Only the rock walls remain of what were once the grist mill and saw mill owned and operated by local merchant and planter James Galbraith Torrance. 

The family home of Revolutionary War Major John Davidson was destroyed by fire in 1886, leaving only traces of the grandest of the Catawba River plantation houses. 

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The prolific mill architect Richard C. Biberstein skillfully adopted the Rectilinear architectural style to design his family home.

Designed by prominent Charlotte architect C. C. Hook, the McCoy House was the home of successful furniture vendor William T. McCoy. 

The Tompkins Machine Shop shows how industrialist D. A. Tompkins grew his business by becoming a leader in each phase of the textile manufacturing process.  

One of Charlotte’s first Colonial Revival style residences was home to insurance executive Walter Brem and motion picture pioneer Regger Craver. 

Prominent Charlotte architect William Peeps, noted for his Latta Arcade project, designed and then lived and work in the Peeps House for 30 years.  

The Louis H. Asbury-designed Scott House was once the home of international film star Randolph Scott. 

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.