Waxhaw–Weddington Roads Historic District Explained

Waxhaw–Weddington Roads Historic District
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Location:Jct. of NC 75, NC 34 & W. Franklin St., Monroe, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.9828°N -80.5719°W
Architect:Hook, Charles Christian; Tucker, G. Marion
Architecture:Classical Revival, Prairie School, Queen Anne
Added:January 5, 1988
Refnum:87002201

The Waxhaw–Weddington Roads Historic District is a national historic district located at Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. It encompasses 18 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Monroe. The district developed between about 1897 and 1940 and includes notable examples of Prairie School, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival architecture styles and includes work by architects Charles Christian Hook and by G. Marion Tucker. Notable buildings include the Redwine Tenant House (1907), Robert B. Redwine House (1908), Heath House (1897), Edward Crow House (1916), and Crow's Nest (c. 1905).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Allison H. and David R. Black. Waxhaw–Weddington Roads Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1987 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.