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“The Revolutionary War-era home of Hezekiah Alexander is located on the grounds of the Charlotte Museum of History. Built in 1774, this two story stone house is the oldest surviving structure in Mecklenburg County and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.” –Text from The Charlotte Museum of History, Hezekiah Alexander House.
“This site is located on land once owned by the parents of James K. Polk, the 11th U.S. president. The state historic site commemorates significant events in the Polk administration: the Mexican-American War, settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute, and the annexation of California. Reconstructions of typical homestead buildings– a log house, separate kitchen, and barn– are authentically furnished. The visitor center features a film on Polk’s life and exhibits on his family and tumultuous presidency.” — Text from North Carolina Historic Sites, a division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives & History.
Further details of this historic site are available at President James K. Polk: The Site.
“Cedar Grove is the finest ante-bellum mansion in the county. The impressive brick Greek Revival style house was built between 1831 and 1833 as a plantation home for James G. Torance. On the same site is the Torance House and Store, the original log home of James’s father, Hugh Torrance. It was build c. 1779 and later extended to include a four room frame addition. In ca. 1805 a store was built on to the east side of the original log house. This is now the oldest store building in the country. It is open to the public.” –Text from Charlotte and Mecklenburg County for the Visitor, within a suggested driving tour for the area that includes a stop at the Hugh Torrance House and Store.
Details, photographs, and a history of this property can be found here: Cedar Grove and Hugh Torrance House and Store, Historical Overview. (NOTE: As of 5/3/2012 this domain is pending renewal and the link no longer works.)
The Latta Plantation, in Huntersville, NC was built circa 1800 and owned by James Latta, an immigrant from Northern Ireland.
“Built in 1800, Latta Place was owned by James Latta, an immigrant from Northern Ireland. A successful traveling merchant through 1820, Mr. Latta then retired and turned his property into a cotton plantation consisting of 742 acres and 34 enslaved people. After Mr. Latta’s death in 1837, his wife Jane sold the property to David Harry. In 1853, William Sample purchased the property, which was owned by the Sample family until 1922. Crescent Land and Timber, a subsidiary of Duke Power, then purchased the property because of its proximity to the Catawba River, and rented the home out to tenant farmers, until the house was abandoned in the 1950s.” — Text from the About Latta page on the Latta Plantation website.
The plantation also has a Facebook page!