Addison Apartments
The Addison is a historic building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a nine-story, steel frame building sheathed in light brick and cast stone. The Classical Revival style building consists of a two-story base, six-story shaft, and one-story capital with a distinctive stepped pediment. The front facade features a two-story portico with a deck.[1]
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| Location | 831 E. Morehead St. Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°12′50″N 80°50′41″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Built by | Jones, J.A. |
| Architect | Rogers, Willard G. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001314Hhhh name="nris">"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. </ref> |
| Added to NRHP | August 23, 1990 |
The Addison is a 68,000-square-foot, nine-story office building located at the corner of East Morehead Street and McDowell Street. Built in 1926 as Charlotte’s first luxury condominium, it was later converted to office space and expanded in 1997, and is now registered as a local historic landmark.
The building offers abundant parking with three points of ingress/egress and excellent visibility at a signalized intersection. Ideally located between Dilworth, Midtown and Central Business District, The Addison has immediate access to I-77 and I-277, along with numerous amenities. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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References
- Richard Mattson and Suzanne Pickens (March 1990). "The Addison" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.




