The Foursquare style Hoyle House was the home of Olive Hoyle and her children following the untimely death of husband and father Reverend Enoch Marvin Hoyle. 

The original Mount Zion Methodist Church is one of the oldest remaining structures in the town of Cornelius. 

The Roosevelt Wilson House stands at the crest of a hill that factored significantly in the founding of the town of Cornelius. 

The Queen Anne style Sherrill-Robbins House was once the home of one of the original co-owners of the Stough-Cornelius Company. 

The in-town home of farmer and entrepreneur Barnum A. Sustare ranks among Matthews’ most sophisticated examples of the Craftsman architectural style. 

The in-town home of farmer and entrepreneur Barnum A. Sustare ranks among Matthews’ most sophisticated examples of the Craftsman architectural style. 

The Funderburk Brothers Buildings evidence the nearly century-long Matthews-based business ventures of the prominent Ellison James Funderburk family. 

The Funderburk-Plaxco House is a lasting symbol of the local prominence of the Ellison James Funderburk family for more than a century in Matthews.  

The curious history of the Grier-Furr House includes a mystery, cotton farming, patent medicine, and perhaps a bit of bootleg liquor.   

Built by William H. Freeman for Carl McEwen, the McEwen-Moore Farmhouse was later re-acquired by the original builder for his own livestock.