The Historic Landmarks Commission will meet on Monday, July 14 at 6pm.

The general public may attend the meeting in person or access the meeting remotely. If you need special accommodations, please contact the Historic Landmarks office at 980-314-7660 or HL@MeckNC.gov. 

For those interested in speaking during the Public Comment Period of the meeting, please register by 1pm on July 14 by emailing HL@MeckNC.gov. Note: Registration in advance is required to make public comments.

Meeting Location: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center (CMGC), Room 280 or Remote Meeting Access

Visitors: Historic Landmarks staff must know if you are attending this meeting in person by 9am on July 14. Please email: HL@MeckNC.gov. If attending in person, please arrive before 6pm. All CMGC entrances are open until 6pm. If you arrive after 6pm, you’ll need to go to the CMGC’s accessible entrance located to the right of the stairs on Davidson Street and use the intercom to let Security know you are there for the HLC meeting. A Historic Landmarks staff member will be at the accessible entrance until 6:20pm to assist those that arrive late.  

AGENDA

1.  Adoption of the Consent Agenda

a.  Approval of June HLC Minutes

2.  Chair’s Report: Melanie Reddrick

a.  Intern Introductions  

b.  Committee Updates

3.  Public Comment Period

Registration in advance is required to make public comments. Public comments can be up to 3 minutes per person and there will be no response from Commissioners. 

4.  Discussion of the Pentes Property, 6510 Sharon Hills Road, Charlotte

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the HLC take no action on the Pentes property.

5.  Community Outreach Updates

a.  Upcoming Outreach Events: Tommy Warlick

6.  Statewide Significance of the Hezekiah Alexander House: Tommy Warlick

7.  Projects Updates  

a.  Torrence-Lytle School, 14000 Holbrooks Road, Huntersville

Torrence-Lytle School

b.  John Douglas House Relocation, 7601 Christie Lane, Charlotte

c.  Potential Easement Opportunity for Providence Women’s Club Community House, 9735 Community House Road, Charlotte 

Providence Women’s Club Community House

8.  Revolving Fund Financial Report: Stewart Gray

9.  Closed Session to Consider a Real Estate Matter

10.  Historic Landmarks Staff Report

a.  Washam Farm Rezoning  

b.  Commissioner Training Update 

c.  Preservation North Carolina Conference at Asheville: October 5-7, 2025

11.  Presentation of Commissioner Award for Robert Barfield

12.  Old Business

13.  New Business

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The Historic Landmarks Commission will meet on Monday, June 9 at 6pm.

The general public may attend the meeting in person or access the meeting remotely. If you need special accommodations, please contact the Historic Landmarks office at 980-314-7660 or HL@MeckNC.gov.

For those interested in speaking during the Public Comment Period of the meeting, please register by 1pm on June 9 by emailing HL@MeckNC.gov. Note: Registration in advance is required to make public comments.

Meeting Location: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, Room 266 or Remote Meeting Access

1.  Adoption of the Consent Agenda

a.  Approval of May HLC Minutes

2.  Chair’s Report: Brian Clarke

3.  Public Comment Period

Registration in advance is required to make public comments. Public comments can be up to 3 minutes per person and there will be no response from Commissioners. 

4.  Survey Committee Report: Dontressa Ashford

Survey Committee Minutes

The Survey Committee met on May 21 and added the following properties to the Study List of Prospective Historic Landmarks:

a.  R. Kent and Gertrude N. Blair House, 529 N. Poplar Street, Charlotte

R. Kent and Gertrude N. Blair House

b.  Foard House, 7410 Shady Lane, Charlotte

Foard House

c.  McClintock Presbyterian Church, 14008 Erwin Road, Charlotte

McClintock Presbyterian Church

d.  Newell Presbyterian Church, 1500 W. Rocky River Road, Charlotte

Newell Presbyterian Church

5.  Nominating Committee Report: Robert Barfield  

6.  Community Outreach Updates

a.  Updates on QR Codes: Tommy Warlick

b.  Committee Report: Victoria Grey

c.  Upcoming Outreach Events: Tommy Warlick

d.  Savona Mill Tour: Stewart Gray

e.  Historic Northwest Charlotte Bike Tour: Stewart Gray

f.  Franks House Marker Unveiling: Stewart Gray  

7.  Projects Updates  

a. Torrence-Lytle School, 14000 Holbrooks Road, Huntersville

b.  Edgewood Farm, 11124 Eastfield Road, Huntersville

8.  Discussion of the Historic Landmarks Commission’s Strategic Plan: Andrew Dunn

9.  Revolving Fund Financial Report: Stewart Gray

10.  Historic Landmarks Staff Report

a.  Upcoming HLC Vacancy – July 5 Deadline

b.  Preservation North Carolina Conference – October 5-7, 2025

11.  Old Business

12.  New Business

The Historic Landmarks Commission will meet on Monday, May 12 at 6pm.

The general public may attend the meeting in person or access the meeting remotely. If you need special accommodations, please contact the Historic Landmarks office at 980-314-7660 or HL@MeckNC.gov.

For those interested in speaking during the Public Comment Period of the meeting, please register by 1pm on May 12 by emailing HL@MeckNC.gov. Note: Registration in advance is required to make public comments.

Meeting Location: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, Room 266 or Remote Meeting Access

1.  Adoption of the Consent Agenda

a.  Approval of April HLC Minutes

b.  Certificate of Appropriateness Application for the Edgewood Farm, 11124 Eastfield Road, Huntersville

Staff Report

2.  Chair’s Report: Brian Clarke

3.  Public Comment Period

Registration in advance is required to make public comments. Public comments can be up to 3 minutes per person and there will be no response from Commissioners. 

4.  Quasi-Judicial Hearing for the Richard Wearn House, 4928 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte

Staff Report

5.  Discussion of the Richard Wearn House, 4928 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte

6.  Survey Committee Report: Dontressa Ashford

a.  The next meeting of the Survey Committee will be held on May 21 at 6pm.  

b.  Reaffirmation of the Motion Recommending Historic Landmark Designation of the Ziglar-Bowers House, 421 Heathcliff Street, Charlotte

At the Historic Landmarks Commission’s February 10, 2025, meeting, the Commission unanimously approved the following motion: The Survey Committee presented a seconded motion recommending that the Historic Landmarks Commission process the Ziglar-Bowers House, 421 Heathcliff Street, Charlotte, N.C., for historic landmark designation including the interior and exterior of the house and the associated tax parcel. In March, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) provided feedback and questioned whether the house was a good candidate for landmark designation.

SHPO Feedback

Revised Designation Report

Ziglar-Bowers House

7.  Community Outreach Committee Report: Victoria Grey  

a.  Upcoming Events

i.  June 7 – Historic Northwest Charlotte Bike Tour 

ii.  June 7 – Third Ward/Franks House Historic Marker Unveiling

iii.  September 20 – Historic Bookmarks Book Club (Discussing Andrew Feiler’s “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America”)

iv.  October 4 – Headstone Cleaning Event at Matthews Historic Cemetery

8.  Discussion of the Historic Landmarks Commission’s Strategic Plan: Andrew Dunn

9.  Nominating Committee: Brian Clarke

The Commission will select a Nominating Committee at this meeting. In order to identify nominees for officers for FY26, Commissioners should respond to Staff correspondence by May 20. 

10.  Revolving Fund Financial Report: Stewart Gray

11.  Historic Landmarks Staff Report

a.  QR Code Program  

b.  Savona Mill, 528 S. Turner Avenue, Charlotte

c.  Update on Edgewood Farm

d.  Preservation North Carolina Conference – October 5, 2025

12.  Old Business

13.  New Business

The Historic Landmarks Commission will meet on Monday, April 7 at 6pm.

The general public may attend the meeting in person or access the meeting remotely. If you need special accommodations, please contact the Historic Landmarks office at 980-314-7660 or HL@MeckNC.gov.

For those interested in speaking during the Public Comment Period of the meeting, please register by 1pm on April 7 by emailing HL@MeckNC.gov. Note: Registration in advance is required to make public comments.

Meeting Location: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, Room 278 or Remote Meeting Access

AGENDA

1.  Adoption of the Consent Agenda

a.  Approval of March HLC Minutes

2.  Chair’s Report: Brian Clarke 

a.  John Douglas House, 7601 Christie Lane, Charlotte

b.  Richard Wearn House, 4928 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte

c.  Update on HLC Strategic Plan

3.  Public Comment Period

Registration in advance is required to make public comments. Public comments can be up to 3 minutes per person and there will be no response from Commissioners. 

4.  Quasi-Judicial Hearings

a.  Oak Row, 306 N. Main Street, Davidson

Staff Report

b.  Charlotte Coliseum, 2700 E. Independence Boulevard, Charlotte

Staff Report

c.  Grinnell/General Fire Extinguisher Company, 1435 W. Morehead Street, Charlotte

Staff Report

5.  Survey Committee Report: Dontressa Ashford

Survey Committee Minutes

a.  Consideration of the Designation Report for the Dr. Charles W. Williams House, 5906 Crestwood Drive, Charlotte

Designation Presentation

Dr. Charles Williams House

The Following Item is for Informational Purposes and Does Not Need Further Action

b.  The Survey Committee Added the Following Properties to the Study List of Prospective Historic Landmarks: 

i.  Paw Creek Post Office, 7400 Old Mt. Holly Road, Charlotte

Paw Creek Post Office

ii.  Novella McCrorey Flannagan House, 914 Clifton Street, Charlotte

Novella McCrorey Flannagan House

iii.  Zepsa Industries Dust Collector, 4516 Nations Crossing Road, Charlotte

Zepsa Industries Dust Collector

iv.  Pharr’s Haven, 13813 Holbrooks Road, Huntersville  

Pharr’s Haven

6.  Community Outreach Committee Report: Victoria Grey

7.  Revolving Fund Financial Report: Stewart Gray

8.  Historic Landmarks Staff Report

a.  Solomon and Shirley Levine House, 2300 Cloister Drive, Charlotte  

b.  Torrence-Lytle School, 14000 Holbrooks Road, Huntersville

c.  Carolina Theatre, 230 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte

d.  Edgewood Farm

9.  Old Business

10.  New Business