Preserve Mecklenburg (PMI) has obtained a one-year option to purchase four parcels of land at the corner of School Street and Catawba Avenue, not far from the old agricultural building on the grounds of the Cornelius Elementary School where town officials hope to house a museum for local artifacts and photos of buildings that are no more. The parcel at School and Catawba contains two Folk Victorian style homes built in 1906 – the Gabrial-Puckett House and the Perry Goodrum House. According to property records, the parcel is owned by Jennifer Beard and the Howard Legacy Trust.
