Rock House
by Mary Ann Artz
Title
Rock House
Artist
Mary Ann Artz
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Hezekiah Alexander House in Charlotte, North Carolina, built in 1774, is the oldest surviving structure in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Made of native Piedmont stone, several of which are marked with the year 1774, its nickname is the Rock House.
The 600-acre plantation was home to Alexander, his wife Mary Sample, and their 10 children. Alexander, like many of the other wealthy Mecklenburg leaders, owned slaves. He was one of five men at the center of Mecklenburg's political and economic struggles during the Revolutionary War years. These men, the Committee of Safety, maintained order and kept citizens informed of the turbulent events taking place. In 1775, news of a British attack on Massachusetts colonists reached the Carolinas.
Mecklenburgers angrily announced their freedom in documents called the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and the Mecklenburg Resolves. Alexander was one of the 27 signers of the proclamation.
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January 17th, 2021
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from the H IS FOR HOME IS FOR week, September 13, 2021 - September 20 ,2021. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP as a way to preserve your feature!
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John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Kathi Isserman
It is my pleasure to inform you that your AWESOME photo is FEATURED on the HOMEPAGE OF "SHOWCASING THE SOUTH GROUP"! L Please add the photo to the 2021 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” Thank you for participating in the group.