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We Built This: Profiles of Black Architects and Builders in North Carolina
Friday, April 01, 2022 to Friday, June 10, 2022
Category: Historic Rosedale

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3427 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28206

 

We Built This: Profiles of Black Architects and Builder in North Carolina.
April 1 – June 10, 2022
Wednesday – Saturday, 10:30 – 2:30, with “Late Fridays” until 4:30.
Advanced reservations recommended (available on the website)

 

Historic Rosedale is pleased to present We Built This; Profiles of Black Architects and Builders in North Carolina, a traveling exhibit from Preservation North Carolina. We Built This is part of an educational program about the history and legacy of Black builders and craftspeople in North Carolina. This traveling exhibit highlights the stories of those who constructed and designed many of North Carolina’s most treasured historic sites. Spanning more than three centuries, We Built This provides more than two dozen personal profiles and historical context on crucial topics, including slavery and Reconstruction; the founding of HBCUs and Black churches; Jim Crow and segregation; and the rise of Black politicians and professionals. On display in Historic Rosedale’s 1815 home. Admission includes access to the exhibit, two floors of the house, and the gardens/grounds.

 

Initials of enslaved plasterer William B. Gould etched into decorative plaster at the Bellamy Mansion in Wilmington. 
Initials of enslaved plasterer William B. Gould etched into decorative plaster at the Bellamy Mansion in Wilmington.