Public Art 2

 

Waxhaw, NC. 2025

Public Art

Waxhaw, NC.  2025

Some personal family issues has kept me from doing any photography and posting to this blog.  I was able to find some time recently to photograph some new art installations that appeared in downtown Waxhaw.  The sculptures had no names or artist attributed to them.

 

Bike Rack

Waxhaw, NC. 2025

 

Polk Farm Buildings

Pineville, NC. 2025

The Polk farm originally consisted to 150 acres of land given to Samual and Jane Polk as a wedding gift in  1794.  They grew cotton and other crops.  Born in 1795, James Knox Polk was the eldest of 10 siblings.

Main House - Polk Historical Site

Pineville, NC. 2025

The main house is a reproduction of what Polk's birthplace might have looked liked, based on North Carolina Gov David Swain's 1849 description of the house.  The building used materials from buildings in Mecklenburg County that dated from the mid 19th century.  Polk lived here until 1806 when his family moved to Tennessee.  The Polk Historic Site was dedicated in 1968.

James K Polk Historical Site

 

Pineville, NC. 2025

This monument was erected in 1904 by the Daughters of the American Revolution commemorating the birth place of James K Polk, who was born on this property in 1795.  The monument was moved here from its original location to allow construction of a replica of the house where Polk was born. 

Rolling Art ?

Waxhaw, NC. 2025

 

St Francis

Waxhaw, NC. 2025

 

Uptown Tea Shop

Waxhaw, NC. 2025

Not only do they offer a wide variety to loose teas,  they offer art classes and space to work.  It's always a busy place. 

 

Water Tower - Another View

Waxhaw, NC. 2025

I very rarely visit the downtown area of Waxhaw, without taking a picture of the historic water tower.

Middle James Brewing

Waxhaw, NC. 2025

 

Park Bench

 

Foot Bridge

Waxhaw, NC. 2025