| Address | Roughly bounded by NC 16, E. and W. Queens Rd., and Lillington Ave., Charlotte |
|---|---|
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| National Register | ref 87000655, listed 1987-08-10 |
| Research depth | dossier, independently sourced |
What we established, and from where
Myers Park was laid out from 1911 by developer George Stephens, who bought his father-in-law J. S. Myers's cotton farm in sections.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
The spine of the neighbourhood is Queens Road, laid out by John Nolen as a 110-foot-wide boulevard fed by narrower residential streets.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
Queens Road carried the electric streetcar tracks and was planned as a loop intended to put mass transit within a short walk of every house.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
With no zoning law in Charlotte at the time, land use was controlled by deed covenants that set minimum house costs street by street — $4,000 on Bromley Road against $6,500 on Queens Road.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
Earle Sumner Draper took over the design work in 1917.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
Immediately beyond part of the district's western boundary lies Cherry, which the nomination describes as a black neighbourhood dating from the 1890s.
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).
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