Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Author: Elizabeth Stuart

July 23, 2020

Preserve Mecklenburg has purchased the property at 2515 Booker Avenue in the historically Black Washington Heights neighborhood in west Charlotte. The property includes a “former grocery store, originally known as Jim Patterson’s Grocery, then later as the ‘Little Booker Store'” that is significant to the African-American community. 

Read more about the history and potential future of this former grocery store: “Preservationists help save ‘very important component’ of Black history in Charlotte

 



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The Projects Committee meeting scheduled for Monday, July 27, 2020, 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.

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July 27, 2020 – 6:00 p.m.

1.  Chair’s Report: Edwin Wilson

2. Update on Projects

a.  Torrence Lytle School, 302 Holbrooks Road, Huntersville, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

The Committee will discuss:

i.  Update on Contract and New Marketing Plan

Torrence Lytle School

b.  Wallace House, 9425 Robinson Church Road, Charlotte, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

The Committee will discuss:

i.  Alarm and Landscape Work

ii.  Public Input Plans

Wallace House

c.  Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 412 Campus Street, Charlotte, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

The Committee will discuss:

i. Ongoing Negotiations

Former Mt Carmel Baptist Church

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

Polaris Map of Property

The Committee will discuss:

i.  Developer Soliciting Design Firms

ii.  Landscape Maintenance

Excelsior Club

e.  Douglas House, 7601 Christie Lane, Charlotte, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

The Committee will discuss:

i.  Airport Entering Environmental Impact Study

John Douglas House

f.  Grier House, 421 Montrose Street, Charlotte, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

The Committee will discuss:

i.  City Code Enforcement Outreach

Arthur Samuel Grier House

g.  Mayes House, 435 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

The Committee will discuss:

i.  Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition Delayed Until March 8, 2021

ii.  Several Prospects for Relocation

iii.  Preserve Mecklenburg (PMI) Investigating Move (Shift) Onsite

John Mayes House

3.  Old Business

4.  New Business

a.  Washam House and Lands, 15735 Davidson-Concord Road, Huntersville, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

b.  Dr. Craven House, 103 N. Old Statesville Road, Huntersville, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

Identified in Huntersville Architectural Survey #5337

Dr. Craven House