The Albert Wallace Log House is one of the few significantly intact nineteenth century Mecklenburg County log houses still at its original site. 

The longtime recording home of local music legend Arthur Smith also hosted such icons as Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, James Brown, and Billy Graham. 

The home of well-known artists Herb Cohen and José Fumero was created by renowned Modernist architect and Charlottean Murray Whisnant. 

An early 1970s move from Sharon Amity Road saved the Folk Victorian Henderson-King House from imminent demolition. 

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) is an agency of Mecklenburg County, and for budgetary purposes is a component of the County’s Asset and Facility Management Department.

Includes Elizabeth, Midtown, Chantilly, Coliseum Drive, Commonwealth Park, Echo Hills, Grier Heights, and parts of Plaza Midwood neighborhoods.

Includes Belmont, Phifer Heights, Highland Park, Villa Heights, NoDa, Country Club Heights, and parts of Plaza Midwood neighborhoods.

Includes Dilworth, Wilmore, South End, Brookhill, York Road, Colonial Village, Sedgefield, Collingwood, Madison Park, Selwyn Park, Montford, Ashbrook-Clawson, Eastover, West Midtown, Cherry, and parts of Revolution Park, Clanton Park/Roseland Village, and Myers Park neighborhoods.

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 Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department works to enhance community wellness by providing recreational opportunities, open space, and nature education programs for all ages and abilities throughout the County. Offerings range from aquatics and athletics to special events and therapeutic recreation.