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Preservation North Carolina - A Preservation Celebration - The Morrison House
CDOT Kenilworth/Scott and Park Rd Corridor Study
Differences between Local and National Register Historic Districts and
Why it Matters_Jan.2008, John Rogers
Rezoning approved: corner of E.Tremont and Euclid Ave. Petition 2007-99
Purchase of 329 E. Worthington Ave. PNC house .
Building Blocks of Historic Districts:
“Contributing and Noncontributing Resources"_Oct.2007, Frances Alexander
Lemonade Stand Raises $'s
Get Involved in Creating Better Dilworth Streets!
Oops...there goes another "Historic Contributing Structure"
Slipping Tax Credits??, Oct. 2007, John Fryday
Preservation NC Campaign, April 2007, Tamara Titus
Campaign Committee Members
Donor and Contributors Recognition **Updated Jan. 2008
Citizen's Reports: Historic District Commission Meetings
Preservation NC Annual Conference_Oct. 2007
Contacts , Charlotte Historic District Comm, Charlotte City Council Officials
Neighborhood News Articles
Archive: Related Content
Preservation North Carolina - "A Preservation Celebration" - The Morrison House (pdf)
Morrison House, Historic Fourth Ward, Charlotte
Preservation North Carolina
cordially invites you to
A PRESERVATION CELEBRATION
A benefit to support Preservation North Carolina’s work with
endangered historic properties in Charlotte and throughout North Carolina
Thursday, June 5, 2008
5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Morrison House
224 West Tenth Street, Charlotte
Light hors d’oeuvres and spirits will be served.
Please RSVP by June 2
Current PNC Members—$25 each
Non-members—$35 each (includes a one-year membership in PNC)
See Reply Card for Additional Information
ddimsdale@presnc.org / 919-832-3652
SPONSORED BY:
Historic Charlotte, Inc.
La-tea-Da’s Catering & Events
METRO Landmarks, LLC
Sheffield Construction
Herb and Diane Althouse
Larry and Janice Elder
Sean Fox and Debora Arnold
Mike and Lucia Zapata Griffith
Dr. Benjamin Hippen and Prof. Lisa Rasmussen
Lane Jacobs and Tamara Titus
Bill and Sue Keenan
Stephen Leasure
Jeff and Autumn Michael
Robert and Patricia Neely
Brian Roelke and Blair Hawkins
Ronald Shearin
Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Smart III
Kelly Thomas
A CELEBRATION OF PRESERVATION SUCCESS
In the spring of 2007, Preservation North Carolina responded to a neighborhood crisis in
Charlotte’s historic Dilworth. Two adjacent rental houses were on the market. Developers were
interested in acquiring the historic properties and clearing the lots for incompatible new
development. With assistance from the Dilworth community, PNC borrowed $850,000 and bought
the two houses for resale with protective covenants.
In December, Lucia and Mike Griffith purchased the house at 329 E. Worthington Avenue for
renovation as their personal residence. They are also buying the house at 1818 Euclid Avenue for
office use. An architect, Lucia Zapata Griffith is the founder and CEO of METRO Landmarks in
Charlotte, a design and construction firm for both commercial and residential projects. The
beautiful late-Victorian Morrison House in Charlotte’s historic Fourth Ward was completely
renovated by Lucia’s company in 2000. PNC is fortunate to have found such good buyers for the
endangered Dilworth properties.
ABOUT PRESERVATION NORTH CAROLINA
Founded in 1939, Preservation NC is our state’s only private nonprofit statewide historic
preservation organization. Through its Endangered Properties Program, PNC acquires endangered
historic properties and then finds purchasers willing and able to rehabilitate them. It has saved
nearly 600 properties, generating an estimated $200 million in private investment. One of PNC’s
greatest advocacy successes was the creation of North Carolina’s rehabilitation tax credits, which
have stimulated over a billion dollars of reinvestment. PNC is supported solely through the
generosity of its 5,000 members. Your support will help make North Carolina a better place for
present and future generations.
Post Office Box 27644 Raleigh, NC 27611-7644 919-832-3652 www.PreservationNC.org
Local and National Register Historic Districts:
What are the differences and why does it matter?
By John Rogers, Administrator Jan., 2008
Charlotte Historic District Commission
In the last edition of the Dilworth Quarterly, an article by Architectural Historian and Dilworth Resident Frances Alexander gave a very good summary of how historians and preservationists distinguish between Contributing and Non-Contributing buildings and sites in historic districts. To build on what Frances wrote, it would be helpful to explain the two types of historic districts that have been designated in Dilworth and to clarify the differences between the two.
Dilworth has been designated as both a Local Historic District and a National Register Historic District. There are some similarities between the two, but the boundaries of the two are not entirely the same. Read More...
Rezoning approved: Corner of E Tremont Ave. and Euclid Ave.
As reported 1/13/2008, Charlotte Observer, Mecklenburg Neighbors, Red Dirt Alert:
Boulevard Centro plans to build a 4 story, multifamily building and rehabilitate an existing single-family home to create 55 residentail units on approx. 1.10 acres. Properties include:
Local Architect Buys PNC Houses
In December 2007, local architect Lucia Zapata Griffith and her husband, Mike Griffith, purchased the house at 329 E. Worthington Avenue from Preservation North Carolina. Lucia and Mike plan to renovate the house and use it as their personal residence, and restoration work should begin in January 2008.
Lucia has also placed the PNC house at 1818 Euclid Avenue under contract, and has requested a rezoning of the property to office use (O-2). Preservation North Carolina hopes to close on the house within 30 days of the rezoning, and PNC will continue to hold protective covenants on both properties in perpetuity.
Lucia, who is originally from Lima, Peru, is the founder and CEO of METRO Landmarks in Charlotte. Her company completed a renovation of The Morrison House in historic Fourth Ward in 2000, and her experience in the construction industry makes her well suited to supervise the structural and mechanical repairs that both houses will require.
Dilworth is very fortunate to have found such good buyers for these endangered properties. Lucia and Mike, welcome to the neighborhood!
Lemonade Stand Raises $200 for Historic Dilworth 
On September 8th, Dilworth’s “Kids for Conserving History” hosted a lemonade stand at the corner of Park Road and E. Worthington Avenue to benefit the Save Historic Dilworth Campaign. Beautiful weather (along with foot traffic from the Greek Festival) brought dozens of customers to this fun and successful event, which raised $200 for historic preservation in our community. Special thanks to Dilworth moms Elaine Alexander and Debora Arnold for organizing the fundraiser, and to all the families who participated.
CDOT Kenilworth/Scott and Park Rd Corridor Study
CDOT has taken the input from the two public workshops conducted last October and finished the draft report/recommendations for the Kenilworth/Scott and Park Road Corridor Study. They plan to present the study recommendations and ask for DCDA Board acceptance of those recommendations at the March 5 DCDA meeting. Interested Dilworth neighbors are invited to attend and participate. The complete report can be downloaded at:
Get Involved in Creating Better Dilworth Streets!
East Blvd./Scott Ave. Intersection
During the development of the Dilworth Land Use and Streetscape Plan, Dilworth residents expressed concern about high travel speeds, difficult crossings, lack of protected parking and poor sight distance on the Kenilworth and Scott Avenues. Many residents feel these corridors "divide" the east and west sides of Dilworth. The Plan called for the City to study these corridors within 1-3 years of the adoption of the Plan. The Charlotte Department of Transportation and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Department are hosting two public workshops to gather input and present concepts on possible treatments to better accommodate motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and transit users along these streets. In addition, the meeting will focus on possible pedestrian-refuge locations for the Park Road corridor between Ideal Way and Kenilworth Avenue. Come work with City staff to identify concepts to create better streets for all residents.
Contact Person: Dan Gallagher, CDOT 704-336-4984, or dgallagher@ci.charlotte.nc.us
Oops...there goes another "Historic Contributing Structure"
Demolished Oct. 3, 2007, 516 E. Tremont Ave., a "Contributing Structure".
The 365-day delay expired last
week, and the owner contacted the HDC for his certificate of
appropriateness on the first day he could have it.
Before: 
Demolition: 
Down: 
photos of demolition by: Robert Neely
Slipping Tax Credits??
Are Tax Credits Slipping Through Your Fingers?
By John B. Fryday, AIA/ASID, Sept. 2007
The Dilworth Historic District protects the scale and appearance of our neighborhood as well as out property values-but did you know it may also offer tax credits for renovations to your home or business? A tax credit provides a dollar to dollar reduction in the amount of tax- so this is a significant opportunity for those who qualify. More...
Contributing Structures
Building Blocks of Historic Districts,
“Contributing and Noncontributing Resources”
By Frances Alexander, Architectural Historian, Oct., 2007
In recent months, there has been a lot of discussion at the monthly DCDA meetings about contributing structures in the Dilworth Historic District. What are they? What does the term mean legally? The issue has come up because there seems to be some confusion about whether we can lose contributing resources, either through demolition or alterations, and still keep the historic district.
In simple terms, contributing and noncontributing resources are the building blocks of historic districts. When an area is being reviewed for historic district designation, each building is examined to determine whether the property contributes to the significance of the historic district. In other words, does that individual property help to tell the story of the area being designated. Interesting?? Read more...
JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE HISTORIC DILWORTH
Preservation North Carolina (PNC) recently came to the rescue of two endangered properties on a critical corner of the historic district — 329 E. Worthington Ave. and 1818 Euclid Ave., just behind Paper Skyscraper. In mid-April, PNC purchased these two historic homes, and it now plans to resell them with restrictive covenants that will allow renovation without compromising historic integrity. Thanks to PNC, these two homes will never be demolished, and a vulnerable border of our historic district has become a preservation stronghold.
Founded in 1939, PNC is North Carolina’s only private nonprofit statewide historic preservation organization. It enjoys a national reputation, having been cited by the National Park Service as “the premier statewide preservation organization of the South, if not the Nation” and the National Trust for Historic Preservation as “the model organization of its kind.”
PNC has made an extraordinary commitment to Historic Dilworth, and you can support that commitment by making a contribution to PNC to help offset the costs of holding the two Dilworth properties (e.g., interest, insurance, real estate commissions, and taxes) and to establish a revolving fund to save other historic properties in the neighborhood. All donations made to PNC for its work in Dilworth are fully tax-deductible and will be used to promote preservation in Dilworth. Complete the contribution form, making checks payable to Preservation NC. Contributions can be mailed to PNC c/o Tamara Titus, 700 E. Worthington Ave., Charlotte, NC 28203. Please note “Save Historic Dilworth Campaign” in the memo line of your check.
Campaign Committee Members
Co-chairs: Frances Alexander and Tamara Titus
Committee Members: Mary Edith Alexander, Debora Arnold, Sarah McAllister, Jill Walker
Donor and Contributor's Recognition:
Save Historic Dilworth Campaign
A partnership with Preservation North Carolina to save and restore the homes at 329 E. Worthington Avenue and 1818 Euclid Avenue
329 E. Worthington Ave. 
1818 Euclid Ave.
Thanks to all the generous donors who have pledged or contributed to the “Save Historic Dilworth Campaign” as of Quarterly deadline 1/15/08. We have raised $42,875, and one house has sold and the second is under contract! To learn more about Preservation North Carolina, please visit www.presnc.org.
Citizen's Report: Historic District Committee Meetings
June 13, 2007 - Report
May 9, 2007 - Report
April 11, 2007 - Report
John Rogers, Administrator
Charlotte Historic District Commission
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
(704) 336-5994
jrogers@ci.charlotte.nc.us# # #
Charlotte's City Council
Mayor: Patrick McCrory mayor@ci.charlotte.nc.us
Council At Large:
Susan Burgess sburg346@aol.comJohn Lassiter lassiter@bellsouth.net
Anthony Foxx FoxxCharlotte@aol.com
Edwin Peacock III edwin@edwinpeacock.com
District 1: Patsy Kinsey pkinsey@carolina.rr.com
District 2: James Mitchell JamesDistrict2@aol.com
District 3: Warren Turner district3_turner@yahoo.com
District 5: Michael Barnes barnesdistrict4@aol.com
District 6: Andy Dulin adulin1@carolina.rr.com
District 7: Warren Cooksey warren@warrencooksey.com
Neighborhood News Articles
2007, Dec. 28, Bus Journal, by Ashley M. London Staff writer, "Behind the Scenes"
2007, Nov. 16, Bus Journal,
by Ashley M. London Staff writer, "Dilworth designation in danger? Well, no. But..."
2007,
Nov. 2, Bus Journal,
by Ashley M. London Staff writer, "
Medical plan for East Blvd.?"
2007,
Sept.28, Bus Journal,
by Ashley M. London Staff writer, "
Dilworth group taking historic stance"
2007,
Sept.21, Bus Journal,
by Susan Stabley Staff writer, " Impact of new projects draws Dilworth fight"
2007,
May 25, Bus Journal,
by Ashley M. London Staff Writer , "Furman may face fight for Dilworth plan"
Archive: Related Content
2007, Aug. -- Anonymous Donor Gives $10,000 to Save Historic Dilworth Campaign
2007, Sept. 8,--
Kids for Conserving History, Details
2007, July 7, -- Charlotte Observer, "Teardown trend costs all of us", Myrick Howard
2007, May 10, -- Save Historic Dilworth Campaign Kick Off