# Quenby Mall

Stanly County, NC · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-4e7f22e2bf` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nc/stanly-county-quenby-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4e7f22e2bf.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4e7f22e2bf.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-4e7f22e2bf

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | healthcare, office | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Stanly County Commons | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1966 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1993 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 160000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Masten-Langston Faison Co | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Stanly County | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | mixed use | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 1992 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “opened in 1966” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall
- **gla_sqft**: “center was aimed to be 160,000 square feet” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Plans for the construction...based out of Charlotte...in December 1965.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall
- **after_notes**: “now known as Stanly County Commons” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall
- **status**: “demolished” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall
- **strategy**: “redevelop” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall
- **zoning_change**: “By the 1990s...house the health department...county offices.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall

## Anchors

JCPenney, Belk, Harris Teeter

## Parties

- Masten-Langston Faison Co — owner (from text) (1965–1966)
- Stephen D Bell & Company — owner (from text) (1983–1983)
- Stanly County — owner (from text) (1993–)

## Timeline

- 1965: Ground broken
- 1966: Grand opening
- 1977: JCPenney opened
- 1980: Belk closed
- 1983: Renovation
- 1993: Sold to county

## Deals and debt

- 1993 sale: 1300000.0 Stanly County ← previous owner  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Quenby Mall, now known as Stanly County Commons, was a shopping mall located in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. It was anchored by Belk, JCPenney, and Harris Teeter. The mall opened in 1966, and it was sold to Stanly County for their use in 1993.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Quenby Mall, Stanly County, NC." Record m-4e7f22e2bf, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nc/stanly-county-quenby-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_stanlycountyquenbymall,
  title = {Quenby Mall, Stanly County, NC},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nc/stanly-county-quenby-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-4e7f22e2bf, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.