https://www.neighborhoodarchitecture.org/home daily 1.0 2021-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1620916515693-DRHBR5RUYXV5E27CGJME/Derrick+B.jpeg home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1619563560135-2PD7PPO2K7S492PT1RTO/Web+logo_2.jpg home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/d9bce53c-29a5-4066-9748-d144a8771a6a/1.JPG home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954148262-JN6FNAN56J04J1TR0DFE/Excelsior+Club.jpg home - The Excelsior Club For many years it was considered the leading private Black social club in the Southeast, and musicians and entertainers like Nat “King” Cole, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, and Sam Cooke played in the wood-paneled ballroom downstairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954258945-217P4DQIMJ25VWVDVA58/Carnegie+Library_JCSU.jpg home - carnegie library Carnegie LIbrary Johnson C. Smith University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954485963-A40VIL3LD5ZLEXCN67D0/Community+Garden.jpg home - Community Garden Community Garden is an ode to the Irwin Creek Community Garden in Charlotte. While president of the Revolution Park Neighborhood Association we constructed the Garden with an awesome group of volunteers and funded through Neighborhood Matching Grant. It was truly a partnership with the Charlotte community and neighborhood residents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954410783-2PL688M0U1D3D1MGDULY/Garr+Memorial+Jesus+Saves_RIP+August+2010.jpg home - Garr Memorial Jesus Saves Garr Auditorium, and later Cannon Cathedral, was famously referred to as the Jesus Saves building because of its iconic sign on the roof that was in place since the 1940s. The building was located in the Wesley Heights neighborhood and was home to several religious organizations from the 1930s to the 1980s. A one story parsonage with a stone facade was located behind the sanctuary. The church design was one of the most unique in the city with a simple hexagonal brick façade and a mix of circular, rectilinear and Gothic Revival style windows. The sign was removed in 2010 before the building was demolished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954427073-0G391BNBKFI8QL48KYIX/George+and+Marie+G+Davis+House.jpg home - George AND Marie G. Davis The Queen Anne-style house is a reminder of two educators whose mission was to provide educational equality for all. It was built in 1895 and for 55 years was the residence of the university’s first black professor, George E. Davis, and his wife, Marie G. Davis, a prominent Charlotte public school principal and teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954225359-JIGSWCR2BRM8IFBPFOC0/Coffee+Cup.jpg home - the coffee cup The original Coffee Cup restaurant on Clarkson Street in Third Ward was noted for its simple southern menu and social gathering spot – for all people. Opened in 1947, it was one of the first businesses in the city that served black and white patrons. The building was not physically impressive, but it held prominence in Charlotte as a socially inclusive place in the challenging years of desegregation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954241101-G7ZPZGAPQNO2WBO5HKKC/Old+Grand+Theater.jpg home - OLD GRAND THEATRE One of three movie houses that served the African American community during the Jim Crow era in Charlotte, the Old Grand Theater served dual purposes – as a theater on the first floor and office spaces on the second floor. Originally the first floor was a retail space and later converted to a theater. Today, the building remains as one of the oldest mixed use buildings in the Historic West End community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954445686-BTYOUPJH8V2WFEMDIHJ3/Morgan+School+House_Cherry.jpg home - MORGAN SCHOOL HOUSE Morgan School House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954356256-94AGLY4ALXIHW8H1KGR8/Grace+AME+Zion+Church_Old+Brooklyn.jpg home - Grace AME Zion Church Gothic Revival style churches are popular in Charlotte. The former Grace A.M.E. Zion church building in the Brooklyn-Second Ward community is no exception and carries a significant place in Charlotte’s history. The original building was a one story wood structure. The general contractor and designer of the building was W.W. Smith who is regarded as the first African American architect in Charlotte. He was also a member of the church. Today, the historic landmark church building serves as a space for social gatherings and small business operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954373496-W8372PKAHIX8N50FUPV8/Old+Mt+Carmel+Church.jpg home - OLD MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH A special feature of Old Mt. Carmel Baptist Church is how it nestles comfortably along the street of modest single family houses. Though redevelopment is changing the scale and design of residential architecture on Campus Street the historic church building retains its subtle yet prominent presence in the neighborhood. It is not difficult to envision church members and visitors walking from their homes to the neighborhood place of worship. The church building was completed in 1921. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954325893-2OKEMDYWAVAKXDX7OAC7/Stone+Entry+Gates+JCSU home - STONE ENTRY GATES Stone Entry Gates, Johnson C. Smith University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954393317-5MELPOOVHMSHH9UYI8LW/Mt+Zion+Lutheran+Church_Cherry.jpg home - MT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH The Mt. Zion Lutheran Church was constructed around 1896 and faces the central park along with the Morgan School and residences. The quaint one story chapel had served as a religious center for Cherry residents. The church was organized by William Philo Phifer, a leader in establishing black Lutheran churches in the Charlotte area. The Mt. Zion Lutheran Church building is the oldest existing structure in the Cherry community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954471525-DYBPPQTE4TD2W2T05RNI/Midwestern+Spring.jpg home - Midwestern Spring Growing up in the Midwest we experienced all four seasons in major fashion. Springtime brought us sunny days and not so sunny days. The storms that rolled through were intense. Mom would turn off everything in the house and sit quietly with us as she prayed and sang until the storm passed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954276315-CMCW7AVK1UFCHI2GSIQ7/Biddle+Memorial+Hall_Johnson+C+Smith+University.jpg home - BIDDLE MEMORIAL HALL Biddle Memorial Hall, Johnson C. Smith. University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606720a3401afd7d24e2c72d/1621954292443-W9OQTNIQK2CF5UJ6OV0F/Carter+Hall_JCSU.jpg home - carter residence hall Carter Hall, Johnson C. 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