Stop 47 — North Carolina Medical College / Settlers Place

Address: 229 North Church Street Year built: 1905 Style: Colonial Revival Architect: James Mackson McMichael Designation: CMHLC historic landmark Current use: Settlers Place — condominium

The 1905 Colonial Revival building at 229 North Church was originally the North Carolina Medical College, designed by architect James Mackson McMichael — the same architect responsible for the 1926 First A.R.P. Church (now the McColl Center, stop 37) a few blocks north.

History of use

Per Friends of Fourth Ward, the building was designed and used as a medical college, later converted to offices, and subsequently converted to condominiums with an addition to the south and west. The current residential use is Settlers Place, a boutique mid-rise condominium community.

Per FOFW: "Note the elaborately framed entrance and additional classical elements of massive proportions."

Correction worth flagging

An earlier version of Mercury Local's Settlers Place page described the site as the former location of a Charlotte "women's college" — a claim drawn from a real-estate aggregator summary. The Friends of Fourth Ward walking-tour document (this stop, stop 47) identifies the 1905 structure unambiguously as the NC Medical College, designed by James Mackson McMichael. That is the verified original occupant. The Settlers Place page has been corrected.

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Source: Friends of Fourth Ward, Self-Walking Tour (2016). Retrieved April 24, 2026. See also Mercury Local's building profile: Settlers Place — 301 W 4th Street.