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The Phifer House and plantation was located in the 700 block of North Tryon Street.
Children's clothes varied in fabric but not in design. Girls usually wore an apron or pinafore over their dresses to keep the latter clean. Boys wore knickers or shorts. All wore thick, heavy wool stockings.
Different shoe styles are not the norm in 1903. Based on this 1910 advertisement, women had some choices when it came to shoes, but not as many as we do today.
The lack of adequate central heat makes wearing layers of warm clothing essential. Young boys wear knickers, and girls wear thick tights to keep their legs warm.
Click to see the difference in prices of various items from 1903 compared to the cost of the same items in 2017.
In 1911, you might have seen men moving the Little Rock AME Zion Church from its original location in the Third Ward to Myers Street which was in First Ward.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church began as a mission in 1834. It becomes a parish of the diocese ten years later. This is the second building for this church.
North Graded School opened in 1900. It was located at 600 North Brevard. There were eighteen classrooms in the school. Frank P. Milburn of Washington, D.C.
Samuel B. Pride, principal at Myers Street School, c. 1915.
ROBERT JACKSON.
Object Title: Community Building
Description: A meeting place and center for activities in the building formerly occupied by the Huntersville Branch Library.
The Central Hotel started out as a tavern in 1840, by 1900, it was a four-story hote
Arthur Eugene ("A.E.") Spears (1885-1981) was an insurance agent in Charlotte. His daughter, Daisy Spears Stroud spoke about him:
My father, A. E. Spears.
