Hunter and Gordon (1908-ca. 1917)
Founded:
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Residences:
- Charlotte, North Carolina
Trades:
- Architect
NC Work Locations:
Building Types:
Hunter and Gordon was a prolific architectural partnership in Charlotte formed in 1908 by architects Leonard L. Hunter, an established practitioner in Charlotte, and Franklin Gordon, who had come to Charlotte from Atlanta. See Hunter’s and Gordon’s entries for fuller accounts and building lists.
Carnegie Library
Contributors:Franklin Gordon, architect; Hunter and Gordon, architects; Leonard L. Hunter, architect; Richard N. Hunter, contractorDates:1912
Location:Charlotte, Mecklenburg CountyStreet Address:100 Beatties Ford Rd., Johnson C. Smith University Campus, Charlotte, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Educational
Note:The library on the historically black college campus features a neoclassical design in brick with terra cotta columns and other details. Contractor Richard N. Hunter was active in Charlotte and vicinity; there is no known familial relationship between L. L. and R. N. Hunter. For fuller information see http://www.cmhpf.org/S&Rs%20Alphabetical%20Order/surveys&rcarnegie.htm.
Chalmers A. R. P. Church
Contributors:Variant Name(s):Grace Covenant Church
Dates:1910
Location:Charlotte, Mecklenburg CountyStreet Address:Corner of South Blvd. and East Blvd., Charlotte, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Religious
Note:The Charlotte Evening Chronicle of June 11, 1910, reported on the new “classical, colonial” church located in the suburb of Dilworth. The red brick church features a portico of Corinthian columns and an especially fine interior. Famed minister Billy Graham attended this church in his youth. The church is now home to Grace Covenant Church.
E. C. Marshall House
Contributors:Dates:1915
Location:Charlotte, Mecklenburg CountyStreet Address:500 Hermitage Rd., Charlotte, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Residential
Note:A landmark of the Myers Park suburb, the grand Tudor Revival residence was built for Southern Power Company (later Duke Power) president E. C. Marshall.
George Stephens House
Contributors:Franklin Gordon, attributed architect; Hunter and Gordon, architects; Leonard L. Hunter, attributed architectDates:1915-1916
Location:Charlotte, Mecklenburg CountyStreet Address:821 Harvard Pl., Charlotte, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Residential
Note:The picturesque frame residence is one of several houses in Myers Park cited to Hunter and Gordon.
Mercy Hospital
Contributors:Dates:1915
Location:Charlotte, Mecklenburg CountyStreet Address:E. 5th St., Charlotte, NC
Status:No longer standing
Type:Health Care
Note:The hospital opened on the site between 5th St. and Vail in 1916. A nursing school was added in 1922 (see Michael McInerney).