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The
Bottom Line
A property owner in Mecklenburg County who is interested
in pursuing Historic Landmark status for a particular
property can anticipate the following financial rewards
upon successful designation of the property. Designation
can be local landmark designation or designation as a
property on the National Register of Historic Places,
or both.
Summary
While this is not meant to be a comprehensive guide to
the historic landmark approval process, it will provide
the property owner, architect, developer or potential
buyer with resources for the investigation of the process.
Lee Morgan Inc, General Contractors is a strong supporter
of Historic Landmark designation as a means of protecting
what is left of our historic architectural heritage. LMI
has the experience and understanding to provide construction
services for the appropriate, sensitive and economical
rehabilitation, renovation and preservation of historic
properties.
In addition to the financial tax incentives and preserving
our architectural heritage, reusing historic buildings
has strong advantages in our current urban environment:
 Economic Development: the restoration & reuse of historic
buildings is proven to be a development magnet for neighborhood
investment in new business, infrastructure, and economy
Environmental Sense: reusing existing buildings is the
ultimate in recycling. Local landfills are groaning from
the thousands of tons of building materials waste that
are dumped unnecessarily each year.
Smart Growth Patterns: historic buildings combined with
new low and mid-rise infill development allow for both
the density and quality that creates a dynamic urban neighborhood.
Security Matters: historic buildings lend themselves to
a low & mid-rise neighborhood development that is
more secure and less of a terrorist magnet than soaring
office towers set off in windswept plazas.
Heritage Tourism: historic tourism is the largest segment
of the tourism industry in the United States. It is a
$30 billion industry that is growing exponentially, fueled
by the restoration of historic buildings everywhere.
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