Pharrsdale Historic District

Pharrsdale is a residential neighborhood about three miles south of central Charlotte, just east of the Myers Park district and at the southern end of Eastover. Laid out in 1926 as a suburb, it now lies well inside the city. Its modified grid of long, narrow lots has concrete sidewalks, curbs, mature trees and consistent setbacks required by deed covenants. The first house, a Craftsman-style home at Providence and Colville roads, was built in 1927 by developer John H. McArn. Construction paused during the Depression, resumed in 1935, and added ninety-seven houses over six years, then stopped during World War II and picked up again in 1945. Of 231 buildings, 166 contribute to the district. Colonial Revival houses make up 86 percent of the dwellings, with Tudor Revival most of the rest. Designs are restrained and likely drawn from pattern books or builders' plans. Additions are generally modest and sensitive, and integrity is very good.