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Charlotte College Documentary Preview cmhpf 20 views This video is part of a project I am working on for my MA in History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. This thesis will focus on the built environment of C...
Biddle Hall Clip - November, 2011 cmhpf 13 views Film clip by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, as part of their documentary "Sameness in Diversity," on the history of the Beatties Ford Road and W. ...
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Pineville Movie cmhpf 135 views
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Charles Christian Hook: One of Charlotte's First Architects cmhpf 537 views One of the first leaders in the state's early 20th century architectural profession, Charles Christian Hook (February 18, 1870 - September 17, 1938) moved to Charlotte as a...
If These Bricks Could Talk cmhpf 1,957 views The preservation of the Old Dilworth Fire Station provides future generations a unique vision of the past. Completed in 1909, the structure is characterized by its origina...
Johnson C. Smith University History & Biddle Hall cmhpf 803 views This video explains this history behind the imposing building of Biddle Memorial Hall, which is intimately bound up with the history of Johnson C. Smith University. Charlot...
Mecklenburg County Rosenwald Schools cmhpf 1,142 views From the 1910s into the early 1930s, more that 5300 school buildings were constructed in African American communities throughout 15 southern states. Seed money came from ...
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About Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

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The offices of the Commission are located at 2100 Randolph Road in in Charlotte in the historic Ratcliffe-Otterbourg House. The Commission meets the second Monday night of each month at 6 p.m. The public is welcome. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission is an agency of Mecklenburg County and for budgetary purposes is a component of the County's Engineering and Building Standards Department. It has 13 members. The Board of County Commissioners appoints 6 members. The Charlotte City Council appoints 4 members. The Mayor of Charlotte appoints 2 members. All are appointed for 3-year terms and may be reappointed for an additional 3-year term. The Mecklenburg Historical Association selects 1 non-voting member of the Commission. The Commission was created in July 1973 by joint action of the Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. Click here to see photos of 25th anniversary celebration of the Commission. The Commission derives all of its powers from State Enabling Legislation. Click here to read State Enabling Legislation. Click here to read Legislation regarding property tax deferral for historic landmarks. The fundamental purpose of the Commission is to recommend the designation of properties (real and personal) for historic landmark designation and to secure the preservation of same through exercising design review and through buying and selling endangered historic landmarks.

The Historic Landmarks Commission protects properties in four fundamental ways. First, it recommends the designation of individually significant properties as historic landmarks. THE HLC WILL BE SENSITIVE AND RESPECTFUL OF AN OWNERS DESIRE REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROCESSING AN OWNERS PROPERTY, BUT THAT THE HLC, AFTER DELIBERATE CONSIDERATION, WILL RECOMMEND THE PROCESSING OF PROPERTIES FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION IF IT DEEMS THAT THE PROPERTY IS WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION FOR DESIGNATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREVAILING GUIDELINES. Second, it buys and sells endangered historic landmarks through its $9 million dollar revolving fund and places preservation covenants in the deeds when the properties are sold. Third, it administers design review over intended material alterations of historic landmarks. Fourth, it educates the general public about the significance of historic landmarks.

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