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Charlotte City Hall (1927)

City Hall was constructed in 1920. Located on East Trade Street, it was first occupied in 1927. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Charlotte City Hall (1927)

Charlotte City Hall, located on East Trade Street, was first occupied in 1927. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

Charlotte City Hall (1927)

Charlotte City Hall, located on East Trade Street, was first occupied in 1927. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

Fourth Mecklenburg County Courthouse

This postcard depicts the Fourth Mecklenburg County Courthouse that was built in 1897 and the Independence Mounument. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Rotograph Company

Fourth Mecklenburg County Courthouse

This postcard depicts the Fourth Mecklenburg County Courthouse that was built in 1897 and the Independence Monument. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers

Courthouse (Mecklenburg County) Number 4

The old courthouse on East Trade Street as it is known now was the fourth structure to serve as the county' s courthouse. Physical Description: 3 1/2 by 5 1/2 Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons

Third Mecklenburg County Courthouse

The Third Courthouse was located at Church and Trade Streets. Each of the tall, white columns were made from a single pine tree then stuccoed after being milled. It gave the appearance of marble. When the courthouse was torn down, no one recalled this fact, and the workers were surprised to discover perfectly preserved trees beneath the stucco. It was torn down in 1898. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company

United States Post Office and Courthouse

This the way the courthouse and post office appeared when it was first constructed in 1915. Today  Charles R. Jonas Federal Building is an historic two-story, limestone structure in the neo-classical design. It is located at 401 West Trade Street, in Charlotte with an addition that was built in 1934. At various times it has served as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, and a United States post office. In 1975, the building was renamed in honor of long-serving North Carolina Congressman Charles R.