Wheeler and Stern (1909-late 1910s)
Residences:
- Charlotte, North Carolina
Trades:
- Architect
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Building Types:
The architectural firm was formed in 1909 in Charlotte by Oliver Duke Wheeler and Eugene John Stern. This was the last known architectural partnership formed by Wheeler. For the firm’s operation and selected building list, see the Oliver Duke Wheeler entry.
Anson County Courthouse
Contributors:Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1914
Location:Wadesboro, Anson CountyStreet Address:Courthouse Square, Wadesboro, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Public
Images Published In:Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina (2003).
Note:The Anson County Courthouse, with a long, Doric portico set in antis, is the only one of Wheeler and partners’ North Carolina courthouses that deviates from the formula established in the Iredell County Courthouse.
Avery County Courthouse
Contributors:R.C. Campbell, builder; Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1913
Location:Avery CountyStreet Address:Montezuma St. and Courthouse Dr., Newland, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Public
Images Published In:Catherine W. Bishir, Michael T. Southern, and Jennifer F. Martin, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Western North Carolina (1999).
Avery County Jail
Contributors:Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1912
Location:Avery CountyStreet Address:1829 Schultz Cir., Newland, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Public
Belk Department Store
Contributors:J. A. Jones, builder; Wheeler, Galliher, and Stern, architects; Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1908-1910
Location:Charlotte, Mecklenburg CountyStreet Address:115 East Trade St., Charlotte, NC
Status:No longer standing
Type:Commercial
Images Published In:Mary Norton Kratt and Mary Manning Boyer, Remembering Charlotte: Postcards from a New South City, 1905-1950 (2000).
Duplin County Courthouse
Contributors:Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1911-1912
Location:Kenansville, Duplin CountyStreet Address:Courthouse Square, Kenansville, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Public
Images Published In:Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (1996).
First Baptist Church
Contributors:W. Lee Harbin, contractor; Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1910-1911
Location:Shelby, Cleveland CountyStreet Address:120 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Religious
Images Published In:Brian R. Eades and J. Daniel Pezzoni, Architectural Perspectives of Cleveland County, North Carolina (2004).
First National Bank
Contributors:Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1909
Location:Burlington, Alamance CountyStreet Address:Main St. at Front St., Burlington, NC
Status:No longer standing
Type:Commercial
Images Published In:Allison Harris Black, An Architectural History of Burlington, North Carolina (1987).
Hotel Joffre
Contributors:E.C. Ingram, contractor; Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1917-1919
Location:Monroe, Union CountyStreet Address:301 N. Main St., Monroe, NC
Status:No longer standing
Type:Commercial
Images Published In:Suzanne S. Pickens, ed., Sweet Union: An Architectural and Historical Survey of Union County, North Carolina (1990).
Note:The Charlotte Observer of June 23, 1996, reported the demolition of the hotel.
James H. Lee House
Contributors:William Erwin Wallace, carpenter; Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1912-1914
Location:Monroe, Union CountyStreet Address:501 S. Church St., Monroe, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Residential
Images Published In:Catherine W. Bishir, North Carolina Architecture (1990).
Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina (2003).
Suzanne S. Pickens, ed., Sweet Union: An Architectural and Historical Survey of Union County, North Carolina (1990).
Rockingham County Jail
Contributors:Camden Iron Works, builder; Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1910
Location:Wentworth, Rockingham CountyStreet Address:NC 65, Wentworth, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Public
Images Published In:Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina (2003).
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Contributors:G. Marion Tucker, contractor; Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1911
Location:Monroe, Union CountyStreet Address:116 S. Church St., Monroe, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Religious
Images Published In:Suzanne S. Pickens, ed., Sweet Union: An Architectural and Historical Survey of Union County, North Carolina (1990).
Thomas C. Lee House
Contributors:Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1914
Location:Monroe, Union CountyStreet Address:810 E. Franklin St., Monroe, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Residential
Images Published In:Suzanne S. Pickens, ed., Sweet Union: An Architectural and Historical Survey of Union County, North Carolina (1990).
Weldon Methodist Church
Contributors:Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1910-1911
Location:Weldon, Halifax CountyStreet Address:Washington St. and Fifth St., Weldon, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Religious
West End Methodist Episcopal Church
Contributors:Oliver Duke Wheeler, architect; Wheeler and Stern, architectsDates:1910-1913
Location:Winston-Salem, Forsyth CountyStreet Address:Brookstown Ave., Winston-Salem, NC
Status:No longer standing
Type:Religious
Images Published In:Molly Grogan Rawls, Winston-Salem in Vintage Postcards (2004).
Note:The church burned in March 1947.
Yadkin Hotel
Contributors:Dates:1913; 1922 [addition]
Location:Salisbury, Rowan CountyStreet Address:Depot St. and Council St., Salisbury, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Commercial
Images Published In:Davyd Foard Hood, The Architecture of Rowan County North Carolina: A Catalogue and History of Surviving 18th, 19th, and Early 20th Century Structures (1983).