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Edward M. Rozzell House

Edward M. Rozzell House: Other, National Register listed 2005-01-20.

Two-storey house with dark siding and a covered porch, with a lower modern extension to the right, among tall pines.
Edward M. Rozzell House. Irina999 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Address11647 Rozzelles Ferry Rd., Charlotte
Architectural styleOther
National Registerref 04001530, listed 2005-01-20
Research depthdossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

  • The Edward M. Rozzell House of about 1880 is a well-preserved example of the I-house form, in north-west Mecklenburg County.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18

  • Nearby Mountain Island Lake, dammed in 1915, generally follows the course of the Catawba River.

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  • In 1989 a large tree fell on the house during Hurricane Hugo and damaged it.

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  • Edward M. Rozzell was born around 1850 in the Mecklenburg County farming community of Paw Creek, along the Catawba River.

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  • Edward's father, Richard Rozzell, owned around 680 acres of farm and woodland valued at $8,000 in 1870.

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  • Of the 183 farms listed in Paw Creek Township, 61 were worked by tenants and 122, including Edward Rozzell's, by their landowners.

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  • The couple's three youngest children all died of diphtheria within a fortnight in the autumn of 1880.

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  • Edward Rozzell died in 1921 and was buried in the nearby Cook Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18

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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