Mecklenburg County is a county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina, and the first county in the Carolinas to surpass one million in population. Its county seat is Charlotte, the state's largest municipality.
Cornelius is a suburban town located along Lake Norman in northern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It is a major suburb of Charlotte and part of its metropolitan area. The population was 31,412 at the 2020 census.
Gibsonville is a town in both Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Most of Gibsonville is situated in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point Combined Statistical Area and the eastern portion is in the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing all of Alamance County. According to the 2020 census, the population of Gibsonville was 8,971.
Davidson is a suburban town located in Iredell and Mecklenburg counties, North Carolina, United States, on the banks of Lake Norman. It is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 10,944 at the 2010 census, and in 2019 the estimated population was 13,054. The town was founded in 1837 with the establishment of the Presbyterian Davidson College, named for Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, a local Revolutionary War hero. The land for Davidson College came from Davidson's estate, a large portion of which was donated by his son.
The Euphemian Literary Society, founded in 1839, is the oldest student organization in South Carolina still operating under its original charter. Euphemian Hall is located in Due West, South Carolina, on the Erskine College campus. The Euphies are a literary society at Erskine College. The Euphies are chartered by the State of South Carolina.
Hopewell Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church complex and national historic district located near Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The church was built in 1833–1835, renovated and enlarged in 1859–1860, and expanded by a Sunday School addition in 1928. It is a U-shaped brick and brick veneer building composed of three connected blocks all covered with front-gable roofs. The church is a rectangular gable-front brick building standing on a low mortared fieldstone foundation and Greek Revival style design elements. Also on the property are the contributing pumphouse, cemetery gate (1845), and cemetery with burials dating to 1775. The cemetery contains one of the two largest collections of box and chest tombs in North Carolina. General William Lee Davidson of the North Carolina militia, killed in 1781 at the Battle of Cowan's Ford during the American Revolutionary War, is buried in the cemetery.
Cedar Grove Plantation is a historic house located in Huntersville, North Carolina and built between 1831 and 1833. It was the home of James G. Torrance, a planter living in central Mecklenburg County. It is currently privately owned, and is closed to the public. The plantation was named for its location in the midst of a grove of Cedar trees.
The Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic District is 10.1-acre (41,000 m2) historic district along the western boundary of the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. The area includes five historical Colonial Revival, Classical Revival style buildings. Some significant structures are among those located within the Historic District include the James B. Dudley Memorial Building and Harrison Auditorium. The district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 20, 1988.
Isaac Taylor House, also known as the Taylor-Ward House, is a historic home located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built about 1796, and is a three-story, three-bay, side hall plan Federal style brick dwelling.
Lexington Memorial Hospital is a historic hospital building located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Charles C. Hartmann in a mix of Art Deco and Art Moderne styles. It was built in 1946, and is a large masonry T-shaped building sheathed in yellow brick, three and four stories tall and 17 bays wide. It has a one-story addition on the east end and a 1958 one-story addition off the rear wing.
Beaver Dam Plantation House is a historic plantation house located near Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1829, and is a two-story, four-bay, single pile Federal style dwelling. It has gable roof, brick exterior end chimneys, and a one-story, full-width, shed roof porch. It was the home of William Lee Davidson, Jr., son of William Lee Davidson and the people he enslaved to work the plantation. It was also the site of the committee meeting of the Concord Presbytery in April 1835, during which the location of Davidson College was determined.
Chairman Blake House is a historic private home located at Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1860, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, five-bay, double pile Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a one-story rear ell. It has steep side gable roof, four brick interior chimneys, and weatherboard sheathing. It features porches on the front and rear facades supported by Tuscan order columns. It was moved to its present location in October 2000. It was the home of Professor John Rennie Blake (1825–1900), who is believed to have occupied the house throughout his tenure at Davidson College, 1861–1885. Today, the home is privately owned.
Benjamin W. Davidson House, also known as Oak Lawn, is a historic plantation house located near Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian / Federal style frame dwelling. It has gable roof and exterior brick end chimneys. The front facade have one-story, three-bay, hipped roof porch.
Mecklenburg Investment Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a three-story, three bay by six bay, red brick building. It measures 42 feet wide and 98 feet deep. The building is associated with the "New Negro" movement and is located in the historic African-American community of Brooklyn.
Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College is a historic school building located on the campus of Davidson College at Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built by the Philanthropic Society, a literay and debating society.
Davidson Historic District is a national historic district located at Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 394 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential neighborhoods of Davidson and campus of Davidson College. It was developed after 1837 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Eumenean Hall and Philanthropic Hall. Other notable buildings include the Maxwell Chambers Building, Jackson Row (1928), Helper Hotel (1848), Johnston Grocery Store (1912), Southern Railway Depot (1897), Linden Cotton Factory (1890), Delburg Cotton Mills (1908), Davidson United Methodist Church (1908), Davidson College Presbyterian Church (1951), and Carnegie Library (1909).
Eagle Lodge is a historic Masonic lodge building located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built in 1823, and two-story, three-bay, square brick building in the Greek Revival style. It has a low hipped roof with heavy box cornice and a one-story pedimented porch with Ionic order columns.
Richmond Temperance and Literary Society Hall is a historic building located near Wagram, Scotland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860, and is a small, one-story, one room, hexagonal brick building. It was built for local temperance society meetings held through the end of the 19th century. It was used as a school until the 1920s. After 1959, it was restored for use as a museum.
Richmond Hill Law School is a historic home and law school building located near Richmond Hill, Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was built in 1848, and is a two-story, three-bay, "T"-plan, brick building. It has a low hipped roof and deep overhang. It was built as the home and law school of jurist Richmond Mumford Pearson.
The Eumenean Society is a literary at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. It was founded on April 14, 1837.
