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Charlotte Postcard Collection

C.W. Johnston Building

Located on the 200 block of South Tryon Street, the C.W. Johnston Building was completed in 1924. It was Charlotte's largest office building with 149,000 square feet and 17 stories. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Asheville Postcard and Pennant Company

St. Peters Episcopal Church and Parish House

St. Peters Episcopal Church and Parish House. Located in the 400 block of North Tryon St. It is the oldest Episcopal Church in they city. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Charlotte Country Club

This is an image of the Charlotte Country Club. It was founded in 1910 and originally called the Mecklenburg Country Club. The name was changed in 1917. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

C.W. Johnston Building

Located on the 200 block of South Tryon Street, the C.W. Johnston Building was completed in 1924. It was Charlotte's largest office building with 149,000 square feet and 17 stories. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

First Methodist Church

The First Methodist Church formed in 1927 with the merger of Tryon Street Methodist and Trinity Methodist. This particular building was completed in 1927 at a cost between $8000,000 and $900,000. It houses a four-manual organ, tower chimes, a 1560 seat auditorium and a educational building. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Charlotte Country Club

Charlotte Country Club began as The Mecklenburg Club in 1910. This first Club was located west of the city adjoining a pond on or near Stewart Creek. The activities of this early Club were confined to card games, picnics, boating, and fishing. The club moved to its present location in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood in 1931. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Observer Printing House

Fourth Mecklenburg County Courthouse

This postcard depicts the Fourth Mecklenburg County Courthouse that was built in 1897 and the Independence Monument. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers

Historic Houses

Handsome Homes of Charlotte, N. C. One of the residences is listed as belonging to R.A. Dunn. Robert A. Dunn was the President of Burwell & Dunn Company, wholesale druggists. His home, pictured here, was at 503 North Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Courthouse (Mecklenburg County) Number 4

The old courthouse on East Trade Street as it is known now was the fourth structure to serve as the county' s courthouse. Physical Description: 3 1/2 by 5 1/2 Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons