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Harris Arcade
Photo: Tylerg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Harris Arcade

Also known as Arcade Building

On the National Register since 200818 years
Commercial StyleListed 2008Hickory
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Harris Arcade

Harris Arcade, at 221-229 1st Ave. NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 2008. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Style, as it does for 91 other North Carolina listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in North Carolina, US. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 73 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

221-229 1st Ave. NW., Hickory · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Harris ArcadeStart here
  2. 2Hickory Municipal BuildingClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Hickory Southwest Downtown Historic DistrictClassical Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Elliott-Carnegie LibraryGeorgian Revival · Built 1922 · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Clement Geitner HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

7 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFirst Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque Revival0.2 miDClaremont High School Historic DistrictNeo-Classical0.3 miBRidgeview Public Library, (Former)Colonial Revival0.4 miBLyerly Full Fashioned MillModerne0.4 miDOakwood Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.4 miDClaremont High School Historic District (Boundary Increase)Colonial Revival0.5 miBDr. Glenn R. Frye HouseColonial Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Commercial Style style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial Style.

Newton Downtown Historic District8.3 mi away
Lenoir Downtown Historic District16.7 mi away
Lincolnton Commercial Historic District18.7 mi away

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Questions about Harris Arcade

Is Harris Arcade on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 8, 2008 (Register number 08000378).

Is Harris Arcade a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Harris Arcade?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Harris Arcade?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 73 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47719488 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.