The only extant reminder of Matthews’ Roseville A.M.E. Zion Church evidences decades of Jim Crow segregation that continued even beyond the grave. 

The stylish Craftsman bungalow is a rare remnant of Tank Town, the late 19th century segregated town once located outside the Matthews town limits. 

The Star of St. Matthews Lodge #566 in the Crestdale (formerly Tank Town) area of Matthews is a still-active example of the significance of fraternal organizations within Mecklenburg County’s African American community since the late 1800s.

Predating Elizabeth’s Rosemont section, the S. Bryce McLaughlin House is the only known Gustav Stickley design among the county’s designated landmarks. 

Historic properties in Charlotte's Elizabeth.

The founders of the Louis Asbury-designed Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church included several prominent members of Charlotte’s business community.  

Charlotte’s first public park was the brainchild of industrialist Daniel A. Tompkins.

The J.M. McMichael-designed Jennie Alexander Duplex is believed to be the city’s oldest suburban duplex. 

The Craftsman style Lucas House represents Charlotte’s suburban middle class development in the early 20th century.  

The elaborate bungalow-style John Baxter Alexander House is one of three early 1900s Alexander family homes on a single block in Elizabeth Heights.