Sholes house

One of my favorite things is finding an old photograph I have never seen before. This one is especially exciting because one of the buildings in it is still standing today, which is not often the case in Cornelius. Early buildings here were mostly wood frame and, given the climate, they tended to have a…

Determining the builder of a 1910 house is not an easy task and honestly, I have struck out often in my attempts. Building permits were not yet a thing at that time. But in the case of the Sholes house in Cornelius, a bit of luck followed by a bit of research allowed me to…