Wesley Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. 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 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]
Wesley Heights Historic District | |
 Houses on Summit Avenue | |
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| 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 |
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| Coordinates | 35°13′58″N 80°51′48″W / 35.23278°N 80.86333°W |
| Area | 105 acres (42 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | Louis Asbury, et al. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001397[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1995 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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 February 1, 2015.