Steele Creek Cemetery Headstone Preservation Event
Saturday, April 22, 2023
9am – noon
Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery,
7311 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte
Event is rain or shine.
Prepare to get wet and dirty! Suggestions: wear old clothing and closed toe shoes
No experience necessary.
We’ll supply all the needed tools and supplies.
Register by April 20 https://meck.co/3MfoTo8
Questions? https://meck.co/3egeM62
The Survey Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 29 at 6 pm. Location: HLC Office at 2100 Randolph Road, Charlotte
1. Chair’s Report: Brian Clarke
2. Property Updates
a. Abernathy House, 7040 Pleasant Grove Road, Charlotte
7040 Pleasant Grove Road, Charlotte
b. Tudor-Style Houses, 858 and 838 Concord Road, Davidson
858 Concord Road, Davidson
838 Concord Road, Davidson
c. Rogers McConnell House, 119 Gilead Road, Huntersville
Rogers McConnell House
d. Conner-Falls House, 122 Mock Road, Davidson
Conner-Falls House
Tuckaseegee Trail
Tuckaseegee Trail
f. 801 E. 8th Street, Charlotte
801 E 8th Street, Charlotte
g. Renfrow Properties
Renfrow Commercial Properties
h. Baxter Davidson Monuments
Rural Hill Directional Marker
i. Sinister Wisdom, 3116 Country Club Drive, Charlotte
Sinister Wisdom
3. Hyde Park Estates
Hyde Park Estates
4. Lambeth-Sullivan House Designation Report
Lambeth-Sullivan House
5. Consideration of Placement on the Study List of Prospective Historic Landmarks
a. Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, 2301 Statesville Avenue, Charlotte
Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church
b. Morrow House, 5508 Greene Street, Charlotte
5508 Greene Street
c. Sarah Mingo Stevenson House, 2000 St. Paul Street, Charlotte
Sarah Mingo Stevenson House
d. Shuffletown Drag Strip
Shuffletown Drag Strip
Shuffletown Drag Strip
Shuffletown Drag Strip
6. Priorities for Funding Reports
7. Adventure Club: Steele Creek Cemetery Preservation Event
The Adventure Club is headed back to Steele Creek Cemetery to continue preservation efforts on April 22 from 9am – noon.
8. HLC 50th Anniversary Update
9. Old Business
10. New Business
The next meeting of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission will be held virtually on Monday, March 13 at 6 pm.
For those interested in speaking at the meeting, please register by 4 pm on March 13 by emailing:
historiclandmarkscommission@mecknc.gov
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The March 13 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.
For those interested in speaking at the meeting, please register by 4 pm on March 13 by emailing historiclandmarkscommission@mecknc.gov.
1. Consideration of February HLC Minutes
2. Consent Agenda for the Nebel Knitting Mill, 101 W. Worthington Avenue, Charlotte
3. Chair’s Report: William Hughes
4. Public Comment Period (Up to 3 Minutes Per Person)
5. HLC Closed Session
6. Quasi-Judicial Hearings
a. Charlotte Fire Station #2, 1212 South Boulevard, Charlotte – Deferred
b. John Douglas House, 7601 Christie Lane, Charlotte
7. Financial Report: Stewart Gray
8. Survey Report: Stewart Gray & Brian Clarke
a. 7040 Pleasant Grove Road, Charlotte
Staff recommends that the HLC vote to begin processing 7040 Pleasant Grove Road, Charlotte, for historic landmark designation and to recommend that the HLC Staff fund a designation report for the property.
7040 Pleasant Grove Road, Charlotte
9. BOCC Annual Report Presentation: William Hughes & Brian Clarke
Chair Hughes, Vice Chair Clarke, and Stewart Gray presented the HLC Annual Report to the BOCC on February 21.
10. HLC Staff Report
a. Planning for HLC 50th Anniversary
b. Adventure Club – Steele Creek Cemetery Preservation Event: April 22, 9am – noon
c. Renfrow Properties, Matthews: Tommy Warlick
11. Old Business
12. New Business
The February 13 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.
For those interested in speaking at the meeting, please register by 4 pm on February 13 by emailing historiclandmarkscommission@mecknc.gov.
1. Consideration of January HLC Minutes
2. Chair’s Report: William Hughes
3. Public Comment Period (Up to 3 Minutes Per Person)
4. HLC Closed Session
5. HLC Staff Updates: Leslie Johnson
6. Public Hearing for the Renfrow Commercial Properties, Matthews
Designation would include the exteriors of the ca. 1900 frame building, the ca. 1920 gin operator’s house, and the ca. 1950 brick commercial building and the associated tax parcels.
7. Appointment of Secretary to Sign Written Decisions from Quasi-Judicial Hearings
Giving the responsibility of signing written decisions from quasi-judicial hearings to the position of the Secretary, currently held by Commissioner Robert Barfield.
8. Consent Agenda for the Charles and Laura Alexander House, 203 S. Church Street, Huntersville
9. Quasi-Judicial Hearing for the Charlotte Fire Station #2, 1212 South Boulevard, Charlotte – Deferred
10. Financial Report: Stewart Gray
11. HLC Staff Report
a. Historic Plaques
Plaques for designated properties have been ordered. Delivery of 55 bronze plaques is expected in early April. Staff will discuss making QR code tags available for all designated properties.
b. BOCC Annual Report Presentation
Staff, Chair Hughes, and Vice Chair Clarke will present the HLC Annual Report to the BOCC on February 21. The final presentation will be included at the HLC’s March 13 meeting.
c. Adventure Club February Outing
A reminder that the Adventure Club is heading to the Charlotte Coliseum on Saturday, February 18 at 2:30 p.m. for a tour of the Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium. Thanks to those who have RSVP’d.
12. Old Business
13. New Business
a. Commissioner Ford has asked to discuss the HLC’s approach to handling public comments on social media.