Stop 39 — Liddell-McNinch House

Address: 511 North Church Street Year built: 1890 (per FOFW walking tour; some other Mercury Local sources and commercial listings cite 1892) Style: Queen Anne Shingle Designation: CMHLC historic landmark Current use: McNinch House Restaurant (fine dining) Visited by: President William Howard Taft, 1909

The Liddell-McNinch House at 511 North Church is an 1890 Queen Anne Shingle-style home. Per Friends of Fourth Ward, the house is thought to be one of the finest examples of Queen Anne Shingle style in North Carolina. The roof design features fish-scale and diamond patterns of slate shingles.

History of use

Built by Mr. Liddell; later occupied by Charlotte's Mayor McNinch. Visited by President William Howard Taft in 1909 — a specific presidential-visit detail that anchors the house in Gilded Age Charlotte politics. The house is now home to the Four Diamond McNinch House Restaurant.

Note on the date

The Friends of Fourth Ward walking-tour document dates the house to 1890. Some commercial listings and Mercury Local's broader research references cite 1892. Mercury Local flags this discrepancy: the building profile on this site will note both dates until primary-source reconciliation settles it.

Connection to other walking-tour stops

Architect James Mackson McMichael — who designed the 1926 First A.R.P. Church / McColl Center (stop 37) and the 1905 NC Medical College / Settlers Place (stop 47) — was active in Charlotte in this era, though the Liddell-McNinch is credited to Mr. Liddell himself rather than an outside architect.

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Source: Friends of Fourth Ward, Self-Walking Tour (2016). Retrieved April 24, 2026.