{"nrhp_refnum":"01000423","name":"Crane Company Building (Former)","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1307 W. Morehead St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlotte","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.22833966700006,"lon":-80.86374951599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-05-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story reinforced concrete and brick warehouse at 1307 West Morehead Street, southwest of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, built in 1928 for the Crane Company, a national plumbing and industrial supply distributor.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for commerce, as a well-preserved reminder of the warehouses and distribution facilities that made Charlotte the leading manufacturing and distribution center of the Carolinas. It is described as one of the earliest and best preserved properties in the West Morehead Street industrial corridor, where only seven pre-World War II industrial and warehouse properties survive.","narrative":"Built in 1928 at 1307 West Morehead Street, southwest of downtown Charlotte, this two-story warehouse was constructed for the Crane Company, a national producer and distributor of plumbing, heating and industrial supplies. Its reinforced concrete frame, brick curtain walls and steel sash windows made it largely fireproof, and the structure was designed to carry the heavy loads of steel plumbing stock. The front facade has a parapet with two urns, herringbone brick spandrels and pilasters with alternating brick and concrete bands. Charlotte's textile mills created strong demand for industrial products, and national suppliers placed distribution facilities in the city. The site sat beside the Piedmont and Northern Railway, and West Morehead Street grew into a warehouse and industrial corridor after highway connections opened in 1927. The building is among the earliest and best preserved of the few pre-World War II industrial properties left along the street. Its period of significance runs from 1928 to 1950.","period_of_significance":"1928-1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Twentieth Century, Utilitarian","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Current function listed as work in progress; the Crane Company owned and occupied the building until about 1990.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.744679-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/7213/47721344/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/01000423.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000423/f06a897108-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000423/f06a897108-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bagatar","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crane_Company.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bagatar</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crane_Company.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721344","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_Company_Building_(North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19461194"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/crane-company-building-former-01000423/"}