Myers Park is a neighborhood and historic district in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Neighborhoods that are near Myers Park include Dilworth and

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to the west, Eastover to the east,

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to the north, and SouthPark and Foxcroft to the south. The Little Sugar Creek Greenway runs along the western edge of the neighborhood, adjacent to

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. Though its boundaries originally coincided with the boundaries of the John Spring Myers farm, the neighborhood, by 2008, comprised and had a population of 9,809. Myers Park is bounded by Queens Road to the north, Providence Road to the east, Sharon Road to the south, and Park Road to the west.

Demographics

Of the 9,809 people living in Myers Park in 2008, 2,249 were under 18 years of age; approx. 1,511 were over 64 years of age. There were 4,643 housing units in Myers Park. In 2024, the median household income of 28207 (Myers Park's zip code) was $230,889. The average home value was $1,597,112

Culture

Myers Park is home to the "Booty Loop", a popular 2.85-mile walking, running, and cycling route. The route follows Queens Road to Selwyn Avenue, turns right down Queens Road West to Hopedale Avenue and then right back onto Queens Road, completing the loop. The

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loop is also the original home to the 24 Hours of Booty annual charitable event, hosted by the 24 Foundation. The 24 hour fundraising event draws hundreds of cyclists and thousands of spectators each year. The neighborhood's central location and wide, tree lined streets make it a popular choice to include in event routes for local charity runs and the Charlotte Marathon.

Transportation

Mass transit

The following buses from the

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(CATS) serve Myers Park and the surrounding neighborhoods: * #6 (Kings Drive) * #14 (Providence Road) * #15 (Randolph Road) * #18 (Selwyn Avenue) * #19 (Park Road) * #20 (Queens/Sharon Road)

Roads

Providence Road, Kings Drive, and Queens Road are major thoroughfares in Myers Park. The highly confusing intersection of "Queens and Queens and Providence and Providence" in front of the Myers Park Library is well-known, as when traveling toward

on Providence Road, one must actually turn right at the intersection to stay on Providence.

Education and libraries

School system

Residents of Myers Park attend

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, including

Myers Park High School Myers Park High School is a state school, public Secondary education in the United States, high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina. It serves grades 9–12, and is a part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools distric ...

, Alexander Graham Middle School, Myers Park Traditional Elementary School, and Selwyn Elementary School. Myers Park is served by the Myers Park Branch of the

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. The library is located at the corner of Queens Road and Providence Road.

Historic district

The Myers Park Historic District is a national

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encompassing 670 contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and contributing structures in Myers Park. It was developed after 1911 and includes notable examples of

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Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...

, and

Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture, also known as mock Tudor in the UK, first manifested in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture, in rea ...

style architecture. It was added to the

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in 1995.

Notable historic structures

* Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden (1949) *H.M. McAden House (1917) designed by architect Louis H. Asbury *J. Luther Snyder House (1920) *John Jamison House (1912) *Lambeth-Gossett House (1916) * James Buchanan Duke House (1914) *Country Club Rockledge (1914), former main building of

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* Queens College campus, five buildings dating to 1916 *Myers Park Moravian Church (1924) *Myers Park Presbyterian Church (1928) *Myers Park United Methodist Church (1929)

Other sites of interest

*Christ Episcopal Church *Little Church on the Lane – originally Myers Park

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*Manor Theatre – one of Charlotte's oldest movie theatres, permanently closed in 2020 * Edgehill Park * Theatre Charlotte – Charlotte's oldest arts organization and the state's longest running community theatre * Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary

Notable residents

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, American Tobacco Company founder and benefactor of

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* Lauren Holt, actress and comedian *

Pat McCrory Patrick Lloyd McCrory (born October 17, 1956) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 74th governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 53rd mayor of Charlotte ...

, politician, former Governor of North Carolina * Ann McCrory, former First Lady of North Carolina * Cameron A. Morrison, former Governor of North Carolina * Angelia Lawrance Morrison Harris, former First Lady of North Carolina * Sara Virginia Ecker Watts Morrison, former First Lady of North Carolina * Russell M. Robinson II, lawyer * Sally Dalton Robinson, philanthropist

References

External links

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Neighborhood Guide

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