ARCHAEOLOGY

The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office inventory contains information on 975 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in Mecklenburg County. Major archaeology has been completed at the Hezekiah Alexander House and Latta Place.

ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY

Comprehensive county and municipal architectural surveys have been undertaken since 1981, identifying several thousand historic buildings. In 1999, a pioneering survey of Post-World War II buildings (1945-1965) commenced. Surveys are cooperative local-state projects accomplished with grants and staff assistance from the Historic Preservation Office.

GRANTS

State grants of $638,000 have assisted major restoration projects, and federal grants of $134,412 have assisted architectural surveys and several restorations.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

Sixty-three National Register listings include six historic districts in or near Charlotte, a historic district in Matthews, and fifty-three individual listings across the city and county.

LOCAL PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS

Charlotte and Mecklenburg County have established the joint Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. Two hundred and twenty-four landmarks have been locally designated, more than in any other county in the state. The city of Charlotte and the town of Davidson have established historic district commissions which oversee five historic districts. Charlotte and Mecklenburg County are Certified Local Governments. The Historic Preservation Office provides regular technical assistance to these commissions.

PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS

Twenty-eight income-producing tax credit projects have been completed in Mecklenburg County at a total construction investment of $24,115,183, including the Hoskins Mill, Johnston Mill, and the Parks-Cramer Company Complex in Charlotte; eleven additional projects are currently undergoing renovation, including the Mecklenburg Mill, Carolina Transfer & Storage Company Building, and the Textile Mill Supply Company Building in Charlotte. Seven residential renovations have been completed to utilize the new state tax credit for non-income-producing historic structures, and thirty-two residences are currently being rehabilitated under the program. The Historic Preservation Office reviews and provides restoration technical services for all preservation tax credit projects.

RESTORATION

The Historic Preservation Office has worked very closely with the continuing restoration of Rosedale Plantation and has provided additional assistance for the restoration of the Hezekiah Alexander House, Latta Plantation, the Hugh Torrance House and Store, Biddle Hall, the Dowd House, the former Seaboard Air Line Depot, and many other buildings throughout the county.