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Residential Security Map (Official Map of Charlotte, N.C.)

Division of Research & Statistics with the cooperation of the Appraisal Department Home Owners' Loan Corporation1935

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture
Charlotte, United States

Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) recruited mortgage lenders, developers, and real estate appraisers in nearly 250 cities to create maps that color-coded credit worthiness and risk on neighborhood and metropolitan levels. These maps and their accompanying documentation helps set the rules for nearly a century of real estate practice.

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  • Title: Residential Security Map (Official Map of Charlotte, N.C.)
  • Creator: Division of Research & Statistics with the cooperation of the Appraisal Department Home Owners' Loan Corporation
  • Date Created: 1935
  • Location Created: Charlotte, N.C.
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