Latta Arcade

Latta Arcade
Location 320 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′32″N 80°50′45″W / 35.22556°N 80.84583°W / 35.22556; -80.84583Coordinates: 35°13′32″N 80°50′45″W / 35.22556°N 80.84583°W / 35.22556; -80.84583
Area less than one acre
Built 1914
Architect William H. Peeps[1]
NRHP Reference # 75001282[2]
Added to NRHP October 29, 1975

The Latta Arcade is an indoor shopping arcade located at 320 S. Tryon St. in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1914 to include a two floor atrium with stores and restaurants. There is a glass skylight over the atrium, which was originally used to allow natural light for grading cotton.[3] It was designed by architect William H. Peeps.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Alexander, Frances P. 20 July 1994. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission http://www.cmhpf.org/S&Rs%20Alphabetical%20Order/surveys&rlattaarcade.htm. Retrieved 22 November 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Childress, Tricia. "Latta Arcade celebrates 95 years". 13 October 2009. Creative Loafing Charlotte. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Robert Topkins and Mary Alice Hinson (August 1975). "Latta Arcade" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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