of front free end paper, slight edge wear to jacket. A beautiful, near fine copy.

"A Walking Tour of Historic Oakwood" brochure is laid in. Printed in 1989, this gives background, map, and a list of structures in one of Hickory's prime historic neighborhoods.
"After a decade of research and documentation, "From Tavern to Town" chronicles Hickory's past as seen through its historic architecture. More than 250 structures help to tell the story of Hickory's growth from a late nineteenth-century trading center on the Western North Carolina Railroad to a thriving twentieth-century manufacturing center for furniture, hosiery, and textiles."; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Title: From Tavern to Town : The Architectural History of Hickory, North Carolina

Author Name: Mohney, Kirk F.; Phillips, Laura A. W.

Edition: First Edition

Location Published: Hickory, NC, Hickory Historic Properties Commission: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Categories: U. S. History

Seller ID: 004155

Keywords: united states history architechural history historic houses national register north carolina history catawba county railroad history