In addition to his work with the Historic Landmarks Commission, Dr. Morrill also served as a professor of history at UNC Charlotte from to , longer than any other faculty member at the institution.
During his tenure, Dr. Morrill has been married to Mary Lynn Caldwell Morrill for 58 years. Jack Thomson Named New Director. Thomson brings 15 years of experience leading historic preservation nonprofit organizations to the Commission.
Thomson has vast experience in real estate, architectural plan review, neighborhood revitalization and construction management of historic restoration projects for museums and private owners. Smith University buildings. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server.
He will be returning to Charlotte and wants the group to visit the building and to react to concepts for developing the property as an adaptive reuse. The County Commission voted last week to approve the sale of the James C. Preserve Mecklenburg. Preserve Mecklenburg welcomes on-going cooperation with the HLC.
Below is a video on the Former Mt. Staff believes that until the new Director is hired, the Commission should focus on completing existing projects and not undertaking new projects.
Activities that might be considered are securing options to purchase, including structures in local historic districts. The completion of an agreement between the County and prospective buyers of the subject properties has been delayed. The Historic Camp Greene Neighborhood Association has expressed reservations about the terms of the project. Excelsior Club Most Endangered List. Preserve Mecklenburg, a newly established private preservation group, was responsible for cooperating with the National Trust for Historic Preservation in publicizing the selection.
The overall effort was most successful. Edgewood Plantation. Preserve Mecklenburg has identified a prospective buyer for Edgewood Plantation, a designated historic landmark. The buyers will present their site plan for approval by the Historic Landmarks Commission through the regular design review process.
Victor Shaw House. This is to inform you that the owner of the Victor Shaw House preferred to enter into an option to purchase with Preserve Mecklenburg, because Preserve Mecklenburg is a non-governmental entity. The option to purchase is in place, and Preserve Mecklenburg will be seeking buyers for the property. Whatever site plan might be produced will be presented to the Historic Landmarks Commission for approval through the regular design review process.
The prospective buyers of Ingleside continue to perform due diligence. Staff is confident that the property will sell. This is a major accomplishment for the Historic Landmarks Commission.
Mecklenburg County continues to discuss strategies for the preservation of the properties. Sandy Carnegie has been reviewing the Memorandum of Agreement. The VanLandingham Estate has been sold. Staff has met with the owner to review conceptually the plan for the development of the property. The present sanctuary was built in I urge the Commission to undertake an assessment of how it can assure the preservation of the property.
Earnest money has been deposited, and due diligence is underway. Email from Eric Gamble. Eric Gamble has provided an update on showings for the Barnhardt House. Items to be Discussed Later in the Agenda. Tyson and Regina Bates have not submitted a purchase agreement. Preserve Mecklenburg has submitted an offer for a lot to which the McConnell House could be moved.
The owner has not responded to the offer. Staff has met with officials of Johnson C. Smith University. JCSU wishes to retain ownership of the property. Negotiations continue to consider preservation strategies for the property. The effective date of the Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition is June 12, HLC Staff is working with the owner to determine possible preservation strategies for the property, which is currently for sale. Preserve Mecklenburg has approved the submission of an Offer to Purchase the property.
History is the present looking at the past. Historic preservation is much more vigorous, larger, and more diverse than it was then. The initial experience was basically picking out Old South, imposing buildings like plantation houses and trying to ensure that they were preserved: Hezekiah Alexander House, Latta Place, Rosedale, which is up on North Tryon Street.
Very elitist, sort of the old, traditional concept that preservation was picking out beautiful, old buildings. The market drives everything. With something like the Mayes house, all the market factors are against it. We spend money that we raise, and therefore we can move very fast. I mean, I could make a deal with you this afternoon. Preserve Mecklenburg is a baby.
Any money we make is just going to be used to save more stuff. I was the one who initiated the idea because I felt that I had pretty much accomplished everything I could with the Landmarks Commission. I still have my faculties. I have no desire to spend my life fishing and playing golf and watching football games on TV. About Us Advertise Contact Us.
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