Miscellaneous

First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1832. This building opened in 1895.

Physical Description: 3 inch circular mounted35 mm. negative

Publisher: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

Confederate Naval Yard Historic Marker

A state historic marker stands amidst new development in the first block of West Trade St. It marks the location of the Mecklenburg Iron Works which was leased to the Confederate Navy during the Civil War by the owner, John Wilkes. After the war, Wilkes regained ownership and operated the factory there until he sold the building to the railroad and moved operations to West Trade Street.

Arena Light Rail Tracks

The uptown arena opened as Charlotte Bobcats' Arena in 2005 and was renamed Time Warner Cable Arena in 2008. Physical Description: .jpg, 2592 X 1456 Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

300 N. College

Located in the 400 block of North College Street, this series of buildings was a former automobile service station and paint store. Since the mid 1990s, it has been a restaurant and bar. This shows the original bricks getting a coat of paint.
Physical Description: .jpg, 2592 X 1456

Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Brickwork on Quartermaster Depot Building

This building opened as a Ford Motor Company plant in 1924. In World War II it served as a Quartermaster Depot, and as a missile plant and warehouse in the years since. Physical Description: jpg, 1135 X 815 Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library