Piedmont Wagon Company
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Piedmont Wagon Company | |
 Piedmont Wagon Company Building, September 2012 | |
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| Location | Main Ave. NW, Hickory, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°43′56″N 81°21′17″W / 35.73222°N 81.35472°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| MPS | Hickory MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000592[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 1985 |
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]
