The January 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.

For those interested in speaking at the meeting, please register by 4 pm on January 9 by emailing historiclandmarkscommission@mecknc.gov.

1.  Consideration of December HLC Minutes

2.  Chair’s Report: William Hughes

3.  Public Comment Period (Up to 3 Minutes Per Person)

4.  Financial Report: Stewart Gray

5.  Consideration of Right of First Refusal for the McQuay House, 3200 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte   

Notice of Bona Fide Offer to Purchase Property

• • • The Buyers are Emily Craft and Justin Lukas.
    • They have been provided a copy of the restrictions for the property.
    • They have reached out to Staff and are aware of the need for a COA for changes to the property, and that there is an easement prohibiting demolition.
    • The seller will require them to sign a survey affidavit acknowledging they are aware the home is a designated historic landmark and is protected by an easement prohibiting demolition.

6.   Reaffirmation of the Recommendation of Landmark Designation for the Renfrow Commercial Properties: Tommy Warlick

Amended Designation Report 

7.  Consideration of Updates to the HLC Rules of Procedure: Stewart Gray 

HLC Rules of Procedure

THE HLC STANDARDS

8.  HLC Staff Report

A.  Deputy County Manager Leslie Johnson will update the Commission at the February 13 meeting on the process of hiring a new Director for the HLC. 

B.  HLC 2022 End of Year Review

C.  HLC Ongoing Projects and Initiatives 

D.  Adventure Club February Outing

The Adventure Club will be heading to the Charlotte Coliseum on February 18 at 2:30 p.m. for a tour of the Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium before the Charlotte Checkers Hockey Club hits the ice!

Charlotte Coliseum

9.  Old Business

10.  New Business

The December 12 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.

For those interested in speaking at the meeting, please register by 4 pm on December 12 by emailing historiclandmarkscommission@mecknc.gov.

1.  Consideration of Minutes

A.  October 27 Special Meeting

B.  November 14 Meeting

2.  Chair’s Report: William Hughes

3.  Public Comment Period (Up to 3 Minutes Per Person)

4.  Financial Report: Jack Thomson

5.  Consent Agenda for the Ashford House, 241 Hoskins Avenue Drive, Charlotte

Staff Report

6.  Survey Committee Report: Brian Clarke

Survey Committee Minutes

The Survey Committee Report items are for informational purposes and do not need further action: 

A.  HLC staff is proceeding with the funding of designation reports for the following properties:

I.  801 E. 8th Street, Charlotte

HLC staff is under contract with MdM Historical Consultants to produce a designation report on the house.

801 E. 8th Street, Charlotte

II.  Rogers-McConnell House, 119 Gilead Rd, Huntersville     

HLC staff is seeking a consultant to produce a designation report on the house.

Rogers-McConnell House

III.  Conner-Falls House, 122 Mock Road, Davidson

HLC staff is seeking a consultant to produce designation report on the house. (The Town of Davidson will match the funding for this project.)

Conner-Falls House

B.  The Survey Committee added the following properties to the HLC’s Study List of Prospective Historic Landmarks: 

I.  Rogers-McConnell House, 119 Gilead Rd, Huntersville

More Information on the Property

Rogers-McConnell House

II.  Camp Greene Memorial, Corner of Wilkinson Blvd and Monument Street

More Information on the Property

Camp Greene Memorial

III.  James K. Polk Birthplace Marker, 12031 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville

More Information on the Property

James K. Polk Birthplace Marker

IV.  Oehler Rustic Revival House, 4301 Ridge Road, Charlotte

Additional Photographs

Oehler Rustic Revival House

7.  Potential Changes to the HLC Rules of Procedure 

8.  HLC Staff Report

9.  Old Business

10.  New Business

The Historic Landmarks Commission will hold a special meeting on October 27 at 12 pm. This meeting will be virtual. 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.  To Consider an Offer to Purchase for the Albert Wallace Log House, located at 9425 Robinson Church Road, Charlotte.

The October 10 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.

For those interested in speaking at the meeting, please register by 4 p.m. on October 10 by emailing historiclandmarkscommission@mecknc.gov.

1.  Consideration of September HLC Minutes

2.  Chair’s Report: William Hughes

3.  Public Comment Period (Up to 3 Minutes Per Person)

4.  Financial Report: Jack Thomson

5.  Quasi-Judicial Hearing for the Charlotte Quartermaster Depot, 701 Keswick Avenue, Charlotte 

APPLICATION WITHDRAWN

6.  Survey Committee Report: Brian Clarke

Survey Committee Minutes

A.  Renfrow Commercial Properties, Matthews

The Survey Committee presents a seconded motion to the Historic Landmarks Commission that it process the Renfrow Commercial Properties for historic landmark designation including the exteriors of the ca. 1900 frame building, the ca. 1920 gin operator’s house, and the ca. 1950 brick commercial building and the associated tax parcels. The Committee unanimously approved the motion.

The following item is for informational purposes and does not need further action: 

B.  The Survey Committee added the following properties to the HLC’s Study List of Prospective Historic Landmarks: 

1.  Cedar Grove Cemetery

Cedar Grove Cemetery

2.  Mint Hill VFW Post Building

Additional Images

VFW Post Website

Mint Hill VFW Post Building

3.  Sadler Houses, River District

4814 Sadler Road

4.  Dam, River District

River District Dam

5.  Original Bojangles Building, 2316 Lasalle Street, Charlotte

Original Bojangles Building

6.  5439 Margaret Wallace Road, Matthews

Video of 5439 Margaret Wallace Road, Matthews

5439 Margaret Wallace Road, Matthews

7.  1727 E. 7^th Street, Charlotte

1910 Crampton-Sloop House, 1727 E. 7th Street

8.  1733 E. 7^th Street, Charlotte

1917 E. P. Coles House, 1733 E. 7th Street

9.  620 W. 28^th Street, Charlotte

Fire Station No. 11 (1959), 620 W. 28th Street

10.  215 Providence Road, Charlotte

Phil Aull Studio, 215 Providence Road

11.  204 Phil Aull Place, Charlotte

204 Phil Aull Place

7.  HLC Staff Report

A.  Status of New Landmarks

B.  Preservation North Carolina 2022 Annual Conference: October 26-28 

Schedule & Register: https://www.presnc.org/preservation-nc-2022-conference-schedule/

C.  Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery Cleanup: October 29 from 9 – 11 am

Register: https://meck.co/3MfoTo8

D.  Lingle Hut Dedication

E.  HLC on Mecklenburg County’s Instagram…and Here Too!

8.  Old Business

9.  New Business

The September 12 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.

For those interested in speaking at the meeting, please register by 4 p.m. on September 12 by emailing historiclandmarkscommission@mecknc.gov.

1.  Consideration of August HLC Minutes

2.  Chair’s Report: William Hughes

3.  Public Comment Period (Up to 3 Minutes Per Person)

4.  Certified Local Government (CLG) Overview: Kristi Brantley

5.  Consent Agenda

a.  W.P.A. Douglas Airport Hangar, 4108 Minuteman Way, Charlotte  

Staff Report

6.  Quasi-Judicial Hearing

a. Nebel Knitting Mill Annex, 127 W. Worthington Avenue, Charlotte

Staff Report

From the HLC’s June 13th meeting: Commissioner Barfield presented a motion that the Historic Landmarks Commission approve the staff recommendation that the Commission defer a decision until no later than September 12, 2022, on issuing the COA for the demolition of the Nebel Knitting Mill Annex, 127 W. Worthington Avenue, Charlotte. 

Nebel Knitting Mill Annex

7.  Financial Report: Jack Thomson

8.  Public Hearings 

Public Hearings Overview – Staff Presentation

a.  Franks House, 305 Dunbar Street, Charlotte

Map of Property

Designation Report

SHPO Staff Comments

Designation would include the exterior of the building and the land associated with the tax parcel.

Franks Third Ward Bungalow

b.  Blythe House, 121 Gilead Road, Huntersville

Map of Property

Designation Report

SHPO Staff Comments

Designation would include the first and second level interior hallways and staircase of the building, the exterior of the building, and the land associated with the tax parcel.

Blythe House

c.  Baxter Davidson Monuments

i.  Battle of McIntyre’s Farm Monument, 5801 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte

Map of Property

Designation Report

SHPO Staff Comments

Designation would include the monument in its entirety and a twenty-four (24) foot radius of land immediately surrounding the monument, measured in each direction from the central point of the monument.

Battle of McIntyre’s Farm Monument

ii.  Williams Memorial Presbyterian Church Wall and Marker, 4700 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte

Map of Property

Designation Report

SHPO Staff Comments

Designation would include the wall in its entirety, as well as a twenty (20) foot wide strip of land abutting each side of the wall, running for the entire length of each segment of the wall, and the marker in its entirety, as well as a twenty (20) foot radius of land immediately surrounding the marker.

Williams Memorial Presbyterian Church Marker

iii.  Cowan’s Ford-Davidson College Monument, 14910 NC 73 Highway, Huntersville

Map of Property

Designation Report

SHPO Staff Comments

Designation would include the monument in its entirety as well as a fifteen (15) foot radius of the land immediately surrounding the monument, measured in each direction from the central point of the monument.

Cowan’s Ford – Davidson College Monument

iv.  General William Lee Davidson Monument, 5455 Cashion Road, Huntersville

Map of Property

Designation Report

SHPO Staff Comments

Designation would include the monument in its entirety as well as a forty (40) foot radius of the land immediately surrounding the monument, measured in each direction from the central point of the monument.

General William Lee Davidson Memorial

v.  Rural Hill Directional Marker, 6645 Neck Road, Huntersville

Map of Property

Designation Report

SHPO Staff Comments

Designation would include the marker in its entirety as well as a thirty-eight (38) foot radius of the land immediately surrounding the marker, measured in each direction from the central point of the marker. 

Rural Hill Directional Marker

9.  Survey Committee Report: Brian Clarke

The Survey Committee will meet on September 21 at 6 pm.

10.  HLC Staff Report

a.  HLC Attendance Policy 

b.  HLC 50th Anniversary Update

c.  Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery Cleanup: October 29 from 9 – 11 am

11.  Old Business

12.  New Business