Real Estate Development North Carolina

Residence in Myers Park shortly after construction. Physical Description: 8x10 Publisher: Unknown

Originally built by Z.V. Taylor around 1911, the house at 400 Hermitage Road later became the residence of James B. Duke. He renovated the house and changed the name of the mansion to White Oaks in the early 1920s. Physical Description: 8x10 Publisher: Unknown

Wagons hauling materials to the Myers Park construction site. Myers Park is one of Charlotte's oldest neighborhoods. George Stephens played an instrumental role in the development of Myers Park in the early part of the twentieth century. The land was owned by Stephens's father-in-law, J.S. Myers. Originally a suburb of Charlotte, the area quickly became the site of beautiful examples of American architecture. Landscape architect John Nolen and his assistant Earle Draper designed the curving, tree-lined streets.

With the assistance of James B. Duke, plans were made to install larger, more mature trees along the streets in Myers Park. Theodore King, who worked for Duke, oversaw the operation which took place in 1916 and the winter of 1917. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown