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Charlotte-Mecklenburg
HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION
December 12, 2011
Location: 2100 Randolph Road,
Charlotte, N. C.
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:40 p.m.
Present:
Mr. Louis Asbury/County, HLC
Chair
Mr. Frank Bragg/City
Mr. Joseph Elliott/City
Mr. David Erdman/Mayor
Mr. William T. Hobbs/County
Ms. Paula Lester/County, HLC
Treasurer, Projects Chair
Mr. Kenneth Pursley/County
Mr. Michael Rogers/City
Mr. John Shurley/County,
Design Review Com. Chair
Ms. Jill Walker/Mayor, HLC Secretary,
Survey Com. Chair
Dr. Lynn Weis/City, HLC
Vice-Chair
Dr. Dan L. Morrill, HLC
Consulting Director
Mr. Stewart Gray, HLC
Preservation Planner
Ms. Mary Dominick, HLC Consultant
Ms. Mary Lynn Morrill, HLC
Recording Consultant
Mr. Bryan Turner, HLC Projects
Manager
Ms. Patricia Nystrom, HLC
Attorney
Absent:
Mr. David Gieser/County
Visitors:
Brian Nadolny, CATS
Maria Vetter, Smith House
Lucia Griffith, Smith House
Jenine Lubker, Smith House
Michael Jenkins, City of
Charlotte/Smith House
Michael Doney, McQuay House
Michael Hopkins, McQuay House
Derrel Poole, City of
Charlotte/McConnell House
Dianne Alexander, Alexander St.
House
John Richards, Alexander St.
House
Dianne Althouse, Historic
Charlotte
Caroline Eller, Historic
Charlotte Intern
AGENDA
1. Consideration of
Minutes
Mr. Erdman noted two errors in
the draft minutes -- Dr. Weis and Mr. Weis were used interchangeably, and the
following phrase should be deleted from the motion to close the public
hearing on the John B. Ross and Company Mill: "WITH MR. ERDMAN AND MR. SHURLEY ABSTAINING." Staff stated that "Dr. Weis" should be used in
all minutes.
MR. SHURLEY PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. LESTER THAT THE HLC MINUTES
FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2011, BE APPROVED AS CORRECTED. THE COMMISSION
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
MR. SHURLEY PRESENTED A MOTION
SECONDED BY MR. HOBBS THAT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 14,
2011, BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
THE MOTION.
2.
Chairman’s Report: Mr. Asbury
Mr. Asbury welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Mr. Asbury reviewed the attendance sheet and instructed Commissioners to
contact Staff if they had questions regarding this matter. Attendance
reports start over January 1, 2012.
3.
Director’s Report: Dr. Morrill
a. White Oak Plantation, 7729
Hood Road, Charlotte, N.C. Bryan Turner is coordinating the
commencement of replacement of the roof on the main house. Work has
begun. b. Grier-Rea House, 6701
Providence Road, Charlotte, N.C. The rezoning for the property has
been submitted. Public meetings with neighbors will occur within the
month.
c. Park Avenue Streetscape,
408 – 427 Park Avenue, Pineville,
North Carolina. The Pineville Town Board
did vote unanimously to locally designate the Park Avenue Streetscape (18 houses) as
historic.
d.
Thrift Depot of
the Piedmont and Northern Railroad Company, 8030 Old Mt. Holly Road,
Charlotte, N.C. The North Carolina Department of Transportation
is still hoping to identify funds to assist with the preservation of the
depot. Allan Paul, head of the Rail Division of the North
Carolina Department of Transportation, told Dr. Morrill on the phone that he would
contact the HLC by the end of December 2011.
e. Dr. George E. Davis House,
301 Campus Street in Charlotte, N.C. Bryan Turner and Patricia
Nystrom are coordinating the Commission's participation in the preservation
project.
f. Pineville Savings and
Loan, 314 Main Street, Pineville, N.C. The owner rejected the
Commission's offer to purchase the property, and negotiations have
terminated.
g. Upcoming Public
Hearings. The Charlotte City Council is holding its public
hearings tonight on the prospective historic
landmark designation of the Eastover School and the John B.
Ross and Company Mill. The vote will occur in January 2012.
h.
The
Benjamin DeWitt Funderburk House, 201 West Charles Street, Matthews, N.C. The Town Board of Matthews
voted on
November 28th to designate the Benjamin DeWitt Funderburk House as a historic landmark.
i. Torrence-Lytle
School, 302 Holbrooks Road, Huntersvill, N.C. The County wants the HLC
to be informed about the potential impact of the North Mecklenburg commuter
rail line upon this property. Consequently, a representative from CATS
will appear before the Commission at this meeting. Also, Staff is
working with the Town of Huntersville to convene a stakeholders' meeting to
consider future options for the property. Finally, Bryan Turner is
coordinating repairs to the 1937 school building as authorized by the
Commission.
j. Charles H. and Bess Smith House, 220 W.
10th St., Charlotte, N.C.. The City has applied for a Certificate
of Appropriateness to demolish the structure. The Design Review
Committee will present a recommendation for action later in the meeting.
k. S.W. & C.S. Davis General Store, Bob
Beatty Road, Charlotte, N.C.
Electrical repair and repair of the stairway of the main store
building are still to be performed. All other code violations have
been satisfied.
l. Biddleville Documentary.
Staff continues to work with County Public Service and Information on a video
documentary highlighting the history of the Biddleville neighborhood and its
future prospects.
m. Grace A.M.E. Zion Church,
219-223 South Brevard St., Charlotte, N.C. Staff
received a telephone call from one of the owners who stated that the
property will soon go into foreclosure. Staff has contacted
representatives of the lender to express an interest in meeting to talk
about future prospects. The property was sold to the present owners by
the HLC with preservation covenants in the deed. Consequently,
the building is not endangered.
MR. ASBURY PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY DR. WEIS TO
AMEND THE AGENDA TO MOVE DIRECTLY TO CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE CHARLES H. AND BESS
SMITH HOUSE, 220 WEST TENTH ST., CHARLOTTE, N.C. THE COMMISSION
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
4. Charles H. and Bess Smith House, 220 West Tenth St., Charlotte,
N.C.
Residents of the Fourth Ward neighborhood stated that the
present condition of the house is detrimental to the neighborhood and that
the house and garage should be demolished. Mr. Michael Jenkins of the
Neighborhood Services Department of the City of Charlotte supported this
position.
Dr. Morrill stated that he had been contacted by a
representative of the owner requesting that a delay of six months be placed
on the proposed demolition.
The Commission carefully weighed the courses of action
open to it.
THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PRESENTED A SECONDED MOTION TO
RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT A CERTIFICATE
OF APPROPRIATENESS BE APPROVED FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE CHARLES H. AND
BESS SMITH HOUSE, 220 WEST TENTH ST., CHARLOTTE, N.C., BUT THAT THE
EFFECTIVE DATE BE DELAYED FOR UP TO 365 DAYS.
DR. WEIS PRESENTED A SUBSTITUTE MOTION SECONDED BY MS.
WALKER THAT A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BE APPROVED FOR THE DEMOLITION
OF THE CHARLES H. AND BESS SMITH HOUSE AND GARAGE, 220 WEST TENTH ST.,
CHARLOTTE, N.C. WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE BEING THE SAME AS THE DATE OF
ISSUANCE. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MOTION WITH MR. ROGERS VOTING IN
THE NEGATIVE.
5. Report on the status of the North Corridor Commuter Rail Project
. Brian Nadolny, CATS.
Mr. Nadolny made a Power Point presentation regarding the North
Corridor Commuter Rail Line and stated that if all parties agreed to the
funding plan, rail service could begin in 2017. Mr. Nadolny
stated that the rail project should give rise to considerable development
but that the Torrence-Lytle property will not be within walking distance of
a station.
6. Design Review Committee
Report: John Shurley
A. McQuay House, 3200 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, N.C.
THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PRESENTED A SECONDED MOTION TO
RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT A CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS BE APPROVED FOR THE McQUAY HOUSE, 3200 TUCKASEEGEE ROAD,
CHARLOTTE, N.C., AS SUBMITTED. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION WITH
MR. PURSLEY ABSTAINING IN THE VOTE.
B. Samuel Younts House, 136 Main
Street, Pineville, N.C.
THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PRESENTED A SECONDED MOTION TO
RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT AN
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE
RENOVATION OF THE SAMUEL YOUNTS HOUSE,
136 MAIN STREET, PINEVILLE, N.C., BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. THE
COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
C.
McConnell House, 4009 Beatties Ford Rd., Charlotte, N.C.
THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
PRESENTED A SECONDED MOTION TO
RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT AN
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A SIDEWALK
PROJECT BE APPROVED FOR THE McCONNELL HOUSE, 4009 BEATTIES FORD
RD., CHARLOTTE, N.C., AS SUBMITTED. THE COMMISSION
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
D. Lassiter House, 726 Hempstead Place, Charlotte, N.C
THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PRESENTED A SECONDED MOTION TO
RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT AN
APPLICATION FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE
GARAGE FOR THE LASSITER HOUSE, 726 HEMPSTEAD PLACE,
CHARLOTTE, N.C.,
BE APPROVED
AS SUBMITTED. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED THE MOTION.
Mr. Shurley reported that the Design
Review Committee met November 30, 2011. Minutes from the meeting can be
found on the HLC's website - www.cmhpf.org.
Mr. Shurley announced that the Design
Review Committee is not scheduled to meet in December.
7.
Projects Committee Report: Paula Lester
Ms. Lester reported that the Projects Committee did not
meet during the past month.
8. Survey Committee Report:
Jill Walker
Ms. Walker reported that the Survey Committee will
meet on February 1, 2012.
9.
Treasurer's Report: Paula Lester
Ms. Lester distributed and reviewed the
HLC's Financial Report.
10. Old Business.
Ms. Nystrom stated that Johnson C. Smith
University wants a subdivision of the parcel of land on which the Dr. George
E. Davis House sits. Members of the Commission expressed the need for
a more precise site plan and a statement from the University regarding the
timetable for constructing the adjoining new structures. The
Commission agreed to reconsider this issue at its meeting in January 2012.
Mr. Bragg left the meeting at this point -- 7:10 p.m.
Mr. Erdman asked that Staff develop cost figures for the
relocation and restoration of the Thrift P&N Depot. Dr. Morrill stated
that he would have that information at the January meeting of the HLC.
11. New Business.
A. House at 3315 N. Alexander Street,
Charlotte, N.C.
Dr. Morrill explained that the HLC administers deed
covenants on the house and must therefore approve any material alterations
to the property, including the moving of the house. Dr. Morrill stated
that he has received inquiries from the owner and from the developer of a
proposed adjoining apartment complex about the prospects of moving the house
to another lot in the neighborhood.
Neighborhood representatives expressed their opposition
to the relocation of the house.
B. Plaxco House, 316 E. Matthews
Street, Matthews, N.C.
Ms. Lester stated that the last resident of the house has
recently died and that the heirs intend to sell the property. She
explained that the Town of Matthews is considering splitting the cost with
the Commission for the preparation of a Survey and Research Report.
She requested that the Commission contribute $1000 toward the preparation of
the Survey and Research Report on the Plaxco House.
MR. SHURLEY PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR.
HOBBS THAT THE COMMISSION CONTRIBUTE $1000 TOWARD THE PREPARATION OF A
SURVEY AND RESEARCH REPORT ON THE PLAXCO HOUSE, 316 E. MATTHEWS ST.,
MATTHEWS, N.C. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. |