Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

The Historic Landmarks Commission is an agency of Mecklenburg County Government.

07/30/2026

"History preserved will be history remembered. And this house, once barely standing, is now carefully restored, here to stand the test of time, so no one forgets those who lived here."

We're proud to be a part of the relocation of the Stafford Cabin and we're grateful for our partners at Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation, who ensured the preservation of this significant resource.

07/29/2026

Historic Landmarks staff recently met up with fellow North Carolina attendees of the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions' FORUM 2026.

Participants attended educational sessions, discussion panels, workshops, and more as they heard from experts leading preservation initiatives around the country at this national conference, which focused on issues facing local historic preservation boards and commissions.

This was a great opportunity to learn about what is and isn't working from preservationists in other parts of the country and to bring that knowledge back home in our ongoing effort to preserve Mecklenburg County's historic resources.

07/23/2026

Meet Mecklenburg County's two newest designated historic landmarks!

The Foard House is a striking Contemporary Modernist style house whose design, including the use of modernist materials on the exterior and throughout the interior, makes it an important artifact of post-WWII architecture in Charlotte. The property is also a significant example of the swift transition of East Charlotte from rural to suburban after WWII. The house is named after builders/owners Cecil Jerome Foard and Nancy Foard who, as the owners of Sign Arts, were responsible for the signage for the burgeoning banking industry and many other commercial enterprises in Charlotte.

The Foard House is located at 7410 Shady Lane, Charlotte. For more on its history: https://meck.co/4vHIkLC

Dilworth Methodist Church South was constructed in 1915 and is the first known and documented building completed by Marvin Helms, one of Charlotte’s most notable and important turn-of-the-century architects. This church is the earliest of the extant church buildings in the National Register Dilworth Historic District and originally provided a place of worship for the Methodist residents of Dilworth. From 1926-1973, the building also served as a house of worship for the Nazarenes of Charlotte. The building has been adaptively reused and is currently restaurant Leluia Hall.

Dilworth Methodist Church South is located at 1829 Cleveland Avenue, Charlotte. For more on its history: https://meck.co/4vBRZTR

07/21/2026

Historic Landmarks summer interns Rachael, Hayden, and Daniel recently took advantage of the warm weather to get out of the office and see historic preservation in action with a visit to Charlotte's Myers Park neighborhood, including a stop at Wing Haven.

This ca. 1927 two-story Colonial Revival style house and its nearly three-acre urban bird sanctuary serve as a respite from busy city life. This property is a wonderful example of how historic resources can be adaptively reused to fit modern society.

Wing Haven is located at 248 Ridgewood Avenue, Charlotte. For more on its history: https://meck.co/46DSLpF

07/15/2026

Congratulations to Jeff Tonidandel, Jamie Brown, and their team on the Emmy Award nomination for their television series Fork & Hammer!

This series follows the local restaurateurs and dedicated historic preservationists on their journey to open Leluia Hall in the historic Dilworth Methodist Church South building. The show also comes along as Jeff and Jamie relocate the Leeper and Wyatt Store building next to Leluia Hall at 1823 Cleveland Avenue, Charlotte, with plans to adaptively reuse the building as a restaurant.

Historic preservation is clearly important to Jeff and Jamie as evidenced by their efforts to purposefully house their restaurants in old buildings, undoubtedly saving buildings that may otherwise be demolished. We're thrilled for this national recognition of the couple's dedication to the Charlotte community!

For more on the "Fork & Hammer" series: https://www.forkandhammer.tv/

07/13/2026

On July 13, 2020, the Butler House was designated as a local historic landmark.

Arthur C. Butler, the original owner of the Butler House, was a Charlotte native who worked for nearly two decades as the master mechanic of Charlotte's Ford Motor Company plant. Prior to this, he worked as the “engineer in charge” at the Thomson-Houston Company plant, which brought electric lighting to Charlotte in 1886.

The Craftsman styled Butler House was built in Charlotte's Lockwood neighborhood to be close to Ford's new plant on Statesville Avenue. Originally developed as Locke Wood in 1915, this working-class neighborhood was impacted by 1930s redlining policies and Charlotte's urban renewal campaign of the 1960s and 1970s.

Neighborhood activists are working to revitalize Lockwood and stem the gentrification that often pushes lower income residents from older urban neighborhoods. Such efforts have included the restoration of the Butler House.

The Butler House is located at 240 Sylvania Avenue in Charlotte. For more on its history: https://meck.co/4wtsQvj

07/09/2026

Two years after suffering fire damage at its NoDa location, Heist Brewery is once again open for business!

After being forced to close due to a kitchen fire, the building underwent repairs and renovations, including providing more seating for customers, both inside and on the patio. Based on recent crowd size, the community has clearly embraced the changes and is glad to have this neighborhood staple back!

Heist Brewery is part of Highland Park Mill No. 3, which was completed in 1904 as one of Charlotte's largest and most technologically advanced cotton mills. The mill was also one of the last cotton mills to be built near Charlotte and one of the last to close in 1969. The mill site now includes the brewery and Highland Mill Lofts.

Heist Brewery is located at 2909 N. Davidson Street in Charlotte. For more on the building's history: https://meck.co/4gN6d0v

07/07/2026

It doesn't get much better than summertime at Camp North End!

This site is full of history with its various uses over the years, including its beginnings as a Ford manufacturing plant, its WWII expansion as a new quartermaster depot for the U.S. Army, and its use by Eckerd Drugs for a distribution center from the 1970s until 2016.

Now known as Camp North End, the property is an entertainment destination after being adaptively reused as a commercial and residential complex.

Camp North End is located at 300 Camp Road, Charlotte. For more on its history: https://meck.co/4p3zWEt

07/04/2026

Charlotte's association with hornets is so strong that even the city's NBA team is called the Charlotte Hornets. But why is this?

This association goes back to the Revolutionary War in October 1780, when a skirmish broke out between approximately 300 British soldiers and around 14 Mecklenburg County settlers at McIntyre Farm, located along Beatties Ford Road. The soldiers planned to loot the farm - a plan that went awry thanks to a surprise attack by the local patriots that drove the soldiers back to Charlotte and then South Carolina.

Skirmishes like this prompted the British retreat from Mecklenburg County, which British commanding general Lord Charles Cornwallis reportedly referred to as a “hornet’s nest.”

E. L. Baxter Davidson erected a monument commemorating the Battle of McIntyre's Farm at the site in the 1920s. This monument features a metal plaque that portrays a hornet's nest attached to a tree branch surrounded by flying hornets. Davidson grew up at Rural Hill and was dedicated to educating residents about Mecklenburg County's role in the Revolutionary War.

The Battle of McIntyre's Farm Monument is located at 5801 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte. For more on its history: https://meck.co/4aHtv3J

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