The Nancy Reid House has served as a beloved symbol of the Town of Matthews for more than a century. 

The workshop and pottery kiln of noted potter Ralph F. Outen is the last remnant of a pottery industry that thrived in Matthews for much of the 20th century. 

This impressive Craftsman-style bungalow was once the home of John Renfrow, longtime Register of Deeds for Mecklenburg County. 

The only extant reminder of Matthews’ Roseville A.M.E. Zion Church evidences decades of Jim Crow segregation that continued even beyond the grave. 

The stylish Craftsman bungalow is a rare remnant of Tank Town, the late 19th century segregated town once located outside the Matthews town limits. 

Dr. Whitley’s office building offers a rare glimpse into the practice of an early twentieth century Mecklenburg County country doctor. 

(ca. 1890)

Once located in Mint Hill’s town center, the Flow-Lee House is a rare surviving example of the county’s once-prevalent vernacular Victorian domestic architectural style. 

(ca. 1878)

One of Mint Hill’s most enduring post-Civil War structures, the Forbis-Venn House was home for three generations of the Richard Forbis family.

(ca. 1886)

The Victorian styled John C. Wilson House was once the farmstead of a small but successful late nineteenth century family commercial agricultural operation. 

The farmhouse is the centerpiece of the McCoy farm, a family operation that has farmed the associated land for more than 140 years.