features
The Berryhill House at 324 West 9th
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.
The Archivist·Apr 24, 2026
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History
dining
The bar at Alexander Michael's is older than the restaurant, and older than the century
Alexander Michael's has been at 401 West 9th Street since January 1983. The building opened in 1897 as the Crowell-Berryhill Store.
The Porch Editor·Apr 24, 2026
dining
Spaghett moved into the Young-Morrison House last summer, and Fourth Ward has a new Italian restaurant
Spaghett opened in July 2025 at 224 West 10th Street in the Young-Morrison House, the 19th-century home that held Poplar before it closed.
The Porch Editor·Apr 24, 2026
dining
The Market at 7th Street is Charlotte's original food hall. Here's what it is now.
At 224 East 7th Street sits the building the city still calls its food hall. The Market at 7th Street is a non-profit incubator run by Charlotte Center City Partners.
The Porch Editor·Apr 24, 2026
features
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
