Hezekiah Alexander (1728-1801) was one of Charlotte's early founders. He built this house in 1774. This rock house is located on Shamrock Drive. It is the oldest house in [...]

Alois Louis Steinhauser (1851-1923) owned a lovely estate in the 11th Ward near Liddell Street in Uptown Charlotte. Born in Bohemia (Austria) in 1851. Steinhauser immi [...]

A side view of the Ezekial Wallis or Wallace House that was once located on Albemarle Road. It was one of the oldest houses in Charlotte. Physical Description: 4x5 glossy [...]

 Unknown house possily once located on Hawthorne Road. Physical Description: negative only Publisher: Unknown

Anna Morrison Jackson made her home in Charlotte off and on following the death of hersband, General Stonewall Jackson. This was the first home she lived in, and it was l [...]

The William Phifer House was located in the 100 block of North Tryon Street. It is the site where the Confederate Cabinet held its last full meeting. Physical Description [...]

The birthplace of America's Eleventh President, James Knox Polk is located in Pineville, North Carolina. The cabin has since been restored. Polk was an 1818 UNC Chapel Hi [...]

This postcard captures three of the most fashionable homes in Dilworth. Only one still stands. They include from left-to-right  the home of Stuart Warren Cramer (1868-1 [...]

The Southern Manufacturers Club and Mrs. Stonewall Jackson's Residence were located on South Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Southern Postcard Company [...]

Built in 1774, the rock house of Hezekiah Alexander is the oldest standing home in Charlotte. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company