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Propst House

Coordinates: 35°44′16″N 81°22′45″W / 35.73778°N 81.37917°W / 35.73778; -81.37917
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Propst House
Propst House, September 2012
Propst House is located in North Carolina
Propst House
Propst House is located in the United States
Propst House
LocationShuford Memorial Garden, Hickory, North Carolina
Coordinates35°44′16″N 81°22′45″W / 35.73778°N 81.37917°W / 35.73778; -81.37917
Arealess than one acre
Built1881 (1881)
Built byPropst, J. Summie
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.73001312[1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1973

Propst House is a historic home located in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. Built in 1881, and is a 1+12–story, Second Empire style frame dwelling. It has a mansard roof, a square mansard tower, and interesting wooden ornament.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and as such is located in the Oakwood Historic District. The house has been restored by the Hickory Landmarks Society and is operated as a late 19th-century historic house museum.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Survey and Planning Unit (February 1973). "Propst House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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