Robinson-Spangler North Carolina Room Image Collection

Mayfair now the Dunhill Hotel

The Mayfair Hotel, now known as the Dunhill Hotel, is located at the corners of North Tryon and 6th Streets. Built by two local physicians, Dr. James Pleasant Mattheson and Dr. C.N. Peeler, the hotel opened its doors as the Mayfield Manor on November 15, 1929. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel was designed by Louis Asbury. The Dunhill Hotel Associates restored the Mayfield to its present grandeur in the late 1980s, and changed its name. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Charlotte Business District

Postcard depicts one of the many business districts on Tryon Street. The New American Trust Company and the Academy of Music are highlighted in the image. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: United States 5-1--25 Stores, Inc.

Charlotte City Hall (1891)

Charlotte's first official city hall was located in the 200 block of North Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers

Independence Building

The Realty Building was located at the corner of Trade and Tryon and was built in 1907. It was renamed the Independence Building in 1920 and was torn down in 1981. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Carolina Card Company

South Tryon Street

South Tryon Street looking north from the Mecklenburg Courthouse. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: CT American Art

Presbyterian Hospital

Presbyterian Hospital is located on the former site of Elizabeth College. It was founded in 1898 by four doctors who first called it Charlotte Private Hospital. It is located at 200 Hawthorne Lane. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: B & H Photo Company

Miller & Tillett Homes

Handsome Homes, Charlotte, North Carolina, R. M. Miller and C. W. Tillett. Robert M. Miller was the president of the Elizabeth Mills and Millerton Homes Company and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Buford Hotel. His home was located at 406 North Tryon Street. Charles W. Tillett's home was located at 801 North Tryon Street. He was a prominent businessman in Charlotte. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

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