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  • Collection: Martin E. Boyer

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Currently, the only aspect of Martin Boyer's high school that exists today is this facade. Now, the school is an elementary school. It is located just west of downtown Charlotte.

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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.

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Located at 124 S. Church Street, the facade was the only part of the building Boyer reconstructed. Shown here, one can easily see how disconnected the facade actually was from the building. Once the buildings on either side of the structure were…

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Located at 124 S. Church Street, the building was originally constructed in 1907, however Martin E. Boyer reconstructed the facade shown here in 1929.

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The renderings shown here are of the facade, the only part of the building Boyer reconstructed. The drawings are a great way to compare and contrast Boyer original plan with the actual completed building.

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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…
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