City purchases another historic site in Steele Creek. Its fate is unknown

A possibly 200-year-old farmhouse and a rumored slave dwelling near the Charlotte airport were purchased by the city and may be demolished as the facility continues to expand its operations.

The Spratt-Grier Farmhouse and the adjoining structures along Robbie Circle off of Shopton Road in the Steeleberry Acres community of Steele Creek were bought by the City of Charlotte for $590,000 on Thursday, according to Mecklenburg County property records.

The property, though built in the 1800s, isn’t a historic landmark. But its history can be traced back to the early settlers of the Steele Creek neighborhood…

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