{"nrhp_refnum":"10000603","name":"Grier-Rea House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6701 Providence Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlotte","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.116943390000074,"lon":-80.77877507599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-08-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A ca. 1815 two-story Federal-style farmhouse with a ca. 1830 rear ell, now at 6701 Providence Road in south Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was moved about one mile east in 2002 to prevent demolition.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the finer early nineteenth century farmhouses surviving in Mecklenburg County, where only twenty-seven pre-Civil War houses were identified. It is noted for well-preserved Federal interior finishes and an unusual porch with posts set forward of the floor, the only recorded Mecklenburg example. It meets the criteria for moved properties because it stayed in Providence Township on a similar tree-shaded rise.","narrative":"Built around 1815 for the Reverend Isaac Grier, a Presbyterian minister in Providence Township, this two-story farmhouse in southern Mecklenburg County was expanded about 1830 with a two-story rear ell. Its heavy timber frame, side-gable main block and hip-roofed porch reflect a common early nineteenth century pattern, but the interior sets it apart. Flushboard walls, beaded-board ceilings, paneled wainscoting and Federal mantels survive, including an elaborate mantel with fluted pilasters in the original hall. The porch posts are set forward of the floor to shed water, a feature recorded nowhere else in the county. In 2002 the house was moved roughly one mile east to avoid demolition, staying in the same township and on a similar rise of land. Chimneys, roof and siding were rebuilt or replaced to match the originals during rehabilitation. It is considered locally significant as one of the few remaining plantation-era farmhouses in the county.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1815-ca. 1830","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Undergoing rehabilitation at its new location; the roof and chimneys were reconstructed and much siding and many windows replaced with replicas. Current function is listed as work in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:52.937265-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/7182/47718229/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/10000603.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000603/5d1beaa142-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000603/5d1beaa142-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"BusinessEditorUSA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grier-Rae_House_Aug_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">BusinessEditorUSA</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:Grier-Rae_House_Aug_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718229","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grier-Rea_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462086"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/grier-rea-house-10000603/"}