Frederick Apartments (Charlotte, North Carolina)

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Frederick Apartments
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Frederick Apartments, November 2007
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Location515 N. Church St.,
Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′54.087″N80°50′21.6774″W / 35.23169083°N 80.839354833°W / 35.23169083; -80.839354833 Coordinates: 35°13′54.087″N80°50′21.6774″W / 35.23169083°N 80.839354833°W / 35.23169083; -80.839354833
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built by J.A. Jones Construction Company
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 01000341 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 2001

The Frederick Apartments is a historic apartment building located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927, and is a three-story, 36-unit brick apartment house in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. The body of the building is constructed of red brick, laid up in common bond. The facade features buff-colored brick set in stretcher bond with decorative patterning in places. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission
  3. Mary Beth Gatza (August 2000). "Frederick Apartments" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.