Charlotte and Its Neighborhoods (1986)
Architectural survey of Charlotte’s pre-1930 neighborhoods, conducted by Thomas Hanchett in 1981 – 1986 for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Properties Commission (now Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission). Digitized, with updates added, in Summer 2026.
- Introduction to Charlotte and the survey process
SECTION I: OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 – The Growth of Charlotte: A History
Chapter 2 – Charlotte’s Neighborhood Planning Tradition
Chapter 3 – Charlotte Architecture: Design Through Time
SECTION II: THE CENTER CITY
Chapter 4 – Uptown/The Four Wards
SECTION III: STREETCAR SUBURBS
Chapter 5 – Dilworth
Chapter 6 – Elizabeth
Chapter 7 – Plaza Midwood
Chapter 8 – Myers Park
Chapter 9 – Crescent Heights, Wilmore, Wesley Heights, Chantilly
SECTION IV: BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS
Chapter 10 – Biddleville-Five Points and Smallwood
Chapter 11 – Cherry
Chapter 12 – Washington Heights
SECTION V: TEXTILE MILL COMMUNITIES
Chapter 13 – Belmont, Villa Heights, Optimist Park
Chapter 14 – Chadwick-Hoskins
Chapter 15 – North Charlotte
SECTION VI – DAWN OF THE AUTOMOBILE SUBURB
Chapter 16 – Eastover