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The Berryhill House at 324 West 9th — where Fourth Ward's 1976 revival actually began

The Junior League of Charlotte's mid-1970s restoration of the 1884 Berryhill House is the piece of Fourth Ward history that the neighborhood's current identity rests on. A closer look at what the Juni

The Archivist·Apr 24, 2026

Fourth Ward's own history page begins with a question

Friends of Fourth Ward says the neighborhood was drawn in the mid-1830s. The date has been contested. Where the record actually stands, and what Fourth Ward Charlotte commits to verifying next.

The Archivist·Apr 24, 2026