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
- ^ 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.
