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North Charlotte Historic District

Coordinates: 35°14′44″N 80°48′19″W / 35.24556°N 80.80528°W / 35.24556; -80.80528
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North Charlotte Historic District
North Charlotte Historic District is located in North Carolina
North Charlotte Historic District
North Charlotte Historic District
Location in North Carolina
North Charlotte Historic District is located in the United States
North Charlotte Historic District
North Charlotte Historic District
Location in the United States
LocationRoughly bounded by the Southern Railroad, Herrin St., Spencer St., and Charles Ave., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°14′44″N 80°48′19″W / 35.24556°N 80.80528°W / 35.24556; -80.80528
Area155.5 acres (62.9 ha)
Built1903
Built byNorth Charlotte Realty
ArchitectStuart Warren Cramer
Architectural styleBungalow/American Craftsman, Late Victorian, Vernacular Victorian,
NRHP reference No.90000367[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 February 1, 2015.