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Grier-Rea House

Grier-Rea House: Federal, National Register listed 2010-08-30.

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6701 Providence Rd., Charlotte
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White weatherboarded two-storey house with a wide covered porch and a tall brick chimney at the gable end, on a mown lawn.
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Recorded address6701 Providence Rd., Charlotte
Architectural styleFederal
National Registerref 10000603, listed 2010-08-30
Research depthdossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

  • The house was built about 1815 and expanded with a rear ell about 1830.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The first owner was the Reverend Isaac Grier, a Presbyterian minister in Providence Township.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The porch form, with posts set forward of the porch floor, is unusual for the county.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The 1880 agricultural census recorded a 442-acre farm here valued at over $7,000, worked by white and black hired labourers.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The house was moved about a mile east to save it, and was undergoing renovation at the time of the nomination.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

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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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