The Morgan School remains as a focal point for the Cherry neighborhood, an early twentieth century model planned community for Black Charlotteans. 

Former Charlotte Mayor Frank R. McNinch briefly lived in this Sharon Lane home before his appointments to high-ranking positions in the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations. 

One of Mecklenburg County’s last known surviving antebellum log homes, the Sloan-Porter House remained in the Sloan and Porter families for more than 200 years. 

The longtime recording home of local music legend Arthur Smith also hosted such icons as Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, James Brown, and Billy Graham. 

The home of prominent Charlotte dentist and civil rights advocate Dr. Reginald Armistice Hawkins, whose efforts resulted in the desegregation of many Charlotte institutions.   

(ca. 1878)

One of Mint Hill’s most enduring post-Civil War structures, the Forbis-Venn House was home for three generations of the Richard Forbis family.

The Jones-Garibaldi House is one of the oldest homes on East Park Avenue, the most prestigious residential district in the oldest portion of Dilworth, Charlotte’s first streetcar suburb.

The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners has proclaimed November as Homelessness Awareness Month. In recognition of the month, several events are planned to bring awareness to the homeless community and the hard work that goes into helping to ensure that everyone has a place to call home.

Mecklenburg County is in the midst of conducting its regular revaluation of all properties for tax purposes. 

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