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Historic Happenings: Spring 2026
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Welcome to Historic Happenings, the newsletter of the Mecklenburg County Historic Landmarks Department and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC).
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Torrence-Lytle High School
Request for Proposals
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Mecklenburg County and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission are requesting proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of the historic Torrence-Lytle School complex in Huntersville, NC. The property is designated as a local historic landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Apply by May 15, 2026, before 5 p.m.: https://meck.co/4bQAnNa
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The R. Kent and Gertrude N. Blair House
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Mecklenburg County's first property designated as a historic landmark in 2026 is the R. Kent and Gertrude N. Blair House. Located at 529 N. Poplar Street in Charlotte, the Blair House is the best preserved surviving example of the Foursquare style of residential architecture in Fourth Ward.
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Welcome HLC Commissioner, Matt Browder!
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Matt Browder was recently appointed to the HLC and brings with him a wealth of preservation knowledge.
Matt is the founder of Browder Brown Real Estate, LLC, a commercial real estate development and investment firm focused primarily on adaptive reuse of older buildings around the urban core of Charlotte. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 with degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Psychology. He spends his spare time cooking, gardening, traveling, and raising his two daughters.
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Come out and help us celebrate local preservation! Events are subject to change. Follow our Facebook page for the latest updates:
- April 18: Headstone Cleaning at Historic Matthews Cemetery. Event Registration Now Open
- May 3: Transit History Bike Tour. Registration will open soon. Check our Facebook page for upcoming event details.
- May 20: Mecklenburg County History Trivia Night at Heist Brewery NoDa. No registration required. Check our Facebook page for upcoming event details.
- September: Historic Bookmarks Book Club Meeting at Wing Haven (Featured Book: No One Gardens Alone: A Life of Elizabeth Lawrence by Emily Herring Wilson). More details to come.
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Historic Landmarks Commission
2026 Meetings
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The public is always welcome at HLC meetings. All meetings start at 6 p.m. and are held at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, Room 266, with a Microsoft Teams option, unless otherwise noted.
More details and meeting agendas can be found at HL.MeckNC.gov closer to each meeting date.
- April 13
- May 11
- June 8
- July 13
- August 10
- September 14
- October 12
- November 9
- December 14
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Survey Committee 2026 Meetings
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The 2026 meeting dates for the Survey Committee have been scheduled through June. The public is always welcome at Survey Committee meetings. All meetings start at 6 p.m. and are held at the Historic Landmarks office at 2100 Randolph Road, Charlotte, with a Microsoft Teams option, unless otherwise noted.
The Survey Committee reviews designation reports and recommends the historic landmark designation of properties to the HLC. This Committee also maintains the Study List of Prospective Historic Landmarks, an inventory of properties that the Committee believes is potentially eligible for historic landmark designation.
More details and meeting agendas can be found at HL.MeckNC.gov closer to each meeting date.
Also . . . If you know of a historic resource (at least 50 years old) in Mecklenburg County that you think we should look into, submit it for Study List consideration.
Not every property on the Study List ends up designated as a historic landmark, but all nominated properties are researched and documented.
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