{"nrhp_refnum":"09000600","name":"Frye, Dr. Glenn R., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"539 N. Center St., NE","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hickory","county":"Catawba County","state":"NC","lat":35.74009319000004,"lon":-81.33821094199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-08-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, stone-veneered Colonial Revival house at 539 North Center Street in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, built in 1937 and designed by Hickory architect Robert L. Clemmer, with a garage, ironwork and a stone wall.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C as a well-preserved, high-style example of Colonial Revival architecture in Hickory. It was designed by locally prominent architect Robert L. Clemmer and built for Dr. Glenn R. Frye, a leading regional surgeon and hospital owner. It retains most of its original materials and finishes.","narrative":"Built in 1937 at 539 North Center Street in Hickory, this two-story Colonial Revival house was designed by local architect Robert L. Clemmer for Dr. Glenn R. Frye, a prominent western North Carolina surgeon who owned and expanded Richard Baker Hospital. Q. E. Herman's Herman-Sipe Co. built the twelve-room residence, which is faced in a varied mix of stone, mainly slate, laid in a ledge-stone pattern. A side wing and rear wing are sided in weatherboard. The property also includes a 1937 garage, a wrought-iron balustrade, fence and gates, and a stone wall. Inside, the house keeps its oak and heart pine floors, plaster walls, paneled wainscoting, Colonial Revival mantels, built-in corner cupboards and original tile bathrooms. Changes include an enclosed rear porch and an enlarged kitchen in 1984. Listed for its architecture, the house stands in Hickory's Claremont neighborhood, which drew businessmen and professionals who built substantial homes into the twentieth century.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Robert L. Clemmer, architect; Q. E. Herman / Herman-Sipe Co., builder","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single-family dwelling; current owners are restoring original weatherboards and plan to reverse some 1984 changes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.586208-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/86/7194/47719486/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/09000600.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000600/a9734a2316-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000600/a9734a2316-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tylerg","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glenn_Frye_House_Hickory_North_Carolina.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tylerg</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glenn_Frye_House_Hickory_North_Carolina.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"09001103","name":"Claremont High School Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/claremont-high-school-historic-district-boundary-increase-09001103/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719486","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Glenn_R._Frye_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18150505"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/catawba-county/frye-dr-glenn-r-house-09000600/"}