{"nrhp_refnum":"99001447","name":"Carolina Transfer and Storage Company Building, (Former)","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1230 W. Morehead St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlotte","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.22914873900004,"lon":-80.86155028899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-11-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Engineering"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story reinforced concrete warehouse at 1230 West Morehead Street, southwest of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, built in 1927 for the Carolina Transfer and Storage Company and designed by engineer G.T. Barnes.","why_significant":"The building is cited under Criterion A as an example of the commercial storage warehouses that served Charlotte's growth as a regional distribution center, sited for both rail and highway access. Under Criterion C it is cited for architecture and engineering because of its flat slab construction with mushroom columns and drop slabs. It is described as one of the best preserved properties in the West Morehead industrial corridor.","narrative":"Built in 1927 at 1230 West Morehead Street, this four-story warehouse was designed by engineer G.T. Barnes for the Carolina Transfer and Storage Company, founded by Charlotte businessman W.D. Wilkinson. Its irregular plan fits a triangular lot between West Morehead Street and a Piedmont and Northern Railway spur, with truck and rail loading bays on three sides. The structure is reinforced concrete flat slab construction with red brick infill, mushroom columns and drop slabs, which made the building largely fireproof and left open storage floors. Few windows were needed, and steel sash windows appear on the front and rear. The building was among the earliest on the new West Morehead industrial corridor, which grew after the street was extended and connected to Wilkinson Boulevard. It is recognized for its role in Charlotte's commercial storage and distribution trade and as a well preserved example of early twentieth century warehouse engineering. Alterations include infilled street-side truck bays and modest first-floor office renovations, probably from the 1960s.","period_of_significance":"1927-1948","architect_builder":"Barnes, G.T., engineer","architectural_style":"Early Twentieth Century, utilitarian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The transfer company operated until the early 1990s and sold the property. The current owners acquired it in 1997 with plans to rehabilitate it for office use. The form lists current function as commerce/business.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:52.718881-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/7212/47721294/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/99001447.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001447/b8d5c9fdc4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001447/b8d5c9fdc4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bagatar","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1230_W._Morehead.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:1230_W._Morehead.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721294","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Transfer_and_Storage_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460853"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/carolina-transfer-and-storage-company-building-former-99001447/"}