| Address | 1230 W. Morehead St., Charlotte |
|---|---|
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| National Register | ref 99001447, listed 1999-11-30 |
| Research depth | dossier, independently sourced |
What we established, and from where
Built in 1927, the building stands at 1230 West Morehead Street, south-west of downtown Charlotte.
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Typical of warehouse designs of the period, windows were generally left out of the building's side elevations.
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Charlotte supported eight storage companies and eleven transfer or moving companies by the late 1920s.
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A Piedmont and Northern Railway spur line skirting the building's east elevation gave the warehouse connections with the cotton mills of western Mecklenburg and Gaston counties.
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G.T. Barnes, house engineer for the Carolina Company, designed the four-storey, fireproof, reinforced concrete building, estimated to cost $150,000.
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The Carolina Transfer and Storage Company continued in operation until the early 1990s, when building obsolescence and space needs forced it to sell the property.
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The primary source
The National Register nomination is the fullest account of this property that exists, written by a researcher and reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office. The nomination (National Park Service).
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