Designing Myers Park: John Nolen, Earle Draper & the Making of a Historic Neighborhood
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Celebrate the Myers Park Library's 70th anniversary with community historian Dr. Tom Hanchett as he explores the fascinating story behind the neighborhood that has been home to the branch for seven decades. Learn how Myers Park grew from a treeless cotton farm into one of the South’s most influential planned neighborhoods, and discover the lasting impact of nationally recognized landscape designers John Nolen and Earle Draper during the early 20th century.
Join us at 6 p.m. for refreshments and mingling , with the presentation beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please register.
Dr. Tom Hanchett, popular community historian in Charlotte, is co-author of Legacy: The Myers Park Story as well as a history book about Charlotte, Sorting Out the New South City . Tom earned degrees at Cornell, University of Chicago, and UNC Chapel Hill. Charlotte Magazine has called him "Charlotte’s Doctor History” and named him a Charlottean of the Year. Learn more about Tom's work at historysouth.org .
Location
Myers Park, 1361 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC, 28207
Listed by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. Details can change — check the official page before you go.