Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Author: Elizabeth Stuart

Access Information for the Design Review Committee Meeting:

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Topic: DRC July Mtg
Time: Jul 22, 2020 08:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The next meeting of the Design Review Committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission will be held VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 22 at 8:00 a.m.

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

The public will be given the opportunity to speak on the agenda items. Note that comments will be limited to THREE MINUTES per speaker.

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The July 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.


1.  Consideration of Minutes  June 8th Minutes and June 25th Special Meeting Minutes 

2.  Chair’s Report: Jeff Parsons

3.  Treasurer’s Report: Diane Althouse  June 2020 Project Budget Report 

4.  Fire Station #4, 420 W. 5th Street, Charlotte, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

The Commission will discuss its Right of First Refusal on the building, which is for sale. 

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

The Commission will discuss a proposed amendment to purchase agreement. 

6.  Design Review Committee Report: Garrett Nelson  Design Review Committee Minutes

a.  Violet W. Currie House, 525 N. Main Street, Davidson, N.C.

Polaris Map of Property

Proposed Plans

Guest House Heights and Perspective

Violet W. Currie House

Violet W. Currie House

THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT IT APPROVE PLANS AS PRESENTED FOR THE GUEST HOUSE AT THE VIOLET W. CURRIE HOUSE, 525 N. MAIN STREET, DAVIDSON, N.C. 

7.  Survey Committee Report: Len Norman  Survey Committee Minutes

a.  Ashford House, 241 Hoskins Avenue Drive, Charlotte, N.C.

Designation Report

Polaris Map of Property

Ashford House

THE SURVEY COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT IT PROCESS THE ASHFORD HOUSE, 241 HOSKINS AVENUE DRIVE, CHARLOTTE, N.C., INCLUDING THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE AND THE LAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOUSE (TAX PARCELS 06306102 AND 06306103) FOR HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION. 

8.  Staff Report – Project and Administrative Updates: Jack Thomson and Stewart Gray

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

b.  Mount Carmel Church, 412 Campus Street, Charlotte, N.C.

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

d.  Office Scanning Project

e.  Certified Local Government Training

9.  Recognition of Outgoing Commissioners: Jeff Parsons

10.  Old Business

11.  New Business


July 8, 2020

Darius Anderson, CEO and founder of Kenwood Investments, the buyer of the Excelsior Club located at 921 Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, recently released more information about future plans for the historic building. 

For related coverage, see below:

The Charlotte Observer: “Excelsior Club developer details new plans for the landmark: Doing right by history

The Charlotte Post: “New Excelsior Club owners aim to build redevelopment ‘dream team’

Qcitymetro:Black architects, interior designers requested for Excelsior Club redevelopment

 


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Note: The meeting starts at 6:00 p.m., but attendees will be admitted beginning at 5:45 p.m. 


The next meeting of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission will be held VIRTUALLY on Monday, July 13 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).

The public will be given the opportunity to speak on the agenda items. In order to speak, you must register by 4:00 p.m. on July 13 by sending your name and agenda item of interest to Elizabeth.Stuart@MeckNC.gov. Note that comments will be limited to THREE MINUTES per speaker. 

PLEASE NOTE

  • Instructions and a link for attending the meeting will be posted here by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
  • 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.
  • For the best results we strongly urge you to download the Zoom meeting app well in advance of the meeting and familiarize yourself with the software.
  • 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.