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Built in 1883 and listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, this restored Italianate style house
features authentic Victorian furnishings and was the home of
Adolphus Lafayette Shuford and his family, and is one of the oldest
remaining houses in Hickory. It is a simple but handsome
representation of the Italian ate
style. A.L. Shuford was a prominent early citizen of Hickory. When
in 1863 the first attempt was made to incorporate the village of
Hickory Tavern, Shuford was one of the six founding commissioners.
He was also the first agent in Hickory of the Western North Carolina
Railroad, and he played an important role in the founding of
Claremont College. Shuford is credited with having imported the
first Jersey cattle to Catawba County.
Maple Grove is a two-story frame house with weather-board siding, a
pedimented-gable roof, gable-end brick chimneys, a three-bay facade,
and a two-story rear ell. One of the most distinctive features of
the house is its two-tier front porch with paired chamfered posts,
bracketed cornices, and decorative sawn work balustrades. The main
body of the house has a center-hall plan with simple detailing. One
of the most striking interior features is the closed-string stairs
with its heavy chamfered and molded newel and unusual sawn work
balustrade reminiscent of the front porch balustrades. In 1973 it
was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Website:
Maple Grove Historical Museum
Location:
Hickory NC
Distance: 1 hour and 15 minutes from Asheville
Address: 542 2nd Street NE, Hickory NC 28601
Telephone: 828-322-4731
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
Fees: Hone
Allow: 1 hour
Nearby:
Catawba County Museum of History,
Catawba Science Center,
Hickory Museum of Art,
Hiddenite Center,
Historic Murray's Mill
Directions: From Asheville take I-40 East towards
Statesville. Take Exit 123A-123B for US 321 toward Hickory. Continue
on US 321 North. Turn right at 2nd Avenue NW and turn left at 2nd
Street NE.
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