Meets
3rd Tuesday of the Month
7:45 a.m.
Meeting Dates and Deadlines
Current Agenda
Location
Raleigh Urban Design Center
Suite 100
One Exchange Plaza
Raleigh, NC 27601
Meeting Minutes
Public Participation
Commission and committee meetings are open to the public. Note that meetings can be subject to change, following public notice of at least 48 hours.
Some meeting dates may differ from the following times due to holidays; check with commission staff to verify a particular meeting time and place if you are planning to attend.
Purpose
Serves as the City Council's official historic preservation advisory body to identify, preserve, protect, and promote Raleigh's historic resources. The RHDC consists of twelve members, appointed by City Council to overlapping two-year terms. Members have a demonstrated interest or training in fields related to historic preservation, and reside within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction (at least one-quarter must live or own property in designated historic overlay districts or historic landmarks).
Predecessor organization established by Mayor December 18, 1961; historic districts commission established by Ordinance No. (1973) 484, Revised by Ordinance (1992) 66 TC 399 - 12 Members
The commission's significant powers and duties include:
1. Inventory historically-significant properties
2. Make recommendations to City Council regarding:
- designation of historic landmarks or districts
- changes to ordinances affecting historic preservation
- ways in which community preservation efforts may be coordinated and strengthened
- acquisition of properties by the city
- revisions to historic preservation element of the City's Comprehensive Plan
3. Review and act on proposals for exterior changes to historic landmarks and properties in historic districts
4. Issue Certificates of Appropriateness
5. Restore, preserve, operate, or own historic properties
6. Conduct educational programs
7. Provide design review assistance on minor work proposals (staff) and on major exterior changes (Design Review Advisory Committee)
8. Publish books and periodicals relative to the City's historic preservation program such as:
- "A Primer for Property Owners & Residents of Raleigh Historic Districts"
- "In the Districts" - a tri-annual newsletter
- "Culture Town: Life in Raleigh's African American Communities"
- "Early Raleigh Neighborhoods: Boylan Heights, Cameron Park, Downtown, Glenwood"
Certificate of Appropriateness Committee
Review of "major work" to any exterior change within a Raleigh Historic Overlay District or to a Raleigh Historic Landmark.
The Certificate of Appropriateness Committee generally meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Avery C. Upchurch Governmental Complex, 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh (check for holidays).
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets on the Wednesday preceding the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. in the Urban Design Center, Suite 100 of the One Exchange Plaza building.
Research Committee
The Research Committee meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:45 a.m. in the Urban Design Center, Suite 100 of the One Exchange Plaza building.
Community Awareness Committee
The Community Awareness Committee meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. in the Caswell Conference Room, Suite 300 of the One Exchange Plaza building.
Members
- Nicole Alvarez
215 Haywood Street
Raleigh, NC27601
Serving: 2nd Term, 6/20 - Travis Bailey
1024 Dorothea Drive
Raleigh, NC27603
Serving: 2nd Term, 6/20 - Ian Dunn
2325 Millbank Street
Raleigh, NC27610
Serving: 1st Term, 6/20 - Nick Fountain
Chair
3056 Granville Drive
Raleigh, NC27609
Serving: 2nd Term, 6/21 - John Hinshaw
Secretary/Treasurer
2011-201 Quaker Landing
Raleigh, NC27603
Serving: 2nd Term, 6/20 - Heather Leah
1304 Ivy Lane
Raleigh, NC27609
Serving: 1st Term, 6/21 - Laurie Jackson
505 Jefferson Street
Raleigh, NC27605
Serving: 3rd Term, 6/20 - Jeannine McAuliffe
4913 Liles Road
Raleigh, NC27606
Serving: 1st Term, 6/20 - Katie Pate
4607 Edwards Mill Road
Raleigh, NC27612
Serving: 1st Term, 6/21 - Jimmy Thiem
634 N. Blount Street
Raleigh, NC27604
Serving: 2nd Term, 6/20 - Kaye Webb
Vice-Chair
1020 Belfast Drive
Raleigh, NC27610
Serving: 3rd Term, 6/21 - Gaston Williams
2617 London Drive
Raleigh, NC27608
Serving: 2nd Term, 6/21
