Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Month: May 2020

The May 27 meeting of the Design Review Committee will be a virtual meeting. Please note there will be no accommodation for any in-person attendance.  If you need special accommodations, please contact the HLC office at 980-314-7660.


May 27, 2020 – 8:00 a.m.

1.  Chair’s Report: Garrett Nelson

2.  Senior Preservation Planner’s Report: Stewart Gray

3.   James A. Blakeney House, 9118 Blakeney Heath Road, Charlotte, N.C.

Blakeney House

Blakeney Land

Polaris Map of Property

Original Designated Areas

This Rezoning Sketch Plan was presented to the Design Review Committee at its January 2020 meeting.

Current Rezoning Sketch Plan

Proposal Details

Photographs of Structures on Property

The applicant is presenting a conceptual plan for residential development of the property. The applicant intends to demolish and remove the three outbuildings on the property due to their location and does not believe they are salvageable.

 

4.  Independence Park, 300 block of Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

Renovation Plan

Demolition, Layout, and Materials Plans

The proposed park renovation is extensive and will affect much of the park land including the areas of the park both to the east and to the west of the 300 block of Hawthorne Lane. The park is composed of Mecklenburg County tax parcels 08019201 and 12703416.

5.  John Hunter House, 5607 Sardis Road, Charlotte, N.C.

John Hunter House

Polaris Map of Property

Proposed Plans

The applicant is proposing renovations and additions to the house and site.

6.  Violet W. Currie House, 525 N. Main Street, Davidson, N.C.

Violet W. Currie House

Polaris Map of Property

Proposed Plans

The applicant is proposing to build a guest house on the property.

7.  Reginald Armistice Hawkins House, 1703 Madison Avenue, Charlotte, N.C.

Reginald Armistice Hawkins House

Polaris Map of Property

WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

8.  Old Business

9.  New Business


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The next meeting of the Design Review Committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission will be held VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, May 27 at 8:00 a.m.

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May 19, 2020

Adria Focht, Director of The Charlotte Museum of History, recently shared her thoughts with The Charlotte Observer about how hope can be found when exploring Charlotte’s history. As Focht states, Charlotte’s historical stories “are symbols of our perseverance in the face of deprivation, disease and sometimes long odds.”

For more: “Looking for hope during COVID? Charlotte’s history shows we’ll pull through.


May 13, 2020

Charlotte Magazine recently discussed The Brooklyn Collective’s initiative to renovate what is left of Brooklyn, “a historic black community razed and redeveloped in a series of urban renewal projects in the 1960s and ’70s.” Designated landmarks Grace AME Zion Church and Mecklenburg Investment Company Building still stand and the article explores efforts to restore the buildings “as it honors the property’s, and Brooklyn’s, history.”

For more: “Can Developers Honor Brooklyn’s Past as They Build Its Future?


From Email Received May 11:

Hi Elizabeth, I’m not sure if I can do this now but I wanted to submit these images of 4 structures that are on the Blakeney Heath Road property. I will have questions about them this evening. 

Thanks,

Eduardo Palacio