News and Events

2010 History Learning Series

 

RESCHEDULED

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Tour begins at 11am

 

Historic Walking Tour of

Pinewood/Elmwood Cemetery

Led by local experts Lynn Weis and Bill Hart

 

 

Tour begins at 11am at the Gardner's House at Pinewood/Elmwood Cemetery. Please wear comfortable shoes as the terrain is uneven.

Pinewood/Elmwood Cemetery

700 West 6th Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

 

Free to all Historic Charlotte members. Open to the public.

$10 for non-members.

 

Historic Charlotte's 10th Annual

May Preservation Month Celebration

 

 

Thank you to all our Volunteers, Friends and Supporters for making this year's Preservation Month a truly historic experience!

 

 

 May 4th

Civic By Design

5:30- 6:30PM

Save Our Signs Video Documentary

&

Charlotte's Roadside Wonders Presentation

by Leah Burch, Preservation Planner Historic Charlotte

and Stephanie Kesselring, UNC Charlotte Masters of Architecture

 

 

 

May 7th

artEVATION and South End Gallery Crawl

4- 10PM

 

 

May 8th

artEVATION Final Exhibition Day

10AM- 4PM

 

 

May 25th

JFG Coffee Press Conference

Announcement for new location of JFG Sign

Premiere of new Roadside Wonders Driving Tour Brochure!

Location and Time to be decided...

 

 

Thank you to our May 2010 Preservation Month Volunteers and Sponsors:

 

Preservation Month Honorary Chair: Zeke Foard

Preservation Month Chairperson: Jenifer Daniels

            artEVATION Chairperson: Teri Arrowood            

Roadside Wonders Driving Tour Brochure: Leah Burch,

Stephanie Kesselring and Taylor Stading

Save Our Signs Video: Diane Althouse and Donald Devet

 

Sponsors

 

Gold

Adams Outdoor

JFG Coffee

Then & Now Video

 

Silver

Bright Yellow Jacket

Edens & Avant Development

Taylor Stading Photography

 

Bronze

Hunter Paint

Integra Realty Resources

Mystic Paint

Q Fine Cabinetry Inc.

The Nichols Company

 

Friend

Neonworks

Reid's Fine Foods

 

WFAE Public Conversations Series Presents:

Preserving Charlotte's Past

McColl Center for Visual Art

Tuesday, June 15th

7:00-8:30pm

Free Admission

 

Click here to register

 

 

Moderator

Lisa Miller

WFAE News

 

 

Panelists

Diane Althouse

Historic Charlotte, Inc.

 

John Rogers

Charlotte Historic District Commission

 

David Wagner

Wagner Murray Architects

 

 

 

Wilmore Neighborhood

 

The 6th and newest Local Historic District in Charlotte!

 

 

City Council voted on Monday, May 17, 2010

to approve Historic District status for Wilmore Neighborhood, making it the 6th and newest Local Historic District in Charlotte.

 

Historic Charlotte would like to thank everyone who supported this project over the last 10 years.

 

For questions about the Wilmore Historic District, please visit the following sites:

Wilmore Neighborhood Association

Historic District Commission

Cool Beans!

 Blast For The Past 

 

JFG Coffee Partners with Historic Charlotte to preserve the region's historic signs

 

JFG Coffee and Historic Charlotte announce a joint initiative called Save Our Signs with the goal to preserve the Charlotte region's endangered vintage signs that add character and serve as local landmarks to the community.

To learn more about Save Our Signs

2010 Lower Providence

Community House Lecture Series

 

 

9735 Community House Road
Charlotte, N. C. 28277

Tickets $10 at the Door

For more information on the Lecture Schedule

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