Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Author: Elizabeth Stuart

Design Review Agenda – October 2018

Agenda - Design Review
Comments Off on Design Review Agenda – October 2018

October 31, 2018 – 8:00 a.m.

1.  Chair’s Report: Garrett Nelson

2.  Director’s Report: Dan Morrill

3.  Senior Preservation Planner’s Report: Stewart Gray

4.  COA Application for the American Legion Memorial Stadium, 1300 Block of Charlottetowne Avenue, Charlotte, N.C.

Click Here for Conceptual Design

Mecklenburg County will present conceptual plans for improvements at American Legion Memorial Stadium. The County is seeking conceptual approval of the design and feedback on the design from the Design Review Committee.

Staff believes that the proposed project does not meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, including but not limited to standards number two and number nine.

5.  Old Business

6.  New Business   

Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation

“Rehabilitation” is defined as “the process of returning a property to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural values.”

1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment.

2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.

3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken.

4. Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained and preserved.

5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.

6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.

7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible.

8. Significant archaeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken.

9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.

10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.

 

The McConnell House Must Be Moved from Current Location

News
Comments Off on The McConnell House Must Be Moved from Current Location

October 17, 2018

The Historic Landmarks Commission was hopeful that Martin Marietta, the owner of the McConnell House, would negotiate an option to purchase that would help the Commission find a buyer to preserve this historic landmark. Martin Marietta has decided that the only preservation strategy it will support is to donate the house and have it moved. Anyone who is seriously interested should contact the Commission at 704-376-9115. The information will be passed along to Martin Marietta.

McConnell House

Option to Purchase the Excelsior Club Not Approved

News
Comments Off on Option to Purchase the Excelsior Club Not Approved

October 15, 2018

Mecklenburg County’s Board of County Commissioners did not approve the Historic Landmarks Commission’s option to purchase the Excelsior Club. This means that the owner has the right to demolish the building, if she so chooses, after June 2019.

Excelsior Club

Survey Committee Agenda – October 2018

Agenda - Survey Committee
Comments Off on Survey Committee Agenda – October 2018

October 30, 2018 – 6:00 p.m.

1.  Chair’s Report: Jeff Parsons

2.  Director’s Report: Dan Morrill

Charles R. McLaughlin House

I have talked with the owner of the McLaughlin House about the amount of land to be included in the proposed historic landmark.  She has agreed that the rear line should be ten feet from the rear- most portion of the house.  I talked with Jay Camp, Senior Planner of the Town of Matthews.  He stated that he thought that the edges of the tax parcel should be the side and front boundaries of the landmark.  In keeping with statements made at the last Survey Committee meeting, the owner wants the side and front boundaries of the landmark to extend to edges of right of way of the abutting streets.  I have consulted with Sandy Carnegie who states that a title search and a survey will be necessary to extend the boundaries beyond the tax parcel and to determine ownership of the affected land. 

Staff recommends that the Committee allow staff to investigate the issues associated with the proposed landmark and report back to the Committee at its next meeting.

3.  Senior Preservation Planner’s Report: Stewart Gray

4.  Consideration of Survey and Research Reports

a.  Cornelius High School Agricultural Building, 21126 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, N.C.

Click Here for S&R Report

Click Here for PDF Overview

Cornelius Agricultural Building

b.  Derita High School Gymnasium, 6115 Rumple Road, Charlotte, N.C.

Click Here for S&R Report

Click Here for PDF Overview

Derita High School Gymnasium

Derita High School Gymnasium

5. Consideration of Placement on the Study List of Prospective Historic Landmarks

a.  Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church Slave Cemetery, 1600 W. Mallard Creek Church Road, Charlotte, N.C.  

Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church Slave Cemetery

Slave Cemeteries are important cultural artifacts.  Approximately 40 percent of Mecklenburg County’s population in 1860 was enslaved.  The Commission has already secured historic landmark designation for the W. T. Alexander Cemetery Slave Cemetery and the Neely Slave Cemetery.  The Mallard Creek Slave Cemetery deserves the same level of protection and recognition.  The Consulting Director is requesting approval to prepare the Survey and Research Report.

Click Here for Approval Form

6.  Old Business

7.  New Business

HLC Agenda – November 5, 2018

Agenda - HLC Meeting
Comments Off on HLC Agenda – November 5, 2018

1.  Consideration of Minutes  Click Here for October 8th Minutes

2.  Chair’s Report: Tom Egan

3.  Director’s Report: Dan Morrill  Click Here for Director’s Report

4.  Senior Preservation Planner’s Report: Stewart Gray

a.  Ingleside Charrette – Tuesday, December 4, 2018

b.  Committee Motions

c.  New Schedule for Committee Meetings

5.  Design Review Committee Report: Garrett Nelson  Click Here for Design Review Committee Minutes

a.  COA Application for the American Legion Memorial Stadium, 1300 Block of Charlottetowne Avenue, Charlotte, N.C.

Click Here for S&R Report

Click Here for Conceptual Design

THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PASSED A MOTION TO TABLE CONSIDERATION OF THE PROJECT FOR THE AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL STADIUM, 1300 BLOCK OF CHARLOTTETOWNE AVENUE, CHARLOTTE, N.C., WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE APPLICANT WILL MEET WITH STAFF AND THE DESIGN REVIEW CHAIR TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE PROJECT. 

6.  Survey Committee Report: Jeff Parsons  Click Here for Survey Committee Minutes

a.  Cornelius High School Agricultural Building, 21126 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, N.C.

Click Here for S&R Report

Click Here for PDF Overview

Cornelius Agricultural Building

THE SURVEY COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT IT PROCESS THE CORNELIUS HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL BUILDING (INCLUDING THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING AND A PARCEL OF LAND TO BE DETERMINED BY A SURVEY), 21126 CATAWBA AVENUE, CORNELIUS, N.C., FOR HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION AND THAT THE TOWN OF CORNELIUS BE ASKED TO PAY FOR THE SURVEY. 

b.  Derita High School Gymnasium, 6115 Rumple Road, Charlotte, N.C.

Click Here for S&R Report

Click Here for PDF Overview

Derita High School Gymnasium

Derita High School Gymnasium

THE SURVEY COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT IT PROCESS THE DERITA HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM (INCLUDING THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING AND THE ENTIRE TAX PARCEL UPON WHICH IT SITS), 6115 RUMPLE ROAD, CHARLOTTE, N.C., FOR HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION. 

The following motion passed by the Survey Committee is presented for informational purposes:

c.  Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church Slave Cemetery, 1600 W. Mallard Creek Church Road, Charlotte, N.C.

Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church Slave Cemetery

THE SURVEY COMMITTEE PASSED A MOTION THAT THE MALLARD CREEK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SLAVE CEMETERY, 1600 W. MALLARD CREEK CHURCH ROAD, CHARLOTTE, N.C., BE PLACED ON THE STUDY LIST OF PROSPECTIVE HISTORIC LANDMARKS. 

7.  Treasurer’s Report: Nathan Clark  Click Here for October 2018 Project Budget

8.  Projects Committee Report: Len Norman  Click Here for Projects Committee Minutes

a.  Excelsior Club, 921 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, N.C.

Excelsior Club

THE PROJECTS COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT IT AUTHORIZE HLC STAFF TO 1) OBTAIN PROPOSALS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE EXCELSIOR CLUB, 921 BEATTIES FORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE, N.C., TO INCLUDE ALL THREE LOTS BELONGING TO THE OWNER; STUDY TO CONSIDER DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL PRESERVE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE; AND 2) CONTACT OWNER TO OBTAIN THEIR AGREEMENT TO HAVE ALL THREE PARCELS INCLUDED IN THE STUDY (NO COST TO OWNER); IF INCLUSION OF ALL THREE LOTS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE OWNER, NO FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL BE PURSUED. 

The following motion passed by the Projects Committee is presented for informational purposes:

b.  McConnell House, 4009 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, N.C.

McConnell House

THE PROJECTS COMMITTEE PASSED A MOTION TO APPOINT WILLIAM HUGHES AND EDWIN WILSON TO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH HLC STAFF ON THE PREPARATION OF A COST ESTIMATE FOR THE MOVE OF THE MCCONNELL HOUSE, 4009 BEATTIES FORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE, N.C., COVERING THE FOLLOWING COSTS: 1) PURCHASE OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY WITHIN “MOVABLE” DISTANCE; 2) EXPENSES TO MOVE FROM CURRENT LOCATION TO NEW LOCATION; 3) UTILITY CONNECTION EXPENSES; 4) HOUSE REPAIR FROM MOVE INCLUDING NEW FOUNDATION; AND THE COMMITTEE WOULD ALSO ESTIMATE SALES PRICE FOR RELOCATED HOUSE TO DETERMINE IF THE PRICE WOULD COVER THE COST OF THE MOVE. 

c.  Charlotte Streetcar 85

Charlotte Streetcar 85

This issue will be discussed in closed session.

9.  Old Business

10.  New Business