The Richard Wearn House evidences the brief success of Charlotte’s gold mining industry during the early to mid-1800s.

Designed by prominent Charlotte architect C. C. Hooks, the Thrift Depot is the last surviving station of Mecklenburg County’s once-thriving Piedmont and Northern Railroad Company. 

The Thrift Mill, unique for its rural setting, was one of the last big cotton mills constructed during Mecklenburg County’s textile mill boon. 

The W. D. Beaty House was part of the sizable landholdings of the Beaty family in the late 1800s and much of the twentieth century. 

The Williams Memorial Presbyterian Church Wall and Marker are among several fieldstone structures erected by a Mecklenburg County resident to honor the county’s rich history. 

Designated Historic Landmarks

Eugene Hodges House and Farm have been owned and operated by the Hodges family for more than a century. 

The N. S. Alexander House anchored the farming operations of Neal Somers Alexander, a descendant of the early settler Hezekiah Alexander. 

The Robinson Rock House Ruin constitutes the final remains of a house likely constructed over 200 years ago. 

The Stafford-Holcombe Farm was once part of the 2,300-acre landholdings of Irish immigrant James Stafford.