McKinney, John Washington, House
Why it's listed
Set on a gentle rise north of Providence Road West in southern Mecklenburg County, this two-story frame farmhouse took its present form in 1916, when John Washington McKinney had an 1870s I-house remodelled and enlarged in the Colonial Revival style. The result is a cubic, double-pile house with a high hip roof of patterned slate, a hipped dormer, dentil cornices, a wraparound porch with fluted posts, and a central entrance with sidelights. Inside, the stair hall, classical mantels and simple moulded surrounds date from the remodelling. The property also keeps a ca. 1916 smokehouse and a wellhouse/dairy with two linked units, a layout not found elsewhere in the county, along with two log outbuildings from about 1875 that are counted as noncontributing. The house was listed for its architecture as an excellent local example of a Colonial Revival farmhouse, and it remains a reminder of a rural way of life that suburban development has largely replaced.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is one of Mecklenburg County's finest early 20th-century farmhouses and an excellent local example of Colonial Revival farmhouse architecture under Criterion C. Two contributing outbuildings from about 1916, a smokehouse and a two-unit wellhouse/dairy, are also significant; the wellhouse/dairy configuration is the only one of its kind identified in the county.
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 91000079, listed February 21, 1991. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 7332 Providence Rd. W., Charlotte |
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| County | Mecklenburg County |
| Listed | February 21, 1991 |
| Reference number | 91000079 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1916 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The function section lists the current use as vacant/not in use, though the history text says one of the McKinney children lives in the house. The house and outbuildings are described as in good or fair condition. |
| Acreage | 3.3 |
| Coordinates | 35.06090, -80.80448 (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 91000079.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19987053
- This listing as JSON
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