Hickory Municipal Building is a historic

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located at

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Catawba County, North Carolina Catawba County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,610. Its county seat is Newton, and its largest community is Hickory. The county is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ...

. It was built in 1920–1921, and is a two-story brick building in the

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style. It has a three-story

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. The front facade features a one-story

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, protecting the center entrance. In 1977, the city administrative offices were relocated to the new city hall. It houses the Hickory Community Theatre. It was listed on the

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in 2000.

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Hickory, North Carolina City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Government buildings completed in 1921 Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Catawba County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Catawba County, North Carolina 1921 establishments in North Carolina Brick buildings and structures in North Carolina {{CatawbaCountyNC-NRHP-stub