Mecklenburg County’s Historic Landmarks Department already offers its Adventure Club so that you can visit our county’s historic properties.

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. 

The one-time home of Matthews mayor Charles McLaughlin, the McLauglin-Bost House later became the family home of the Bost family for more than a century. 

The Phillips House and Morris Barn, the home of longtime Matthews postmaster Pete Phillips, is a unique early twentieth century in-town farmhouse and agricultural operation.  

Beaver Dam, the antebellum estate of William Lee Davidson, II, factors prominently in the history of both the town of Davidson and Davidson College.