Herrin Avenue Cottages — single-family enclave in NoDa, Charlotte

Single-family enclave

Herrin Avenue Cottages

Mixed cottage and ranch stock on a tree-lined grid. Popular with buyers who want a yard without leaving walking range of the corridor.

What Herrin Avenue Cottages is, and where it sits

Herrin Avenue Cottages is a single-family enclave in the North Davidson North pocket of NoDa, Charlotte's historic arts district in ZIP 28205. It dates to 1920s–1950s and comprises approximately 120 houses. From the front door, the 36th Street LYNX Blue Line platform is roughly a 14-minute walk.

Mixed cottage and ranch stock on a tree-lined grid. Popular with buyers who want a yard without leaving walking range of the corridor.

It is one of 6 records this directory tracks in North Davidson North, and one of 6 in the single-family enclave category district-wide. Comparable records are listed further down; the pocket and category filters on the main directory will surface the rest.

We publish no individual listings and no valuation estimates. For parcel geometry, ownership, and recorded improvements, go to the Mecklenburg County POLARIS viewer and the Assessor's records directly — both are linked in the sources below.

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On the district map

Herrin Avenue Cottages in context

The highlighted pin is Herrin Avenue Cottages; the surrounding pins are the closest comparable records by pocket, category, and station distance. Positions are schematic — use the county parcel viewer for real geometry.

How this record behaves in the market

Detached stock here is priced on condition and the quality of the last renovation. Original structures on small mill-village lots vary enormously in what has actually been replaced behind the walls.

Walk time is the other durable variable. At 14 minutes from the platform, this record sits in the middle band — walkable, but not paying the full transit premium.

Renovating, building, and outfitting here

Work in this part of NoDa runs through the City of Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance and Mecklenburg County permitting. Anything touching a designated historic structure or a district overlay adds a review step — confirm the parcel's status with the Historic Landmarks Commission before you draw anything.

Older detached and attached stock in the district hides its surprises in the systems — service capacity, supply lines, and framing that was never dimensioned for open plans. Budget for discovery rather than treating it as an overrun.

Answers

Questions & Answers

Where is Herrin Avenue Cottages in NoDa?
Herrin Avenue Cottages sits in the North Davidson North pocket of NoDa, Charlotte, roughly a 14-minute walk from the 36th Street LYNX Blue Line station. Confirm the exact parcel on the Mecklenburg County POLARIS viewer before relying on any boundary description.

Source: Mecklenburg County POLARIS 3G parcel viewer

What kind of housing is Herrin Avenue Cottages?
Herrin Avenue Cottages is a single-family enclave of roughly 120 houses, dating to 1920s–1950s. Mixed cottage and ranch stock on a tree-lined grid. Popular with buyers who want a yard without leaving walking range of the corridor.

Source: Charlotte's Got a Lot — official visitor guide

What schools serve Herrin Avenue Cottages?
Addresses in this part of the district are generally associated with Shamrock Gardens Elementary (elementary), Eastway Middle (middle) and Garinger High (high). Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools assigns by street address and boundaries change — verify the specific address in the CMS school locator.

Source: Mecklenburg County POLARIS 3G parcel viewer

Is Herrin Avenue Cottages walkable to NoDa's restaurants and venues?
At about 14 minutes from the 36th Street station, Herrin Avenue Cottages is a comfortable walk from the 36th Street strip, though most residents still drive for larger errands.

Source: Charlotte Area Transit System — LYNX Blue Line

Recommendations

Who we recommend in NoDa

Four specialists we point people toward when a NoDa project moves from reading to doing. Each works this neighborhood specifically, not the metro generally.

Builder & renovation

Peters Custom Homes

New construction, mill-village restorations, and additions built to survive a historic district's constraints — from foundation work on 1910 cottages to infill on tight 28205 lots.

Real estate

Peters & Associates

Representation for buyers and sellers across NoDa's lofts, bungalows, and condo communities, with the market read that comes from working one neighborhood closely.

Interior design

Emerald & Oak

Interiors for brick-and-timber lofts and small-footprint bungalows: material palettes, custom millwork, lighting, and furnishing plans that respect the building.

Smart home & AV

Peters Audio Video

Networking, whole-home audio, theater, lighting control, and shading — engineered for masonry walls and open loft volumes where signal and acoustics fight back.

Primary sources

What this page is built on

Era, scale, and pocket are drawn from county parcel records, public permitting, and historic designation files. School assignment is address-specific — confirm with the CMS locator.

  1. 01Mecklenburg County POLARIS 3G parcel viewer
  2. 02Mecklenburg County Assessor's Office property records
  3. 03City of Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance (2023)
  4. 04Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school locator
  5. 05Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission
  6. 06Charlotte Area Transit System — LYNX Blue Line