{"nrhp_refnum":"73001359","name":"Victoria","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1600 The Plaza","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlotte","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.22393996300008,"lon":-80.81013229199993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Victoria is a late nineteenth century frame Queen Anne house in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, with an engaged two-and-one-half story corner tower. It was moved to its present residential lot in the early twentieth century from North Tryon Street.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a notable and well-preserved example of the Queen Anne style, which was popular with middle-class urban dwellers in the late nineteenth century. Its irregular plan, varied details and interior materials, including imported decorative tiles and carved woodwork, are presented as an exuberance largely lost from Charlotte. Its builder, R. M. Miller, was a prominent local businessman.","narrative":"Built about 1895 as a frame house in the Queen Anne style, Victoria rises on a narrow lot in Charlotte behind a cast-iron fence, its tall front gable and corner tower giving it a strongly vertical profile. The house has a T-shaped plan, a slate roof, fish scale shingles on the tower and attic gables, and a wraparound porch with sunburst brackets. Its interior is noted for square cream-colored tiles, reportedly from Italy, that decorate the main stair and fireplace surrounds, along with carved mantels and silverplate hardware. Local businessman R. M. Miller is said to have built it as a wedding gift for his son. Originally one of two identical houses, it was moved from the corner of Tryon and Seventh Streets in the early twentieth century, when downtown commercial growth reached the site, and the twin was demolished. The house is regarded as a well-preserved example of late nineteenth century Queen Anne design in the city.","period_of_significance":"1895","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Moved to its present location in the early twentieth century; the current owners have plans for restoration and preservation.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.026536-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/7212/47721266/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001359.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001359/46b3b9e638-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001359/46b3b9e638-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Zack A.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victoria166ThePlaza.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Zack A.</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:Victoria166ThePlaza.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721266","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21016303"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/victoria-73001359/"}