Plaza Midwood in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Victoria
1891
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023
1. Victoria Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
Location. 35° 13.45′ N, 80° 48.574′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Plaza Midwood. Marker is on The Plaza, 0.2 miles north of Hamorton Place, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1600 The Plaza, Charlotte NC 28205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bishop John C. Kilgo House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rutzler Apartments (approx. 0.7 miles away); Harry Golden (approx. 0.9 miles away); VFW Post 9488 Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Site of the First Court Held in Mecklenburg County (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mecklenburg County Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); They Came From Mecklenburg… / Dedicated To Those Who Serve (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Battle of Charlotte (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.
Regarding Victoria.
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Victoria is said to have been built about 1895 by R.M. Miller as a wedding gift for his son, R.M. Miller, Jr. Miller and his sons were substantial members of the Charlotte business community. He was an alderman for Ward One, president of the North State Club, and shared business interests with his sons in wholesale groceries, grains, cotton, tobacco, and was president of D.A. Tompkins Company (consulting and contracting engineers and dealers in machinery), as well as a member of the board of directors of the Commercial National Bank.
Originally one of two identical houses, Victoria stood beside its mate, located at the corner of Tryon and Seventh Streets. Soon this central urban location was usurped by downtown commercial expansion and Victoria was moved to its present, quiet residential site and the other house was demolished. This is believed to have taken place between 1910 and 1920. During the first half of the twentieth century the house served a variety of owners and purposes; the property was a boarding house for a period of time.
Also see . . .
1. Victoria (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1973. (Prepared by Survey and Planning Unit staff, N.C. Department of Archives and History; via N.C.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023
2. Victoria Marker
2. Miller, Robert Morrison, Jr. Robert Morrison Miller, Jr., textile manufacturer and capitalist, was born in Pleasant Valley, Lancaster County, S.C., the son of Robert Morrison and Ann Elizabeth Cureton Miller. His father was a planter, prolific enslaver, and merchant. (By Clara Hamlett Robertson Flannagan, Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 1991; Revised by Jared Dease, Government and Heritage Library, December 2022; via NCpedia) (Submitted on December 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Prominent People of North Carolina, Evening News Pub. Co., 1906 (Public Domain), circa 1906
3. Robert Morrison Miller, Jr. (1856-1925)
A prominent businessman, his Elizabeth Mills was a key factor in Charlotte's development into a major cotton manufacturing center.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on December 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
