Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Author: Elizabeth Stuart

Celebrate Halloween with Historic Cemeteries

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October 29, 2021

Still need something to do this Halloween weekend? A trip to a local historic cemetery may help get you in the spirit. Elmwood/Pinewood Cemetery, 700 W. 6th Street, Charlotte, contains the graves of some of Charlotte’s most important citizens. Textile pioneer D.A. Tompkins, developer Edward Dilworth Latta, former Charlotte mayor S. S. McNinch, and W.W. Smith, Charlotte’s first major black architect, are among those buried at this site.

If you’re interested in exploring this cemetery or another cemetery designated as a local historic landmark, visit Designated Historic Landmarks.

Photo Courtesy of Historic Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery

 

Charlotte Included in 8 Southern Sites That Tell the History of LGBTQ America

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October 27, 2021

The Commission is glad to see a property in Charlotte identified and included in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of 8 Southern Sites That Tell the History of LGBTQ America.

See all of the sites: Explore 8 Southern Sites That Tell the History of LGBTQ America

Instructions and Access to October 20 Survey Committee Virtual Meeting

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The next meeting of the Survey Committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m.

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 Survey Committee Meeting

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Survey Committee Agenda – October 2021

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The Survey Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 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.  Chair’s Report: Brian Clarke

2.  Consideration of Designation Reports

The Committee will consider recommending historic landmark designation for the following properties: 

a.  Charlotte Quartermaster Depot, 300 Camp Road, Charlotte

Charlotte Quartermaster Depot Landmark Map

Charlotte Quartermaster Depot

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

Huntersville Rosenwald School

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

McDonald’s Cafeteria

The Committee will discuss the amount of property to be included in the potential designations of the following markers and monuments:

d.  E. L. Baxter Davidson Historic Markers and Monuments Designation Report

Cowan’s Ford – Davidson College Monument, Huntersville

i.    Cowan’s Ford – Davidson College Monument

ii.   General William Lee Davidson Memorial

iii.  Battle of McIntyre’s Farm Monument

iv.  Rural Hill Directional Marker

v.   Williams Memorial Presbyterian Church Wall and Marker

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

a.  Matthews Chapel Church Building, 624 Matthews Chapel Road, Matthews

History of Matthews Chapel Presbyterian Church

Additional Information

Matthews Chapel Church Building

4.  Update on the 2013 East Charlotte Survey

5.  Staff Report: Jack Thomson and Stewart Gray

6.  Old Business

7.  New Business

Potts Barber Shop Now a Designated Landmark

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October 5, 2021

Yesterday, the Cornelius Board of Commissioners’ meeting celebrated the influential Potts Family and the ca. 1923 Stough-Cornelius/Potts Barber Shop Building, located at 21324 & 21328 Catawba Ave, as the town board considered and unanimously approved the landmark designation of the historic property. Many speakers, including Mayor Woody Washam, recounted stories of the establishment and its founder, Wilson Potts. Mickey Potts, Wilson’s son and now the owner of Potts Barber Shop, attended with much of his family. Special thanks to the Town of Cornelius Historic Preservation Committee and Ms. Abigail Jennings for their support of the designation process. 

Potts Barber Shop