Wesley Heights Historic District


Wesley Heights Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Location	Bounded by W. Morehead St., Woodruff Pl., Lela Ave., CSX RR tracks, Tuckaseegee Rd., W. Trade St. and S. Summit Ave., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°13′58″N 80°51′48″W / 35.23278°N 80.86333°W / 35.23278; -80.86333Coordinates: 35°13′58″N 80°51′48″W / 35.23278°N 80.86333°W / 35.23278; -80.86333
Area	105 acres (42 ha)
Built	1911 (1911)
Architect	Asbury, Louis; et al.
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference #	95001397^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1995

Wesley Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 335 contributing buildings in the former streetcar suburb of Wesley Heights. It was developed after 1911 and includes notable examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Wesley Heights Methodist Episcopal Church (now Greater Bethel A. M. E. Church) designed by noted architect Louis H. Asbury, St. Mark's Baptist Church (formerly St. Andrew's Episcopal Church), Bomar Apartments (1928), and the Wadsworth House (1911) and Catawba Apartments also designed by Louis H. Asbury.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Mary Beth Gatza (August 1995). "Wesley Heights Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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