Carolina School Supply Company Building (Former)
Why it's listed
Built in 1927 at 1023 West Morehead Street, south of downtown Charlotte, this three-story brick warehouse was constructed for the Carolina School Supply Company, which sold school furniture and supplies to the expanding public school systems of North Carolina. It was one of the first buildings on the West Morehead Street industrial corridor, which developed after the street was extended west across Irwin Creek to meet Wilkinson Boulevard, the state's first four-lane highway. The site offered both rail access from the Piedmont and Northern line and truck loading space. The building is regarded as one of the best-preserved early twentieth-century warehouses in Charlotte. It uses heavy mill construction with slender steel interior columns, which opened the floors to more storage, and it has a restrained Gothic Revival entrance. Its steel sash windows largely survive. Later additions include a 1950s concrete block storage building and a late 1950s brick rear addition.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the warehouse is significant under Criterion A for commerce, as a storage and wholesale distribution building tied to Charlotte's growth as a regional distribution center and to the West Morehead Street industrial corridor. It is also argued to be significant under Criterion C for architecture, as a well-preserved example of heavy mill construction with steel interior columns and restrained Gothic Revival detailing.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 01000374, listed April 12, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1023 W. Morehead St., Charlotte |
|---|---|
| County | Mecklenburg County |
| Listed | April 12, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01000374 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1927-1940 |
| Architectural style | Other: Stylized Gothic Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Rehabilitation underway at the time of the nomination; later occupied by a furniture distributor from 1972 until the late 1990s. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 35.22816, -80.86023 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 01000374.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19460852
- This listing as JSON
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