Hezekiah Alexander House: Pioneer Rock, built 1774

Black and white photograph of a two-storey stone house with a gabled roof and central chimney, bare trees overhead and a covered porch structure at the right-hand end. — Hezekiah Alexander House, photographed in 1936. Frances Benjamin Johnston · Public domain · source

Address	3500 Shamrock Dr., Charlotte
Architectural style	Pioneer Rock
Year recorded	1774
National Register	ref 70000461, listed 1970-04-17
Research depth	dossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

The additional documentation records the property as operated by the Hezekiah Alexander Foundation as The Charlotte Museum of History and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

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).

Official record

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Where this comes up

Charlotte Museum of History and the 1774 Alexander Rock House

What else is close

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Julian Underwood Park · 1.3 km away · Parks & greenways
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Untitled · 1.6 km away · Attractions & public art
Memory Lane · 1.6 km away · Attractions & public art

Distances are straight-line from the recorded coordinates, not walking distance — there may be a creek, a rail line or an interstate in between.