Philip Carey Building: Romanesque, National Register

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Recorded location: 301 E. 7th St., Charlotte
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Two-storey dark red brick commercial building on a street corner, with tall arched windows picked out in white, a painted green band at first-floor level, and a hanging sign and fascia board reading 'Dixie's Tavern'. A level-crossing signal and rails cross the foreground. — The Philip Carey Building, photographed in 2008. James Willamor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Recorded address	301 E. 7th St., Charlotte
Architectural style	Romanesque
National Register	ref 84002408, listed 1984-03-01
Research depth	dossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

The warehouse was erected by William W. Hagood for its first occupant, the Philip Carey Company.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
The warehouse was constructed of pressed brick.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
Corbelled pilasters divide each side elevation into thirteen bays.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
The original ground-floor front was replaced by a recessed store front with a ramp to a single centre door.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
Evidence of advertisements painted on the sides of the structure survives.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
In 1917 the Ford Motor Company used the building for auto body building.
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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Philip Carey Building