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June 10, 2025
The Franken house was known as a hub of black community in the third neighborhood.
A ceremony on the weekend of 6 June in Charlotte, North Carolina, tributed to a stealy piece of the black heritage of the city: the Franks House. As one of the last remaining black houses from the once urgent third neighborhood in the neighborhood, the Franks House now wears an official historic marker.
City officials gathered in the United House of Prayer in Mint Street to reveal a newly created historic marker that the Franks House recognized in 305 Dunbar Street.
The house was originally purchased in 1949 by Arthur and Bessie Franks, and it soon became a symbol of something that is much more impactful than just a house.
When reported Through WCNCCharlotte’s house was a polkpunt of the community.
The house of the Franken organized family, friends and neighbors every Sunday after the church. Members of the community would gather to enjoy the infamous hospitality of Bessie and home cooking.
The house with the new anointed historic marker would regularly welcome meetings of 50 or more people.
“Sunday afternoons in the Franks were about more than eating,” a participant remembered. “They were about to belong.”
In the mid -20th century, the third section of Charlotte was a flourishing black neighborhood characterized by its various companies, churches and strong family ties.
In the early 1960s, however, the flourishing black community population was slowly dismantled by urban renewal projects, so that many families were displaced.
Most family homes and long -standing companies in the area disappeared, but the Franks House has passed. It remained in the family for more than 60 years.
Although the Franken house was officially made a historic monument in 2022, the celebration of 7 May revealed its physical marker.
The revelation ceremony contained speeches and was supported by music from the horns of Glory Brass Band in honor of the displaced black community.
During the event, district commissioner Mark Jerrell said: “Before you see all the clear and shiny objects, there was a thriving community here. There were companies, churches and families that built this neighborhood.”
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