Hickswood forest Apartments for Rent

Hickswood Forest is a residential neighborhood located northwest of High Point.

The neighborhood is close to Tannenbaum Historic Park, where visitors can explore the historic buildings and grounds of a late 18th century community. The park is an educational experience of everyday life in Colonial America. Hands-on exhibits and living history presentations are part of the program. Guided tours of the Colonial Heritage Center and the 1857 Hoskins House are available most of the week.

Gold mining played a part in the history of North Carolina. The McCulloch Gold Mill was built in 1832 by Cornish engineer Charles McCulloch and operated years before the 1849 discovery of gold in California. The Jamestown mill briefly served as a hospital for soldiers during the Civil War.

Now known as the historic Castle McCulloch Gold Mill, the site gives tours of the mill and has gold panning activities as an educational activity for students, families and seniors. The McCulloch Mineral and Technology Museum, picnic facilities and the Jamestown Rock Quarry are part of the mill. The Castle McCulloch Gold Mill is located in a hardwood forest.

The neighborhood is near High Point University, one of 14 universities within a sixty-mile radius of the Piedmont Triad. The 180-acre university offers a 4-year, liberal arts program with 50 majors.

Hickswood Forest is close to Korner’s Folly. The historic home was completed in 1880, but had on-going restorations until the death of its owner, Jule Gilmer Korner, in 1924. Today, visitors tour the 22-room, three-story Korner’s Folly with 15 different fireplaces and ceilings up to 25 feet in height. German master Caesar Milch was hired to paint the home’s decorative murals. Cupid’s Park, the first private little theater for children in the United States, was established at Korner’s Folly.