Liddell-McNinch House

Charlotte, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

Built between 1891 and 1893 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Liddell-McNinch House exemplifies the Queen Anne and Shingle Style aesthetics that dominated American domestic architecture in the late nineteenth century. This 2½-story frame dwelling displays the ornamental complexity characteristic of the era, with a dramatically articulated roofline featuring multiple projections, gables, and spreading eaves, complemented by varied wall surfaces of weatherboards and shingles arranged in broken planes and undulating forms. A wraparound porch and recessed second-level porch enhance its picturesque silhouette. Named for two former owners—banker Vinton Liddell and Charlotte mayor Samuel S. McNinch—the house gained further historical significance when President William Howard Taft visited in 1909. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, it remains a notable example of residential design from the era.