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Basement plan

Charles W. Tillett House (Charlotte, N.C.)
Martin Evans Boyer Papers, 1910-1993 (UNCC MC00094)
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Item information

Title:
Basement plan
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Basements
Original Format:
Tracing paper
Extent:
1/4 in. = 1 ft.; 675mm x 975mm
Item identifier:
unccmc00094-002-ff0001_1-005-001_0002
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Floor plans (architectural drawings)
Location:
Charlotte (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism

Source information

Repository:
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Collection:
Martin Evans Boyer Papers, 1910-1993 (UNCC MC00094) held by J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Tillett, Charles W. and Gladys Avery House (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Boyer, M. E. (Martin Evans), Jr., 1893-1970 
Built:
Street:
2200 Sherwood Avenue
Community:
Charlotte
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28207
Provenance note:
The home was constructed for Charles Tillett, a prominent Charlotte attorney, and his wife Gladys, a political leader, women's rights activist, and vice-president of the national Democratic Party (1940-1950).
Architectural note:
This large Colonial Revival house is considered to be one of the finest on its street.
Location:
Charlotte (N.C.)
Subjects:
Houses
Latitude, Longitude:
35.191728, -80.832519