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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission SURVEY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES October 24, 2002 6:00 p.m. Location: 2100 Randolph Road, Charlotte, N. C. Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Present: Deborah Cox, Committee Chair Jack Boyte Joe Brickey Keat Chambers John Misenheimer Len Norman Ross Richardson Stephanie Williams Dan Morrill, HLC Consulting Director Stewart Gray, HLC Consultant Paula Stathakis, HLC Consultant Mary Lynn Morrill, HLC Recording Consultant Absent: Joe Kluttz, Committee Vice-Chair Allen Brooks Rick Mattson Barry Miller Randy Penninger Visitors: Neal Broome, citizen interested in Memorial Stadium’s preservation. Ms. Cox welcomed everyone to the meeting and reviewed with the Committee all the HLC votes pertaining to the Survey Committee’s motions at the last meeting. Mr. Stewart Gray and Dr. Paula Stathakis presented a program on the African American Survey which they recently completed under a grant. MOTIONS 1. MR. NORMAN PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. CHAMBERS TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT THE NEWCOMBE-MCELWEE HOUSE, 2817 BELVEDERE AVENUE, CHARLOTTE, N. C., BE PROCESSED FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. 2. MS. WILLIAMS PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. BRICKEY TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT THE BOUNDARIES OF WHITE OAK PLANTATION, HOOD ROAD, BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 8.6 ACRES. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. 3. MR. BOYTE PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. CHAMBERS TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT MEMORIAL STADIUM LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD AND EAST SEVENTH STREET BE PLACED ON THE HLC’S STUDY LIST AND THAT STAFF BE DIRECTED TO INVESTIGATE ITS HISTORIC INTEGRITY AND ELIGIBILITY AND TO REPORT AT THE NEXT SURVEY COMMITTEE MEETING. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. 4. MS. WILLIAMS PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. MISENHEIMER TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT THE 19 INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES (LIST ATTACHED) PRESENTED IN THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN SURVEY AS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BE PLACED ON THE HLC’S STUDY LIST AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE TWO HISTORIC DISTRICTS. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. 5. MR. CHAMBERS PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. BRICKEY TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES BE FUNDED FOR SURVEY AND RESEARCH REPORTS: A) STANDARD OIL OF NEW JERSEY BUILDING, 901 WEST FIRST STREET, CHARLOTTE, N. C. AND SOUTHERN SPINDLE & FLYER BUILDING, 821 WEST FIRST STREET, CHARLOTTE, N. C. B) FRANK LYTLE HOUSE ON THE HUNTERSVILLE-CONCORD RD. C) SAMUEL A. GRIER HOUSE, 921 MONTROSE STREET, CHARLOTTE, N. C. D) MARTIN GROCERY, 2718 MONROE ROAD, CHARLOTTE, N. C. E) CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL STADIUM IF DEEMED HISTORICALLY ELIGIBLE AND IF NOT, THE GOLDSTEIN HOUSE, 447 MERWICK CIRCLE, WILL BE SUBSTITUTED. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. Ms. Cox announced that the next meeting of the Survey Committee will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2002, at 6:00 p.m. at the HLC office.
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