Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Author: Elizabeth Stuart

Access Information for the Design Review Committee Meeting:

HLC Staff is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sept DRC

Time: Sep 30, 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, September 30 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 September 29 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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September 17, 2020

Preserve Mecklenburg is working with Lutgert Companies, a developer planning to build luxury condominium homes in Eastover, to save “a griffin that adorns a vacant 1928 home” located on the site of the planned community. Dr. Dan Morrill spoke with The Charlotte Observer about the griffin’s history and why it is important that it be preserved. 

For more: “Developer to preserve ‘historically significant’ piece of Charlotte’s past

Image of the Historic Griffin from Preserve Mecklenburg

 


September 17, 2020

The Charlotte Museum of History has been working to preserve and relocate the Siloam School from its current location on Mallard Creek Church Road to the Museum grounds on Shamrock Drive. In its article, SouthPark Magazine describes the Museum’s project and details the importance of Rosenwald school buildings to the African American community in the segregated South: “Walls that talk

For more information on the Charlotte Museum of History’s Save Siloam School initiative: Help Save Siloam School


September 16, 2020

With over 300 designated historic landmarks in Mecklenburg County, there is a lot to explore. Although some landmarks are more well-known than others, all are important to understanding the history of the County.

Learn more about the many kinds of landmarks located across the County here: Scenes of Charlotte Instagram