Charlotte center city in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Bagley-Mullen House
Circa 1895
This site was, in part, formerly the location of three tenement houses known as Fox's Row. In 1892 Mr. Edgar M. Andrews, an undertaker and furniture/piano merchant, purchased the land and built this Queen Anne style home. In March of 1895 Mr. Andrew J. Bagley, an employee of the railroad, purchased the home as the original resident. In 1897 he sold the house to Walter N. Mullen, a bit of a medicine man known for his invention of the hornet's nest liniment". Mr. Mullen died inside the house in 1910. Descendants of the Mullen family sold the house to the Charles H. Litaker Insurance Co. in 1946.Erected by Fitzpatrick.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1895.
Location. 35° 13.785′ N, 80° 50.65′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Charlotte center city. Marker is on North Poplar Street just south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Visit of General George Washington (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away); The First Carolinians (about 300 feet away); The Eighteenth Century Piedmont (about 300 feet away); Establishing A New Life (about 300 feet away); The Origin Of Our Names (about 300 feet away); The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (about 300 feet away); Captain James Jack's Ride (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
