Mecklenburg County’s earliest inhabitants likely used the Big Rock Rock Shelter as a space for habitation, gatherings, and observation. 

The century-old James A. Blakeney House has long served as a reminder of Mecklenburg County’s early agrarian history. 

For many years, the Palmer Fire School was one of the nation’s finest training facilities for firefighters. 

Since 1939, the Rustic Revival styled log Community House has hosted the activities of the Providence Women’s Club and numerous other local groups. 

Originally located in Pineville, Hennigan Place was the plantation home of an anti-secessionist who profited significantly from the use of enslaved labor. 

One of Mecklenburg County’s six surviving Rosenwald schools, the McClintock School educated generations of African American children while symbolizing local resistance to segregation. 

The Federalist style Neel House was the longtime home of one of Steele Creek’s most prominent families. 

The enslaved individuals buried in this cemetery represent more than 100 years of enslaved labor used on the associated lands by the Thomas Neely family. 

The Dr. J. J. Rone House was the home of one of the Marvin community’s native sons to study and return home to practice medicine. 

The office of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission was once the home of Charlotte’s most prominent florist.