Oldest house in Mecklenburg County provides a cross-section of history

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS)– A historic house in Charlotte is even more interesting to visitors today as we prepare to mark America’s 250th.

“Please don’t touch anything inside there unless I tell you to touch it,” Nolan Dahm advised during a tour. “We’re going to go in the side door and let’s get started.”

He’s the exhibits manager for Charlotte Museum of History, home of the Hezekiah Alexander House. The museum offers docent-led tours Tuesday through Saturday.

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“It’s the oldest house in Charlotte; the oldest building in Mecklenburg County,” Nolan Dahm tells the visitors inside the Hezekiah Alexander House, aka the 1774 Rock House…

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