Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Author: Elizabeth Stuart

North Carolina Historic Preservation Tax Credits Extended to 2031!

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December 1, 2021

Great news: NC Historic Preservation Tax Credits have been extended to 2031! 

Why is this important? North Carolina’s Historic Tax Credits Program has been critical for several decades in supporting historic preservation in Mecklenburg County and throughout the State.

From Preservation North Carolina:

The State budget, officially signed into law by Governor Cooper on November 18th, extends NC’s Historic Preservation Tax Credits to 2031! 

In House Speaker Tim Moore’s press release on November 15th, he highlighted it specifically, affirming the economic value of the credits: The Historic Preservation Tax Credit will be extended to 2031, a key priority for rural and small-town North Carolina’s economic development.

The relevant pages in the budget for all of the details are 601-603: https://www.ncleg.gov/enactedlegislation/sessionlaws/pdf/2021-2022/sl2021-180.pdf.

This is a huge victory for historic preservation work in North Carolina, ensuring that even more of our state’s rich and diverse historic fabric will be preserved and given new life – creating jobs and economic development statewide. 

North Carolina’s historic preservation tax credits, initiated by PNC in 1997 and nurtured along ever since, have had a tremendous impact on North Carolina: encouraging $3.2 billion of private investment in NC! 

Thank YOU for your part in this work to preserve the historic places that make North Carolina someplace, not just anyplace.

As we celebrate, please take a moment to thank your legislators for this important victory.

Enjoy International Students Day at Midwood Elementary School

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November 17, 2021

Today is International Students Day, making it a perfect day to visit Midwood Elementary School, located at 1817 Central Ave, Charlotte, and designated as a local historic landmark in 2016. Designed by the firm of Charlotte architect M.R. Marsh, the building is an important example of the Traditional Revival architectural style that was used for many institutional buildings in Charlotte during the 1930s and 1940s. Opening in 1935 and ceasing function as a school in 2011, Midwood Elementary School is currently home to several Midwood International and Cultural Center tenants that are important to our international community, including International House and the Language Academy of the Carolinas. Adaptively reusing historic buildings is a great way to ensure they survive and continue to play a role in modern society.

Midwood Elementary School

Instructions and Access to November 8 HLC Virtual Meeting

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The next meeting of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission will be held virtually on Monday, November 8 at 6:00 p.m. in order to maintain social distancing as directed by public health officials.

Access to the meeting will be provided by both video (internet) and audio (internet OR telephone).

PLEASE NOTE

You should plan to log into the meeting by 5:45 p.m. on the day of the meeting to ensure that you will be admitted to the entire meeting. Please sign in with your first and last name. 

If, for any reason, there are technical problems with the virtual meeting before or during the meeting, please return to this page to repeat the login process and/or for any additional instructions or information.

Access Information for the Historic Landmarks Commission Meeting:

Join from the meeting link
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Meeting number (access code): 2343 455 2358
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HLC Agenda – November 8, 2021

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The November 8 meeting of the Historic Landmarks Commission 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.

1.  Consideration of October HLC Minutes

2.  Chair’s Report: William Hughes

3.  Public Comment Period (Up to 3 Minutes Per Person)

4.  Financial Report: Jack Thomson

5.  Quasi-Judicial Hearing for the Dinkins House and Lodge, 2400 Summerlake Road, Charlotte

The Historic Landmarks Commission has adopted the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation for judging COA applications. 

Findings of Fact – Staff Analysis of Application for COA HLC150 – Dinkins House

6.  Survey Committee Report: Brian Clarke  Survey Committee Minutes

a.  Charlotte Quartermaster Depot, 300 Camp Road, Charlotte

Charlotte Quartermaster Depot Landmark Map

THE SURVEY COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT IT PROCESS THE CHARLOTTE QUARTERMASTER DEPOT FOR HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION TO INCLUDE THE SITE AS PRESENTED ON THE BOUNDARY MAP IN THE DESIGNATION REPORT. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.

Charlotte Quartermaster Depot

b.  Huntersville School #2/The Little School, 508 Dellwood Drive, Huntersville

THE SURVEY COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT IT PROCESS THE HUNTERSVILLE SCHOOL #2/THE LITTLE SCHOOL, 508 DELLWOOD DRIVE, HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., FOR HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION TO INCLUDE THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING AND THE ASSOCIATED TAX PARCEL AS PRESENTED IN THE DESIGNATION REPORT. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.

Huntersville Rosenwald School

c.  McDonald’s Cafeteria, 2023 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte

The present members of the Committee expressed their support for the Historic Landmarks Commission processing the McDonald’s Cafeteria, 2023 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, N.C., for historic landmark designation to include the exterior of the building and the associated tax parcel as presented in the designation report.

McDonald’s Cafeteria

d.  The Committee voted to place the Matthews Chapel Church Building, 624 Matthews Chapel Road, Matthews, on the Study List of Prospective Historic Landmarks.

History of Matthews Chapel Presbyterian Church

Additional Information

Matthews Chapel Church Building

7.  Projects Committee Report: Jeff Parsons

8.  Staff Report: Jack Thomson and Stewart Gray

a.  Fire Station Number 4, 420 W. 5th Street, Charlotte (Right of First Refusal, notice of contract)

b.  Streetcar 85 Lease to Belmont Trolley Inc.

c.  Staff recommends the HLC adopt the following list of projects that can be approved by Staff. Projects that do not comport with the STANDARDS will be brought to the HLC for consideration.

9.  Old Business

10.  New Business