Dilworth in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mayer House

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2026

1. Mayer House Marker

Inscription. In the 1890s, Edward Dilworth Latta (1851-1925) and his associates at the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company planned the layout and construction of the Dilworth neighborhood. The Mayer House is a beautiful example of the Victorian-style housing that characterized this neighborhood in the early 1900's. Charlottean Robert Andrew Mayer (1875-1969) built this house in 1908. In the 1930's, it served as a boardinghouse. In 1937, novelist Carson McCullers wrote the opening chapters of her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, while residing here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 35° 12.636′ N, 80° 51.356′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Dilworth. It is on East Boulevard east of Cleveland Avenue, on the left when traveling east. The site is now Copper Modern Indian Cuisine restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 East Blvd, Charlotte NC 28203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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,

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 States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carson McCullers (a few steps from this marker); Walter Brem House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dilworth Methodist Episcopal Church South (about 500 feet away); Chalmers Memorial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (about 700 feet away); Nebel Knitting Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Holy Trinity Greek Community (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gold Mines (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lance Building (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Mayer House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2026

2. Mayer House and Marker

Mayer House, now site of Copper Modern Indian Cuisine restaurant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2026

3. Mayer House, now site of Copper Modern Indian Cuisine restaurant

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.