August 7, 2020
In 2015, the Mecklenburg Mill in NoDa was renovated into affordable housing units, illustrating how new life can be given to historic buildings. Now, developers are hoping to restore the nearby Johnston Mill into apartments.
The Charlotte Observer delves into the history of the NoDa community and the importance of preserving these mills: “A NoDa mill will see new life as housing nearly a decade after the city sold it”
August 5, 2020
As the population of Charlotte continues to rise and developmental pressures increase, local historic preservation remains essential. In the article below, the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute provides a look at local preservationists who, together with the Historic Landmarks Commission, are working to ensure the history of Charlotte is not erased.
For more: “Three new approaches to historic preservation in Charlotte”
August 3, 2020
The Charlotte Observer is following the announcement that the Hall House, formerly known as the Barringer Hotel, located at 426 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, N.C., may be demolished in a plan to build affordable apartments on the property. Although the building is not a designated local historic landmark, it is on the National Register of Historic Places. In the full article below, Jack Thomson, Executive Director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, details more thoroughly what this designation means.
For more: “‘There will be nothing left.’ Preservation group fights to save historic hotel from demolition”
July 29, 2020
The Charlotte Observer has a feature on two properties that were recently designated as historic landmarks by the Charlotte City Council: the Butler House, located at 240 Sylvania Avenue, Charlotte, N.C., and the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, located at 1774 Statesville Avenue, Charlotte, N.C.
Read more about the significance of these properties here: “Two early 20th century buildings in Camp North End area are now historic landmarks”
July 23, 2020
Preserve Mecklenburg has purchased the property at 2515 Booker Avenue in the historically Black Washington Heights neighborhood in west Charlotte. The property includes a “former grocery store, originally known as Jim Patterson’s Grocery, then later as the ‘Little Booker Store'” that is significant to the African-American community.
Read more about the history and potential future of this former grocery store: “Preservationists help save ‘very important component’ of Black history in Charlotte”