The Grubb Preservation Foundation was created on September 17, 2004, as a 501c3 nonprofit private foundation for the purpose of acquiring and preserving land for conservation purposes. In 2023, this Foundation donated 94 acres of land in Churchland, North Carolina, to the Parks Conservancy of Davidson County, North Carolina, also a 501c3 nonprofit corporation. In 2024, this Foundation begins the conversion to a public charity, in which a new Board will be reconstituted, for the sole purpose of preserving and restoring the St. Lloyds Presbyterian Cemetery, a landmarked historic site in Charlotte, North Carolina. During this process, this Foundation will be renamed to the St. Lloyd Presbyterian Cemetery Foundation, Inc.
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The Grubb Gazebo, which once rested at the old Grubb Homestead pictured below, has been fully restored and relocated to the Grubb Cemetery in Churchland, NC. The cemetery was founded and created for its first deceased inhabitant, Henry C. Grubb, Born Aug 18, 1836 and died Dec 6, 1909.
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Pictured above is the old Grubb Homestead that once existed in Churchland, NC. This homestead was built by Henry Clay Grubb, Sr., born Nov 22 in 1870 and died Aug 9, 1913. The remains of this property, consisting of approximately 94 acre tract of land, was donated by the Grubb Preservation Foundation to the Parks Conservancy for Davidson County, North Carolina, a nonprofit corporation, on September 8, 2023. More information about the Parks Conservancy may be located at the Davidson County Parks & Recreation Web site.
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| St. Lloyds Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
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In October 1867, a group of African American members of Sharon Presbyterian Church, in what was then known as Sharon Township (in Charlotte, NC), appeared before the Church Elders. According to minutes of that Session, these black members requested "advice and aid in building a house of worship for the colored people." Though the names of the petitioners, or the church they wished to established, are not in the Sharon Presbyterian minutes, it is believed that these African American members were the subsequent founders of St. Lloyd Presbyterian Church. Today, what remains is the Lloyds Presybyterian Cemetery located in the heart of the South Park Mall area of Charlotte, NC. The Cemetery was contributed to the Grubb Preservation Foundation when Grubb Properties, developing a large tract of land on Sharon road, learned of the history of this specific tract of land.
In 2024, this Cemetery and the Grier Heights Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina, being historic landmarks, are being merged under this entity, and this entity will convert to a Public Charity, under a new name, the St. Lloyd Presbyterian Cemetery Foundation, Inc. Also during this period, a new Board of Directors will be reconstituted for this foundation. More information about this evolving process, and to learn more about the historic cemeteries, please visit the St. Lloyd Presbyterian Cemetery Foundation, Inc.'s Web site.
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