Union Storage and Warehouse Company Building

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Union Storage and Warehouse Company Building
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Union Storage and Warehouse Company Building, October 2016
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Location1000 W. Morehead St., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′42″N80°51′31″W / 35.22833°N 80.85861°W / 35.22833; -80.85861 Coordinates: 35°13′42″N80°51′31″W / 35.22833°N 80.85861°W / 35.22833; -80.85861
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1927 (1927)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No. 00001640 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 2001

Union Storage and Warehouse Company Building is a historic warehouse building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927, and is a two-story, rectangular, reinforced concrete building on a raised concrete basement. The building has a red brick veneer, steel sash windows, and a parapet facade. The warehouse was purchased by the Ford Motor Company and converted to an auto repair establishment in 1942. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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. Richard L. Mattson and Frances P. Alexander (April 2000). "Union Storage and Warehouse Company Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.