Cultural Heritage
History is alive in Hardy, where the rich cultural heritage of the area is celebrated every day.
Visit the Hardy History Museum at 119 East Main Street and see Hardy’s first bank safe from the old Farmer’s Bank of Hardy; Hardy’s first printing press; and learn about the History of Hardy from it’s beginning in the 19th century. Stroll the historic Main Street area, and see the many buildings and homes on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each Year, Hardy celebrates its heritage with Homesteaders Day. Area residents present a “day in the life” of Hardy area pioneers with demonstrations, activities, traditional games, music and food.
Hardy is filled with historic homes and buildings,
many of them on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sherman Bates House Hwy. 63 & Echo Lane 1940 structure designed in a vernacular interpretation of the Tudor Revival style Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 12/17/1998.
Ernest Daugherty House 3rd. St. W. of Kelly Ave. 1932 Craftsman-style structure Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 12/17/1998
David L. King House 2nd & Kelly Streets 1919 concrete block American Foursquare building Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 10/4/2002
David L. King House School Ave. N of 4th St. 1947 flagstone structure Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 12/17/1998.
David L. King House Dawson & Echo Streets 1947 Craftsman-style structure Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 10/4/2002.
David L. King House 201 N. Spring Street 1925 stone Craftsman house Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 1/20/2005.
Historic Cemetery – Historic Section Bounded by Main St., Kelly St., Cope Ave. and Burlington RR 1886-present city cemetery Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 3/2/2006.
Carrie Tucker House Hwy. 62 E of Echo Lane ca. 1928 vernacular English Revival building Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 2/12/1999
Web Long House and Motel Hwy. 63 E. of Springwood Rd. 1943 house representing the transition for Minimalist Traditional buildings to the Ranch style, coupled with one of the first true motels – as opposed to individual tourist courts – in the area Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 12/17/1998.
Fred Graham House Hwy. 62 W of Springwood Rd. 1931 Tudor Revival-style structure Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 2/12/1999.
Silas Sherrill House 4th & Spring Streets 1927-28 house built in the Craftsman style of architecture Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 12/17/1998.
Silas Sherrill House W side of Jackson St. 1929 house built in Craftsman design accentuated with beaded mortar Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 12/17/1998.
Hardy Downtown Historic District Encompassing Kelly, Front, Church & 3rd Streets 1880-1945 collection of commercial, residential and institutional structures Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 9/22/1995
Fred Carter House School Ave. N of 4th St. ca. 1947 fieldstone structure with attached garage Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 12/17/1998.
Esther Locke House SE corner of Spring & 3rd Streets 1936-7 building built as a combination residence and boarding house Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 12/17/1998.