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| Address | Roughly bounded by Myrtle, Morehead, Berkeley, Dilworth Rd., W., Charlotte, Park, Tremont, Cleveland and Renssalaer; also the eastern side of the 2000 block of Euclid Ave. and both sides of the 2000 block of Lyndhurst Ave., Charlotte |
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| Architectural style | Late 19Th And 20Th Century Revivals |
| National Register | ref 87000610, listed 1987-04-09 |
| Research depth | dossier, independently sourced |
What we established, and from where
The nomination describes Dilworth as laid out in three sections: an 1891 grid ringed by a boulevard and park, a 1912 curvilinear section from Olmsted Brothers plans, and a further curvilinear section of 1920.
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Edward Dilworth Latta bought a 442-acre farm south of Charlotte and introduced the streetcar suburb to the city in 1891.
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Lots throughout Dilworth are long and narrow, with the houses sitting close to the street.
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The main road branched at the "waist" of the tract into Dilworth Road East and Dilworth Road West.
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The nomination states the design intended the white Dilworth neighbourhood to be kept clearly separate from black Second Ward.
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The district is bounded roughly by Cleveland Avenue and Myrtle Avenue on the north-west.
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The boundary increase extends the Dilworth Historic District to include both sides of the 2000 block of Lyndhurst Avenue and the east side of the 2000 block of Euclid Avenue.
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As recorded in the 2000 nomination, the boundary increase adds eighteen houses and five garages, totalling twenty-three buildings, to the district.
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As recorded in the 2000 nomination, fourteen of the eighteen houses are Craftsman bungalows, one is a Queen Anne house probably designed by the architect C. C. Hook, and the remaining three are vernacular dwellings.
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All eighteen lots in the boundary increase were part of the original 1891 plan for Dilworth, Charlotte's first streetcar suburb.
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The Helms-Bell House at 2021 Euclid Avenue is the oldest house in the boundary increase area.
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Paul Reid Younts had an active army career, serving in both World Wars and ultimately reaching the rank of Brigadier General.
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The period of significance for the boundary increase begins in 1899, the construction date of the earliest house, and continues through 1941.
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The boundary increase was drawn to take in three blocks at the eastern edge of the original historic district, made up mainly of late-1920s bungalows.
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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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