Martin E. Boyer
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Martin E. Boyer
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Major Stuart Cramer House
This home was built for Stuart Cramer, the heir to a wealthy textile family. Located at 200 Hermitage Road Charlotte, North Carolina, this Tudor-revival style house is in the heart of the popular Eastover neighborhood. Created in 1939, the building…
Luther Snyder House
This home was designed specifically for Virginian native Luther Snyder after he moved to Charlotte from Atlanta in 1902 to create the first Coco-Cola bottling plant. Located at 1901 Queens Road Charlotte, NC, the home stands out on the corner of…
A.I. James House
A wonderful example of Georgian-Revival by Boyer. Located at 260 Cherokee Road Charlotte, NC, the five-bay facade with the double paneled entryway is a prime example of Georgian-Revival with Flemish touches.
Mint Museum of Art
Martin E. Boyer designed the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte's first art museum in the early 1930's. Located on Randolph road in the heart of Myers Park, Boyer designed the museum after the original United States Mint building was destroyed in 1934.
E.C. Griffith House
Martin E. Boyer created this influential single family residency for E.C. Griffith in the Eastover neighborhood. One of the first buildings in the neighborhood, Griffith owned a successful real estate company and worked in conjunction with Earle…
Harding High School
This school was made famous in 1957 when Dorothy Counts, the first African American enrolled at the school, went to school and was met with angry crowds. The national attention paid to this incident led the Charlotte community to change their…
Industrial Loan and Investment Bank
Originally built in 1907, Martin E. Boyer reconstructed the Loan and Investment bank in 1929. A classic example of a Greek Temple in the Neoclassic style, the building is no longer standing.
S & W Cafeteria
The 100 W. Trade Street was the original S&W Cafeteria in the heart of downtown Charlotte. Three S&W Cafe's erected after the initial building in Charlotte, then spread north and south with Boyer's architectural help. This particular S&W functioned…
Hamilton C. Jones III House
The Hamilton C. Jones III House built by Martin E. Boyer represents a significant affluent shift for the Eastover neighborhood. The Tudor Revival style, particularly the size and stones used in the structure escalate the status of Eastover. The…
Major Stuart Cramer House
This is what the current day Stuart Cramer house looks like. Still used as a residency, the outside of the house has not changed over time. The Tudor Revival is a famous style throughout the nation because of its timeless architecture featuring wood…