March 27, 2020

Designated historic landmark, Torrence Lytle School, and the nearby “Dellwood Center” are in varying stages of rehabilitation “with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC), a Mecklenburg County agency, playing an active role in both.” In the article below, Jack Thomson, HLC Executive Director, and Stewart Gray, HLC Senior Preservation Planner, detail the role the HLC is playing in the preservation of these historic properties. 

For more: “Landmark decisions: Development plan, protection possible for Huntersville historic properties”

March 27, 2020

Charlotte City Council will soon vote whether to designate Oaklawn Park in Charlotte’s West End as Charlotte’s newest local historic district. The neighborhood has its supporters who “hope [becoming a local historic district] will prevent the construction of ultra-modern, high-priced homes that would overpower the area’s mid-century charm” and its opponents who are concerned “that a historical designation will increase the costs residents pay to renovate their homes.”   

For more about this ongoing debate: “Oaklawn Park pins hope on ‘historic’ status to protect against gentrification”

March 27, 2020

The Town of Davidson is exploring the implications of expanding its current Local Historic District. As the article below states, “The trend of historic property demolitions to make room for new houses [in Davidson] spurred the conversations” to investigate the procedure for extending the current local historic district. 

The full article can be found here: “Davidson historic district expansion would preserve ‘fabric of what we are’”