$649,900
About this home
The Fox-Ingold House, known by most locals as the "Hospitality House," is now available! Come discover the perfect location for your next Bed & Breakfast, professional office, or charity headquarters! Located in the Claremont Historic District of downtown Hickory, this 1897 Queen Anne offers 5 bedrooms/offices, 4 bathrooms and period detailing inside and out. Details include 9 fireplaces, each with unique mantels, hand carved stairway posts, stained glass windows, original hardwood flooring, original wainscoting, built-ins, the list goes on! The main level offers a large central foyer opening onto two front parlors, a dining room with original built-in china cabinet and wainscoting, main-level bedroom with en-suite bonus room, kitchen, laundry, and mud room. Wind your way upstairs via a hand-carved staircase made of heart pine, leading to another large landing with a stained glass exit to the centrally located upper level porch. Upstairs, four generously sized bedrooms all offer fireplaces and share a hall bathroom. Outside, a wonderful wrap-around porch welcomes guests year-round and features classic 19th century detailing that can only be found on historic properties. Located withing walking distance to downtown Hickory shopping and dining, LRU sporting events, and local schools and churches. Seller is a historic preservation organization requiring protective covenants attached to the deed at sale protecting the historic integrity of the structure, materials and site. Most changes proposed to the property will require seller’s review and approval. Modernization of the kitchen and baths are generally permitted. Roof on home will need to be replaced in near future. Seller is unsure of AC functionability. In the past, parking has been allowed in hospital parking lot behind home, details are being negotiated for total number of spots.
Property details
- MLS #
- CAR4369653
- Property type
- Bed/Breakfast
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 37
- On market date
- April 14, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- N/A
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card (e.g. NC Dept. of Public Instruction, SC Report Card).
- Enrollment
- 315
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.0:1
- District
- Hickory City Schools
- Enrollment
- 502
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.7:1
- District
- Hickory City Schools
- Enrollment
- 188
- Student:teacher ratio
- 9.9:1
- District
- Hickory City Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Hickory's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated May 21, 2026.
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