Oxford Hunt in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Grier-Rea House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023
1. Grier-Rea House Marker
Erected 2014 by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission.
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 1815.
Location. 35° 7.02′ N, 80° 46.75′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Oxford Hunt. It is at the intersection of Providence Road (State Highway 16) and Alexander Road/Rea Road, on the right when traveling north on Providence Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6701 Providence Rd, Charlotte NC 28226, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Providence Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); David Flennigan (approx. 3.2 miles away); In Memory of John Rea (approx. 3.2 miles away); Providence Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Neill Morrison (approx. 3.2 miles away); John Flennegin (approx. 3.2 miles away); Henry Downs (approx. 3.2 miles away); Thomas Downs (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.
Regarding Grier-Rea House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The original owner of the Grier-Rea House was the Reverend Isaac Grier (1776-1843), a Presbyterian minister in the Providence Township of southern Mecklenburg County. he was one of the original seven ordained Presbyterian ministers in the Synod of the Carolinas. Reverend Grier served as minister at Providence,Sardis, and Waxhaw Presbyterian churches, and operated the Union Academy in Providence Township. In 1810, Reverend Grier purchased 104 acres of land from Robert Glass along McAlpine Creek in the township and acquired additional adjacent tracts in the ensuing years. Grier probably constructed the house around 1815, and he and his wife, Isabella Harris, raised two children in the housePhotographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 20232. Grier-Rea House Marker
In 1843, son Robert Calvin Grier (1817-1871) inherited the house and farm, including five slaves. As with his father, Robert Grier was an ordained member of the Presbyterian clergy. In 1848, he was appointed president of Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina, and between 1847 and the early 1850s sold the house and land in Mecklenburg County. The farm had grown in size since the 1810s, approaching 400 acres by the 1840s. The county deed books record Robert Grier selling a series of farm tracts along McAlpine Creek to D.R. Dunlap (1847), J.M. Ormand (1847), and James Miller (1851). An inspection of the deed books do not reveal who acquired the house tract from Grier or if the property was subsequently sold before its acquisition by the Rea familyin 1872. In that year. Green Lea Rea, a successful landowner in Providence Township, purchased the house and land totaling 320 acres from the estate of G.L.R. McAuley of Salisbury, North Carolina, for $1,400.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 20233. The Grier-Rea House
According to family tradition, Green Lee Rea's son, John Laney Rea, took possession of the property in 1872.
Also see . . .
1. Grier-Rea House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 2010. (Prepared by Richard Mattson and Frances Alexander ; via National Archives) (Submitted on December 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Grier-Rea House New Site (PDF). Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission report on the house, which was relocated in 2002 because of a shopping center being built on its original site. The report includes history and photographs of the house. (Submitted on December 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 974 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
