For $4.2M, a historic 200-year-old Charlotte home in SouthPark could be yours
Into historic preservation? This home listing is for you.
An almost 200-year-old historic home in SouthPark has hit the market for $4.2 million, and it isn’t being promoted as something to tear down, which happens with some frequency around town.
The William Lee House at 5520 Sharon View Road was listed for sale last week by Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, according to a news release from the agency. The home dates to around 1828, during the final year of John Quincy Adams’ presidency.
The home was designated as a historic landmark in 1982 by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission.
The home is two stories high and is a wood-framed “I” house with a hall-and-parlor floor plan. “I” frame homes, along with the hall-and-parlor layout are typically two rooms wide and one room deep.
It sits on over 2.3 acres and has four-bedrooms and five and half bathrooms.
While the home has seen some upgrades in the past two centuries, it still has an antebellum feel, according to the landmarks commission. Some original pieces from the house are still in place including “hand-hewn wood floors, historic fireplaces and preserved millwork.”
New upgrades include a chef’s kitchen and a resort-style pool.
Some home listings encourage new owners to make the space their own, but Premier Sotheby is leaning into the preservation aspect.
“This buyer knows that this house comes with a bit of responsibility,” listing agent Matthew Alexander said in a video about the home. “The next steward for this home will be someone who truly appreciates that this is a modern estate but does have that bit of historical significance.”
About the William Lee House
The home was built in the 1820s as a “a roomy, two-and-a-half-story frame house” on about 180 acres, according to the landmarks commission. It was a plantation owned by William Lee Sr. and later by William Lee Jr., who at one point enslaved 22 people, according to the commission.
The home later switched hands to a John O. Alexander through marriage, according to the commission. While the commission doesn’t mention this connection, Premier Sotheby said John O. was a descendant of Hezekiah Alexander, one of the original signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
The last time the house was on the market was in 2021, when it sold for $2.5 million.
