January 19, 2021
Christopher Lawing is on a mission to document historic signs around Charlotte. Lawing recently spoke to Spectrum News about his Charlotte Signs Project, which helps “keep the city’s rich history alive and well.”
For more on Lawing’s project: “Charlotte Man Helps Tell the City’s History Through Signs”
January 15, 2021
Historian Tom Hanchett has announced that he will be writing a monthly column called “Building History” about Charlotte’s built environment for Charlotte Magazine. The first installment is about the Treloar House, located at 408 E. 7th Street in Charlotte.
Find the full article here: “Building History: What Uptown’s Treloar House Teaches Us”
January 5, 2021
The Patterson-Logan Grocery Store, located at 2515 Booker Avenue in west Charlotte, has found a new owner. The Charlotte Observer notes that the new owners of the building “plan to bring back its legacy of Black entrepreneurship and community.”
For more on the preservation of this building: “Once facing demolition, former west Charlotte grocery store to be brought back to life”
December 22, 2020
Charlotte City Council has unanimously approved Oaklawn Park’s petition to become a locally designated historic district. This makes the neighborhood “the first historic district designated in Charlotte in a decade,” as reported by The Charlotte Observer. The article below explains how this designation will help preserve the historic character of Oaklawn Park, but how work must continue to ensure the affordability of the neighborhood.
For more on the history of Oaklawn Park and its new designation: “Charlotte neighborhood experiments with new way to try to thwart gentrification”
December 17, 2020
The Historic Landmarks Commission has approved the relocation of Shotgun House A and B from their current location at 711 and 715 East 7th Street in Charlotte to west Charlotte. The houses will be used as Accessory Dwelling Units with the intent that they will provide affordable housing for the community.
For more on the plans for the Shotgun Houses: “Historic ‘shotgun’ homes in uptown Charlotte get new life as affordable housing”