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The Museum building's exterior columns
being painted, as part of the Museum's maintenance projects (July
2).
Caldwell Heritage Museum
The
Museum will be open for its regular Saturday hours on July 4
(10 am to 3 pm).
Current special exhibit:
Caldwell County baseball memorabilia from the collection of Kevin LeFevres.
Focus on the Lenoir Red Sox and other Caldwell County teams.
Have fun at the Museum -
volunteer!
The Caldwell
Heritage Museum was opened in 1991 and is dedicated to preserving and presenting
the history of Caldwell County, North Carolina, through about two dozen permanent exhibits and rotating special exhibits.
The museum is housed in the last remaining building of
Davenport College, a
prestigious institution of higher learning for women that was supported by the
Methodist Church from 1855 to 1933. The
Caldwell Heritage Museum is located in Lenoir, near downtown at 112 Vaiden Street behind the Davenport School.
Directions: From Highway 321
going north, turn west (left) onto Routes 18/64 at "Downtown Lenoir" sign, and then
immediately bear left again before the McDonald's (Rt. 64/(Morganton Blvd.). Make a right onto Mulberry Street
(second traffic light). Turn left on to College Avenue at the
first traffic light (uphill). Go through the next light, and make an immediate left onto Vaiden Street, opposite St. James Episcopal Church. The museum is on the
right.
Mapquest directions.
Operating hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00am until 4:30pm, and on Saturdays from 10:00am until 3:00pm. Other times are available by appointment.
Contact the museum at
(828) 758-4004, or via email at
caldheritmus@aol.com
INCLEMENT
WEATHER SCHEDULE: If Caldwell County Schools
are closed for inclement weather, the Museum will also be closed.
If schools are on a delayed schedule or it is a teacher’s work day
due to weather, the Museum will be open on a Saturday schedule
(10-3). If the schools have early dismissal due to weather, the
Museum will be closed also.
The Museum is a member of the
Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce
and the
Friends of Mountain History.
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