Statesville Historical Collection

Step into the Holland Building and be transported through the History of Statesville, North Carolina!

Take a trip down historic Broad Street or Center Street. Take a gander at the thousands of photographs that line the walls of the collection. Or maybe even take a peek at the memorabilia. Get a peek at Newspapers dating from the 1860s! Maybe take a look at books, pamphlets, fliers, and circulars about local citizens, businesses, and places! Interested in more? Take a look below for more things Statesville Historical Collection: 

📸 Photographs of Statesville/Iredell County streets, roads, buildings, businesses, athletic teams, special events, gatherings, and more; 

💵 Advertising items used by and issued by local businesses;

🏛 Statesville and Iredell County Government Documents dating from the 1780s;

🍾 Bottles and packages with printed and embossed names of local businesses;

✉️ Picture postcards from the early 1900s through the 1960s;

🥃 Tobacco and liquor items from products manufactured in Statesville, such as: advertising, correspondence, boxes, bags, tags, labels, and more;

⚾️ Professional baseball items from Statesville Owls, Tigers, Colts, Indians, etc., and Mooresville Moors;

🍿 Memorabilia and movies filmed in Iredell County;

✨ Collectibles related to famous, and infamous, Iredell citizens;

🎙 Recordings made by local artists;

☎️ Obsolete products made by Statesville Businesses;

📕 Tom Dooley memorabilia, including books, recordings, and memorabilia from the movie The Legend of Tom Dooley.

The Vision of the Collection

👉 To embrace the important responsibility of collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting historical and cultural stories, documents, images, and artifacts of significance of Statesville and Iredell County, NC.

👉 To embrace the value of accurate research in understanding the history of diverse cultures while practicing the highest professional standards in collecting.

👉 To identify and promote the significant contributions this community and its people have made to national and state culture and history.

👉 To provide for experiences that capture the unique mid-20th Century small town atmosphere which has enabled the community to thrive and maintain a rich quality of life for citizens.

👉 To support and compliment state and local organizations with similar interests in local history interpretation and preservation.