North Charlotte Historic District

North Charlotte Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by the Southern Railroad, Herrin St., Spencer St., and Charles Ave., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°14′44″N 80°48′19″W / 35.24556°N 80.80528°W / 35.24556; -80.80528Coordinates: 35°14′44″N 80°48′19″W / 35.24556°N 80.80528°W / 35.24556; -80.80528
Area 155.5 acres (62.9 ha)
Built 1903
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Vernacular Victorian, Other
NRHP Reference # 90000367[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1990

The North Charlotte Historic District is a 155.5-acre (62.9 ha) national historic district located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The listing included 282 contributing buildings and four contributing structures. It includes work designed by architect Stuart Warren Cramer; it includes Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, vernacular Victorian, reflecting turn-of-the-century mill-village architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Highland Park Mill No. 3. Other notable buildings include the Mecklenburg Mill (later Mercury Mills, 1905), Johnston Mill (1913), Grinnell Manufacturing Company, Hand Pharmacy Building (1904), Lowder Building (1927), the former Highland Inn (c. 1903), Charlotte Fire Department Engine Company No. 9 (1937), and North Charlotte Primary School.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Richard L. Mattson; Suzanne S. Pickens & Kary L. Schmidt (October 1989). "North Charlotte Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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