Agenda
Survey Committee
August 24, 2006
8:00 a.m.
1. Welcome: Richard
Alsop,
Committee Chairman
2. Director's Report: Dan
Morrill
a. Staff will be
arranging for a consultant to prepare the Survey and Research Report for
the cemetery on the Vance High School Campus. CMS has agreed to
pay one-half of the cost.
b. The
Commission has voted to pay for a Survey and Research Report on the
Phillips House and Barn in Matthews. The owners have subsequently
stated that they are not in favor of historic landmark designation.
Staff is delaying the completion of the report until the Town determines
whether it will move ahead with the designation process regardless.
c. A joint
public hearing will be held between the Historic Landmarks Commission
and the Town Board of Pineville on September 12th to consider historic
landmark designation for the McCoy Barbershop/Former Pineville Post
Office and the Yandell Hotel and Grocery Store.
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McCoy Barbershop and Former Pineville Post
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Yandell Hotel and Grocery Store Building |
d. A joint
public hearing will be held between the Historic Landmarks Commission
and the Town Board of Matthews on September 25th to consider historic
landmark designation for the Massey-Clark House. This Survey and
Research Report was taken directly to the Historic Landmarks Commission,
which has recommended historic landmark designation for the property.
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Massey-Clark House |
e. Woodlawn
Apartments. Staff continues to work on preparing the Survey and
Research Report on the Woodlawn Apartments.
f. Staff has
sent letters to the owners of properties in the Center City Charlotte
Survey and the Post World War Two Survey to determine their attitudes
toward the prospect of historic landmark designation. This
information will be presented at the next Survey Committee meeting.
g. Four
properties in Davidson have been approved by the Committee and the
Commission for historic landmark designation: The Armour Adams
House, the Holt-Henderson-Copeland House, Restormel, and the
Cashion-Moore Cemetery. Joint public hearings of the Commission
and the Town Board of Davidson will occur in November to consider these
properties for historic landmark designation.
3. Study List
Applications
a. Lawing
House (c. 1916) Neck Road, Huntersville. This is a
well-preserved early 20th century Craftsman Style farmhouse. The
owner desires designation but wants the Historic Landmarks Commission to
pay for the Survey and Research Report. Reports are estimated to
cost $2000. Staff recommends that the house be placed on the
Study List and that the Committee recommend that the Commission pay for a Survey and Research Report.
b. The Coffee
Cup Restaurant. 914 South Clarkson Street, Charlotte.
This is a significant example of neon signage and endangered small scale
mid-20th century commercial architecture. The tenants are asking
that the building be placed on the Study List. The owners are
opposed to designation. Staff recommends that the Committee
consider the attitude of the
owner when determining whether to place the property on the Study List.
Thereafter, the Committee can take whatever actions it deems
appropriate. Staff does believe that there is reason to believe
that the property might have the requisite special significance to
warrant historic landmark designation.
Click Here For
GIS Information on the property.
c.
Roadside architecture (Gas Stations). Gasoline Stations
have evolved since the arrival of the automobile in Mecklenburg County
soon after 1900. Initially gasoline was sold in tins. The
first pumps were placed along the curbs of center city streets, but by
the 1920s the number and speed of automobiles brought about the need for
gasoline stations into which automobiles could drive. Staff has
identified the best remaining local examples of several service station
designs. Staff recommends that the attitudes of the
owners be determined before the properties are placed on the Study List.
Thereafter, the Committee can take whatever actions it deems
appropriate.
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5401 Wilkinson Boulevard (House and
Bay) |
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5315 Wilkinson Boulevard (House and Canopy) |
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Wilkinson Boulevard (House and Canopy) |
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4733 Monroe Road (Cottage Style) |
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| 1501 Central Avenue (Cottage Style) |
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| Main Street Davidson (Cottage Style) |
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North Tryon St. (Oblong Box Modern) |
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4731 Central Avenue (Box Exaggerated) |
d. Charlotte
GM "Fishbowl" Buses. In 1959, General Motors introduced
its so-called New Style bus, nicknamed the "Fishbowl" because of its
expansive, projecting front windshield. Cities throughout the
United States and Canada, including Charlotte, greeted "Fishbowl" buses
with enthusiasm. Their riveted, aluminum bodies, large windows,
and overall streamlined appearance produced an aura of optimism that was
characteristic of the era and suggested that the future would be ever
brighter. In January 1992, the Charlotte Area Transit System
(CATS) announced that it was retiring the "Fishbowls" still in its fleet.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission arranged to have two
New Style GM Buses transferred to its ownership. They were bus
1074 and 1076. They are presently housed in the CATS Garage. Staff recommends that the
Committee recommend that the Commission place these buses on the Study
List and fund a Survey and Research Report.
e. Davidson
Colored School/Ada Jenkins School. Built in 1937 as a W. P.A.
project, the Davidson Colored School was the public school in Davidson
for the African American community. The owner desires designation
but wants the Historic Landmarks Commission to pay for the Survey and
Research Report. Reports are estimated to cost $2000. Staff recommends that the
structure be placed on the
Study List and that the Committee recommend that the Commission pay for a Survey and Research Report.
4. Consideration of Survey and Research
Reports.
a. Pineville
N. C. Properties. The Historic Landmarks Commission has been working with
the Town of Pineville for several months to identify prospective historic
landmarks in Pineville. Staff has prepared a report on the block
of historic commercial buildings on the north side of Main Street.
Click here for the Survey and Research Report
Staff
recommendation: Staff believes that the collection of commercial
buildings meets the requisite requirements for historic landmark
designation. Staff therefore recommends that the Committee
recommend that the buildings be recommended for historic landmark
designation.
5. Old
Business
6. New Business
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