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Charlotte-Mecklenburg
HISTORIC LANDMARKS
COMMISSION
November 14, 2005
Location: 2100 Randolph Road, Charlotte,
NC
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Present:
Mr. Richard Alsop, III/Mayor - Survey
Committee Vice-Chairman
Mr. Matthew Benson/Mayor - Design Review
Committee Vice-Chairman
Ms. Amy Hockett/City - Design Review
Committee Chairman
Ms. Yolanda Johnson/City - Projects
Committee Vice-Chairman
Mr. Joseph B. C. Kluttz/County -
Projects Committee Chairman
Ms. Valerie Lewis/City - Education
Committee Chairman, HLC Secretary
Mr. Len Norman/County - Survey Committee
Chairman, HLC Vice-Chairman
Ms. Laura Chalk Smith/City - HLC
Treasurer, Finance Committee Chairman
Mr. Michael C. Sullivan/County - HLC
Chairman
Dr. Dan L. Morrill, HLC Consulting
Director
Mr. Bryan Turner, HLC Projects Manager
Ms. Patricia Nystrom, HLC Attorney
Mr. Stewart Gray, HLC Assistant
Consulting Director
Ms. Mary Lynn Morrill, HLC Recording
Consultant
Absent:
Ms. Yolanda Law/County - Education
Committee Vice-Chairman
Dr. Richard L. Mattson/County
Mr. Gray Newman/County
Visitors:
Ms. Nancy Brachey – Elizabeth Lawrence
House & Garden
Ms. Lisa Gray – Charlotte Trolley
Mr. Miller Jordan – Charlotte Trolley
Ms. Marika Kalogerakis, Pappas
Properties - Charlotte Cotton Mills
Mr. Terry Shook - Charlotte Trolley
Mr. Ned Dunn – Charlotte Trolley
Ms. Abby Claar - Morningside Apartments
Ms. Pam Richards – Morningside
Apartments
Mr. William Perry – Morningside
Apartments
AGENDA
Item #1 - Approval of Minutes.
MS. SMITH PRESENTED A
MOTION SECONDED BY MS. LEWIS THAT THE MINUTES FOR THE OCTOBER 10, 2005
MEETING BE APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE
MOTION.
MS. HOCKETT PRESENTED
A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. ALSOP THAT THE MINUTES FOR THE OCTOBER 10, 2005
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING BE APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED. THE COMMISSION
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
Item #2 - Chairman’s Report:
Mr. Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
welcomed everyone to the meeting. He said that the monthly calendar,
attendance sheets and a current roster can be found at each seat. He thanked
those commissioners who attended the public hearing in Huntersville and
reminded the Commissioners about the upcoming public hearings and the bus
tour planned for January 8, 2006.
Mr. Sullivan said
that at this point on the agenda the issues of Charlotte Trolley’s request
for funds and the monthly report concerning the marketing of the Charlotte
Cotton Mills would be considered.
Mr. Terry Shook,
president of Charlotte Trolley, Inc., addressed the Commission about the
prospective division of the money forthcoming to the County from the sale of
the former Charlotte Trolley Barn. Specifically, he asked that the HLC
support the allocation of a portion of the money for the construction of an
interpretive/car restoration center for Charlotte Trolley. According to Mr.
Shook, this facility would enhance the community’s appreciation of Streetcar
85, a designated historic landmark. Mr. Shook distributed letters of
support from the Levine Museum of the New South and the Arts and Science
Council and stated that additional letters would be forthcoming. Mr. Shook
explained that Charlotte Trolley, Inc. would be raising additional monies and
securing donated services and materials.
Ms. Marika
Kalogerakis reported on the current
status of marketing for the Charlotte Cotton Mills. Ms. Kalogerakis said
that there had been no showings within the last month. She also addressed
the concept of the HLC’s participating in an open house with Corder Philips
and Wilson, Inc. in the first quarter of 2006. Dr. Morrill and Ms. Lewis
will be supplying historically relevant dates that might be used to assist
with publicizing the event.
Item #3 –
Director’s Report: Dr. Morrill
Dr. Morrill
reported that the next joint public hearing will occur with the Town of
Matthews on November 28, 2005. The properties involved will be the
Renfrow-Lemmond House, the McLaughlin-Bost House, the Rowland-Clay House,
and the former Matthews Post Office. A joint public hearing with the
Charlotte City Council will occur on December 3, 2005. The properties
involved will be the McQuay House, the Neel House boundary change, and the
Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden. A joint public hearing with the Town
of Huntersville to consider the prospective designation of the Torrence
Lytle School occurred on November 7, 2005. The Town Board will vote
November 21, 2005.
Dr. Morrill
reported that HLC staff has met with representatives of Crescent Resources
to discuss the saving of historic elements of the Southern Public Utilities
Carbarn and to discuss how the historic significance of the property might
be interpreted. Those discussions are on-going.
Dr. Morrill said
that the HLC has received appraisals for the W. B. Newell House, 8410 Old
Concord Road, Charlotte, N. C., and the N. S. Alexander House, 4601 Shamrock
Dr., Charlotte, N. C. Staff has already met with owners of the N. S.
Alexander House and has made contact with the owners of the W. B. Newell
House. He added that Bank of America has contacted staff about the prospect
of the HLC’s acquiring the Richard Wearn House and approximately four acres
of land on Tuckaseegee Road.
Dr. Morrill
reported that HLC staff has met with the City to discuss the possible
relocation of the two shotgun houses immediately behind the former Little
Rock AME Zion Church. Those discussions are on-going. He also said that
HLC staff met with representative of Grace AME Zion Church, 219 S. Brevard
St., Charlotte, N. C., to discuss the prospective purchase of the property
by the HLC.
Dr. Morrill said
that HLC staff will have to submit a budget request to the County soon after
the first of the year. He said that he will discuss the matter with the
Executive Committee next month.
Dr. Morrill
reported that HLC staff has met with officials of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Planning Commission to discuss re-zonings for the N. S. Alexander House and
the Grier-Rea House, 7601 Providence Road, Charlotte N. C. Good progress is
being made on the Grier-Rea House.
Note: Agenda
revisions continue at this point.
Item #4 - Survey
Committee Report: Mr. Norman.
Residents of the Morningside
Apartments, Charlotte, N.C., appeared before the Commission and requested
that the Commission fund a Survey and Research Report on the property.
Dr. Morrill explained the
consequences of having the property processed for historic landmark
designation and assured the Commission that the owner of the property would
be notified of the meeting at which the Commission would consider whether to
recommend the property for historic landmark designation.
MS. HOCKETT PRESENTED
A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. JOHNSON THAT THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION
ALLOCATE UP TO $2500 TO FUND A SURVEY AND RESEARCH REPORT FOR THE
MORNINGSIDE APARTMENTS. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
Dr. Morrill reviewed the Survey and
Research Report on the Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden.
MR. NORMAN PRESENTED A
MOTION
SECONDED BY MR. KLUTTZ THAT THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO THE
CHARLOTTE CITY COUNCIL HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF THE ELIZABETH LAWRENCE HOUSE
AND GARDEN, 348 RIDGEWOOD AVE., CHARLOTTE, N.C. (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF
THE HOUSE AND THE ENTIRE TAX PARCEL UPON WHICH THE PROPERTY SITS) AS A
HISTORIC LANDMARK. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
Item #5 – Design Review Committee
Report: Ms. Hockett.
Ms. Hockett reported that the
Design Review Committee did not meet in October but will meet at 8:00 a.m.
on Tuesday, November 29th.
Item #6 – Education Committee Report:
Ms. Lewis.
Ms. Lewis
reported that the HLC’s bus tour will occur on Sunday, January 8, 2006, 1:15 p.m., and
that Dr. Morrill will be the tour guide. Mr. Newman is contacting members
of the Charlotte City Council and the Board of County Commissioners to
invite them on the tour.
Ms. Lewis reported that Corder
Philips & Wilson will provide a home for the Kenneth Whitsett mural
depicting the history of Mecklenburg County.
MS. LEWIS PRESENTED A
MOTION SECONDED BY MS. HOCKETT THAT CONTROL/OWNERSHIP OF THE KENNETH WHITSETT MURAL
SHALL REVERT TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION IF CORDER PHILLIPS &
WILSON FAILS TO DISPLAY THE MURAL IN AN APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY MANNER OR
SEEKS TO RELINQUISH POSSESSION OF THE MURAL. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED THE MOTION.
Item #7 – PROJECTS COMMITTEE REPORT:
Mr. Kluttz.
MR. KLUTTZ PRESENTED A
MOTION SECONDED BY MS. LEWIS THAT THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION CONVENE
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
MR. SULLIVAN PRESENTED
A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. HOCKETT THAT THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION
RE-CONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE
MOTION.
In Executive session the Commission
voted to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners that the proceeds
from the County’s sale of the former Southern Public Utilities Streetcar
Barn be used to replenish the HLC’s revolving fund (in part to assist HLC’s
purchase of Grace A.M.E. Zion Church) and to contribute to the construction
of a museum/interpretative center for Charlotte Trolley. In Executive
session the Commission also voted to submit a contingency offer to purchase
the N. S. Alexander House and to continue negotiations for possible purchase
of the Richard Wearn House and the W. B. Newell House.
Mr. Kluttz noted that he had read a
recent newspaper article about the status of White Oak Plantation on Hood
Road. Dr. Morrill agreed that this is a property of great historic significance.
MR. KLUTTZ PRESENTED A
MOTION SECONDED MR. ALSOP THAT THE COMMISSION DIRECT STAFF TO ENGAGE IN
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OWNER OF WHITE OAK PLANTATION ON HOOD ROAD FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ENERGETICALLY PURSUING PRESERVATION OPTIONS AND REPORT BACK TO
THE COMMISSION AT ITS NEXT MEETING. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
THE MOTION. MS. JOHNSON ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTE.
Item #8 – Treasurer’s Report:
Ms. Smith
Ms. Smith distributed the current
financial report.
Item #9 – Old Business.
There was no old business.
Item #10 – New Business.
There was no new business. The
meeting adjourned.
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