Fourth Ward in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Overcarsh House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023
1. Overcarsh House Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
Location. 35° 13.967′ N, 80° 50.49′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in the Fourth Ward. It is at the intersection of West 8th Street and North Pine Street, on the right when traveling west on West 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 326 W 8th St, Charlotte NC 28202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sloan Davidson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Newspaperman W.J. Cash (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fourth Ward Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fourth Ward (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home Site of Doctor Annie Lowrie Alexander (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Peter's Episcopal Church (approx. Ό mile away); Annie Alexander (approx. Ό mile away); Visit of General George Washington (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.
Regarding Overcarsh House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Overcarsh House, a handsome Queen Anne style house in Charlotte's Fourth Ward and one of only a few significant surviving Queen Anne style houses in the city, carries the name of the Overcarsh family who occupied it for three generations from their acquisition of the property in 1879 until 1966. The house is a grand enlargement of a small two-room house now the rear shed of the present house which was the residence oftinsmith Daniel H. Byerley. It would appear that Elias Overcarsh began the expansion of the house shortly after 1879 and that it arrived at its present appearance, through a series of efforts, by his death in 1898. Elias Overcarsh, a native of Rowan County, was licensed as a Methodist minister in 1870 and served as a minister until his death, achieving prominence in Mecklenburg County where he ministered to eight congregations. The house was afterward the residence of his son Bryan Jefferson Overcarsh, a businessman and his son Bryan J. Overcarsh, Jr., for a number of years head cashier of North Carolina National Bank. In 1966 the house was sold out of the family. It was designated as a local historic property by the Chariotte-Mecklenburg Historic Properties Commission in 1976.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 20232. Overcarsh House Marker
Also see . . . Overcarsh House (PDF). National Register nomination submitted for the property, which was listed in 1983. (Prepared by Jo Ann Williford, Davyd Foard Hood and Jim Sumner, North Carolina Division of Archives and History; via National Archives) (Submitted on December 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
