Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Author: Elizabeth Stuart

Access Information for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission Meeting:

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Topic: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Time: Nov 9, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The next meeting of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission will be held VIRTUALLY on Monday, November 9 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 November 9 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. 

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The November 9 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  October 12th Minutes

2.  Chair’s Report: Jeff Parsons

3.  Treasurer’s Report: Diane Althouse

4.  Public Hearings for Historic Landmark Designation: Stewart Gray

a.  The Simmons House including the exterior of the house and outbuildings and land associated with tax parcel 15502301, located at 625 Hermitage Court, Charlotte

          • No Motion Needed

b.  The Ashford House including the exterior of the house and land associated with tax parcels 06306102 and 06306103, located at 241 Hoskins Avenue Drive, Charlotte

          • No Motion Needed

c.  Former Charlotte Fire Station #10 including the exterior of the building and the land associated with tax parcel 06706102, located at 2136 Remount Road, Charlotte

          • No Motion Needed

d.  Johnson Sherrill Farmhouse, 21525 Shearer Road, Davidson

          • HLC Staff recommends approving the following motion:

THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF DAVIDSON THAT THE JOHNSON SHERRILL FARMHOUSE, 21525 SHEARER ROAD, DAVIDSON, N.C., INCLUDING THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE AND THE LAND ASSOCIATED WITH TAX PARCEL 00305103 BE DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK.

e.  Helper-Walley House, 603 North Main Street, Davidson

          • HLC Staff recommends approving the following motion:

THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF DAVIDSON THAT THE HELPER-WALLEY HOUSE, 603 NORTH MAIN STREET, DAVIDSON, N.C., INCLUDING THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE AND THE LAND ASSOCIATED WITH TAX PARCEL 00326313 BE DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK.

  5.  Public Hearing for Amending the Designation Ordinance for the James C. Dowd House, 2216 Monument Street, Charlotte: Stewart Gray  Designation Report Addendum

      • HLC Staff recommends approving the following motion:

THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION RECOMMENDS TO CHARLOTTE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE REGISTERED ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE JAMES C. DOWD HOUSE, 2216 MONUMENT STREET, CHARLOTTE, N.C., BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE LAND (A PORTION OF TAX PARCEL 06706106) AS REFLECTED IN THE SURVEY MAP ATTACHED TO THE ADDENDUM TO THE DESIGNATION REPORT, AND THAT THE ORDINANCE BE CLARIFIED TO EXPLICITLY INCLUDE THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE AND ALL OF THE LAND IN TAX PARCEL 06706105.

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

a.  Highland Mill #3, 2901 N. Davidson Street, Charlotte, N.C.

Proposed Plans

THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT IT APPROVE PLANS AS PRESENTED FOR HIGHLAND MILL #3, 2901 N. DAVIDSON STREET, CHARLOTTE, N.C., WITH THE OPTION TO RAISE BLADE SIGN IF NECESSARY. 

Highland Mill #3

b.  Freeman House, 201 S. Ames Street, Matthews, N.C.

Proposed Plans

Previously Proposed Plans

THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS
COMMISSION THAT IT APPROVE THE PRESENTED PLAN REVISIONS TO THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE FREEMAN HOUSE, 201 S. AMES STREET, MATTHEWS, N.C. THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE MOTION WITH THE FOLLOWING VOTE: FAVOR – ROBERT BARFIELD, DAVID GIESER, LAURA HOOVER, AND VICTOR JONES; OPPOSE – KRISTI HARPST, GARRETT NELSON, AND KEN PURSLEY.

Freeman House

c.  Frank R. McNinch House, 2401 Sharon Lane, Charlotte, N.C.

McNinch Presentation

McNinch Garage Existing Plan

Proposed Infill Exterior Finish Materials

THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS
COMMISSION THAT IT APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS PRESENTED INCLUDING THE DEMOLITION OF THE GARAGE, AND THE GENERAL FOOTPRINTS AND HEIGHTS OF THE INFILL HOUSING FOR THE FRANK R. MCNINCH HOUSE, 2401 SHARON LANE, CHARLOTTE, N.C., AND THAT DEVELOPMENT BE APPROVED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PLANS MAY BE SLIGHTLY ALTERED. 

McNinch House

McNinch House

d.  Shotgun House A and B, 711 and 715 East 7th Street, Charlotte, N.C.

Proposed Plans

The proposed project includes adaptively reusing the Shotgun Houses as Accessory Dwelling Units on tax parcel 06511717, which is a lot on the 200 Block of Norwood Drive, Charlotte, N.C.

HLC Staff recommends approving the following motion:

APPROVE THE SCHEMATIC HOUSE LOCATIONS  SHOWN ON THE PRESENTED “SITE PLAN OPTION B” WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE FINAL DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LAYOUT BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY MR. NELSON, MR. BARFIELD AND MS. HOOVER.

Shotgun House A and B

7.  Survey Committee Report: Brian Clarke  Survey Committee Minutes

a.  Update on Beatties Ford Road Corridor Survey

8.  Projects Committee Report: Edwin Wilson

9.  Staff Report: Jack Thomson and Stewart Gray

10.  Old Business

11.  New Business


October 26, 2020

The Charlotte Museum of History has announced that it received a donation from the Lowe’s Foundation to assist with the Save Siloam School Project, which is an effort to move the school from its current location near UNC Charlotte to the Charlotte Museum of History’s grounds in east Charlotte. The article below notes that this donation will allow the Museum to “launch a formal Request for Qualification process, which will appoint an architect to lead the restoration and relocation.”

For more: “Lowe’s Foundation gift to historic Siloam School restoration” 


The Design Review Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 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.


October 28, 2020 – 8:00 a.m.

1.  Chair’s Report: Garrett Nelson

2.  Staff Report: Jack Thomson and Stewart Gray

3.  Highland Mill #3, 2901, 2903, 2905, 2907, 2909, and 2911 N. Davidson Street, Charlotte, N.C.

The Committee will review proposed exterior signage for the property.

Proposed Plans

Highland Mill #3

4.  Freeman House, 201 S. Ames Street, Matthews, N.C.

The Committee will review the proposed relocation, renovation, and additions to the historic house.

Proposed Plans

Previously Proposed Plans

Freeman House

5.  Frank R. McNinch House, 2401 Sharon Lane, Charlotte, N.C.

The Committee will review the proposed demolition of the garage, renovation of the house, and residential infill development of eight additional houses.

McNinch Presentation

McNinch Garage Existing Plan

Proposed Infill Exterior Finish Materials

 

McNinch House

McNinch House

6.  Old Business

7.  New Business


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Topic: DRC October 28th Mtg

Time: Oct 28, 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, October 28 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. In order to speak, you must register by 12:00 p.m. on October 27 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 7:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting.

You should plan to log into the meeting by 7:45 a.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. 

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.