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Wilmore Neighborhood Charlotte's 6th Local Historic District! For more information 10th Annual History Learning Series RESCHEDULED June 26th, 2010 Walking Tour of Pinewood/Elmwood Cemetery For more information Historic Charlotte: An Illustrated History Includes photographs of Charlotte never before seen in print! For more information Driving and Walking Tours Download these free history tours and learn more about the Charlotte region. Great for residents and visitors! Roadside Wonders Uptown Charlotte Mid-Century Walking Tour African American Heritage Driving Tour Center City Pinewood/Elmwood Cemetery Rural Hill More Tours and Info Blast for the Past Award Winner The Funderburk-Johnson House Mentioned in the USGBC November Newsletter, "Green Building Grows in the Charlotte Region" by Susan Stabley. Click here for the full article	Historic Charlotte's 10th Annual Blast for the Past Preservation Awards Call for Nominations Winners for this year's Blast for the Past Preservation Awards will be honored at the Mint Museum Uptown Thursday, October 21, 2010 Five Categories for Awards Preservation Residential Preservation Commercial Infill Residential Infill Commercial Preservation Excellence How to Apply Step one: Email Leah Burch at Leah@HistoricCharlotte.org for a Nomination Form. Complete and return via email or fax to (704) 375-6152. Step two: A PowerPoint Template will be emailed to you or your firm once the Nomination Form has been sent. Complete PowerPoint Template and send via email to Leah@HistoricCharlotte.org or send by CD to Historic Charlotte, P.O. Box 33113, Charlotte, NC 28233. Entry deadline for all submissions is August 20, 2010. Historic Charlotte Presents SAVE OUR SIGNS Our 10th Annual Celebration of National Historic Preservation Month In honor of May 2010 Preservation Month, Historic Charlotte hosted a series of events to bring awareness and appreciation to Charlotte's vintage signs: Atherton Mill A multi-media art exhibit celebrating eclectic and historic signs, building paintings and vanishing Americana in the Charlotte region. A portion of the proceeds go to Historic Charlotte. For more information Historic Charlotte's Roadside Wonders *Download a copy of Historic Charlotte's survey of vernacular roadside architecture and vintage signage* Roadside Wonders Presentation The purpose of this report is to highlight and display some of the surviving properties and resources around Charlotte that could be designated as “Roadside Wonders.” A “Roadside Wonder” is any property that was constructed with the purpose of attracting motorists in the burgeoning pre or post-World War II automobile-oriented commercial industry. These resources highlight an aspect of American culture that sought to cater to the demand of travelers in a society that could experience mobilizatin on a mass scale. For more information on Roadside Wonders and vintage signage	Highlights NEW: The Column Historic Charlotte's Magazine Download a Copy Send an email to info@historiccharlotte.org for a printed copy Historic Charlotte in the News! Antique Week Channel 36- WCNC Channel 14- Charlotte News Charlotte Observer Trail of History- CPCC Donate to HCI Support preservation in Charlotte Become a Member Give the gift of membership to Historic Charlotte Join Today See Us On Facebook Corporate Sponsors Historic Charlotte, Inc. is funded, in part, by the Arts & Science Council and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.