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Settlers Place — 301 West 4th Street

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A boutique mid-rise condominium on what was once a women's college campus

Settlers Place is the boutique mid-rise condominium in Historic Fourth Ward with a dual-address presence: 301 West 4th Street / 229 North Church Street. The site originally held the North Carolina Medical College, a 1905 Colonial Revival building designed by architect James Mackson McMichael (1870–1944). This is a primary-source correction: an earlier version of this page, drawing from a real-estate aggregator summary, identified the original occupant as a women's college. The Friends of Fourth Ward self-walking-tour document (stop 47) identifies the 1905 structure as the NC Medical College, and that is the verified original occupant.

Launch-plan correction

The Fourth Ward Charlotte launch plan listed Settlers Place as "W 6th Street" and "adjacent to Settlers' Cemetery." Both are incorrect. The building's canonical primary address is 301 West 4th Street / 229 North Church Street, a dual-frontage complex. The plan's "W 6th Street" attribution was wrong. And the cemetery-adjacency claim — while Settlers' Cemetery is nearby in Historic Fourth Ward — is not a direct lot adjacency. Mercury Local is correcting the record.

See also: this building is stop 47 on the Historic Fourth Ward walking tour, which documents the NC Medical College history and architect James Mackson McMichael in the broader neighborhood context.

Correction to an earlier version of this page (2026-04-24)

An earlier published version of this page — drawing from a WeSellUptown.com summary — described the site as the former location of a Charlotte "women's college." The Friends of Fourth Ward self-walking-tour document (stop 47) identifies the original 1905 structure as the NC Medical College, designed by architect James Mackson McMichael (1870–1944). That is the verified original occupant. Mercury Local has corrected the text above and flagged the women's-college claim as a secondary-source error.

Verified facts

  • Address. 301 West 4th Street / 229 North Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202.
  • Ownership. Condominium.
  • Type. Boutique mid-rise.
  • Historic site. The site originally held the NC Medical College, a 1905 Colonial Revival building designed by James Mackson McMichael (per FOFW walking tour PDF stop 47).

Unit types

Two- and three-bedroom residences, ranging approximately 2,000 to 3,300 heated square feet. One penthouse residence (a single unit, exclusive). Select homes have direct elevator access that opens into the condo. Modern-side units feature larger terraces. Historic-side units have traditional floor plans.

Amenities

  • Secured entry with controlled access
  • Elevator access throughout
  • Direct elevator access to select units
  • Larger terraces on modern-side units
  • Low-density community design
  • Quiet residential hallways

Parking

Assigned or deeded parking, depending on the residence. Pet-friendly generally, subject to HOA breed and size restrictions.

What this publication has not yet verified

  • Exact year built.
  • Number of stories.
  • Total unit count.
  • Developer.
  • The name and operating dates of the women's college that preceded the building on this site — priority item for the Archivist.
  • HOA management company.

Sources

  • WeSellUptown.com, Settlers Place Condos for Sale in Uptown Charlotte — Fourth Ward Living building profile. Retrieved April 24, 2026 (direct fetch).
  • charlottepenthouses.com Settlers Place Luxury Condos page. Retrieved April 24, 2026 (via WebSearch summary).
  • centercityliving.com Settlers Place Condos profile. Retrieved April 24, 2026 (via WebSearch summary; direct fetch blocked by SSL cert expiration).
  • Friends of Fourth Ward member-HOA list, fourthwardclt.org. Retrieved April 24, 2026.