Gluyas, Thomas and Latitia, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1865 on Mount Holly-Huntersville Road in the Long Creek community of northern Mecklenburg County, this two-story frame I-house was the center of a 220-acre cotton farm created by Thomas and Latitia Gluyas. Thomas Gluyas, born in England, served as a militia captain, helped found St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and later served as a county commissioner and state legislator. The house has a side-gable roof, a hip-roofed full-width porch with chamfered posts, brick end chimneys on fieldstone bases, and a rear ell extended in the early twentieth century. Inside, the center-hall plan survives with flushboard walls, pegged paneled doors, a rear-facing staircase, and vernacular classical mantels. Nearby subdivisions have replaced most of the surrounding farmland, which makes the house a rare surviving mid-nineteenth century farmhouse in the county. It was listed for its architecture. Three generations of the family lived there until 1995, and the 2.15-acre parcel retains a wooded setting.
Significance in brief: It is nominated under Criterion C for architecture as a rare surviving mid-nineteenth century farmhouse in a county where suburban growth has erased most of its agrarian past. It keeps its traditional two-story, single-pile form, brick end chimneys, hip-roofed porch with chamfered posts, and a well-preserved center-hall interior. It was the centerpiece of a prosperous cotton farm.
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 01000725, listed July 11, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 7314 Mount Holly-Huntersville Rd., Huntersville |
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| County | Mecklenburg County |
| Listed | July 11, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01000725 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1865 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | OTHER: traditional I-house |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, which bought the house and about two acres in 1995; a designated local landmark since 1999. Some alterations to the rear ell and replacement windows are noted. |
| Acreage | 2.1 |
| Coordinates | 35.34421, -80.90073 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 01000725.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19462010
- This listing as JSON
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