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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Jan 10, 2017

Schulz appointed to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Jonathan E. Schulz, an associate in the Charlotte office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, has been appointed to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC). “The firm congratulates Jonathan on […]

Jan 14, 2015

Matthews purchases historic property

The Matthews Board of Commissions also on Monday approved purchasing the R.F. Outen Pottery property from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, as well as an amendment to add 0.4 acres […]

Sep 29, 2014

Two Matthews properties to be preserved

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission recently announced that it has purchased two downtown Matthews properties to preserve as historic icons, both at 131 W. Charles St. The Craftsman-style Phillips House […]

Mar 31, 2014

Cherry’s last stand? Historic neighborhood fights rezoning petition

CHARLOTTE – Cherry was founded in the late 1800s as Charlotte’s first workforce housing, a neighborhood for skilled and unskilled black laborers. That’s the history, and history is key to […]

Dec 5, 2013

Matthews helps to spruce up historic buildings

MATTHEWS – Two historic homes are getting a facelift courtesy of the city. The town issued its second annual Façade Grant for exterior improvements at the Reid House and the […]

Nov 20, 2013

City Council approves historic designation for Louise Cotton Mill

CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to grant the Louise Cotton Mill a historic designation, which allows a developer to begin a revitalization project to […]

Sep 12, 2013

South End by southwest

Call it what you want, but South End, which was largely carved out of an industrial, railroad-crossed section of westernmost Dilworth in the 1990s, when people thought developer Tony Pressley might be a little nutty, is now rapidly spreading far beyond the traditional boundaries of its historic district.

Sep 10, 2013

Landmarks Commission delays possible demolition a year on century-old Dilworth home

Nelson Casstevens has run his law firm out of a century-old for nearly 30 years. But the lawyer, looking to hang up his briefcase and throw out his legal pad, has found a buyer interested in his property and appears eager to sell. The buyer just isn’t interested in the house on that property, so Casstevens has filed a certificate to demolish the house.

Sep 5, 2013

NoDa mill nears finishing stage: New developer is ready to start work at Mecklenburg Mill

A Boston-based nonprofit developer is planning to start renovations on a historic textile mill within a month, after a years-long effort by the city of Charlotte to convert the building into affordable apartments.

Jun 3, 2011

Redeveloping the area’s textile mills can come with snags

The Charlotte area could soon see two more historic textile mills undergo a facelift and go from vacant to back in use. Plans are under way to restore and renovate […]

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