Northwest Charlotte Homes – Close-in to the Catawba
Northwest Charlotte homes has Old cotton mills, warehouses, rail lines and trucking depots dot a rural landscape that offers easy access to uptown, the airport and the Catawba river. Until 1940, cotton was the county’s chief industry, and distribution was concentrated at the railway hubs nearby.
Today, the town of Huntersville offers respite from the commercial growth that is on either side of I-77 and Charlotte-Douglas International Airport is the hub of business transportation. Because the land is less expensive in this area, many newer home developments along Mt. Holly-Huntersville Rd. offer more house for the money in these neighborhoods convenient to Mountain Island Lake. and the Catawba river.
Average Price – $147,000
Attractions
- Johnson C. Smith University – A 1,400 student university offering undergraduate degrees in 26 subjects, Johnson C. Smith was originally built in 1891 to benefit the freed slaves.
- Latta Plantation Park – Nature preserve featuring a circa 1800 River Plantation House, an Equestrian Center, and the Carolina Raptor Center protected area for birds of prey.
