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Wesley Heights Historic District

Wesley Heights Historic District: Bungalow/Craftsman, National Register listed 1995-11-29.

Single-storey brick and weatherboarded bungalows on a rising lawn beside a road, with a silver car parked at the kerb.
Wesley Heights Historic District. Nyttend · Public domain · source
AddressBounded by W. Morehead St., Woodruff Pl., Lela Ave., CSX RR tracks, Tuckaseegee Rd., W. Trade St. and S. Summit Ave., Charlotte
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
National Registerref 95001397, listed 1995-11-29
Research depthdossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

  • The nomination describes Wesley Heights as an early twentieth-century streetcar suburb.

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

  • The land was the farm of John W. Wadsworth, who ran a livery stable and contracted for Charlotte's first horse-drawn streetcar system.

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

  • The tract passed to the Charlotte Investment Company, which re-drew the survey.

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

  • With no municipal planning rules, the developers used restrictive deed covenants regulating such things as setback.

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

  • In the late 1960s the neighbourhood changed from residents strictly of the white race to primarily African-American residents.

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

  • The district contains 372 buildings, of which 335 are contributing.

    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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