April 2021 Historic Resources Committee Packet April 9, 2021, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM This packet contains various materials to guide meeting discussions. The materials are listed below, linked and with reference to their page in the PDF file. 1. February 19, 2021 HRC Meeting Notes Page 2 of PDF 2. March 12, 2021 HRC Meeting Notes Page 4 of PDF 3. Table of Potential Sites for Walking Tour Page 6 of PDF MEETING NOTES Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee Friday, February 19, 2021; 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. Remote meeting via Zoom ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... HRC Members Present HRC Members Not Present City Staff Present Rachel Lloyd, Chair Phil Varner Jeff Werner Sally Duncan, Co-vice-chair Robert Watkins Genevieve Keller Jalane Schmidt Heather Hill Margaret O’Bryant Ellen Wagner Dede Smith William Clay III Kay Slaughter 1. Call to order: 11:00 AM: Chair Rachel Lloyd calls the meeting to order. Lloyd opens the floor up for public comment, but the HRC receives no public comment. 2. Approval of the agenda: Dede Smith moves to approve the agenda. William Clay III seconds motion. Passes unanimously. 3. WORK SESSION II: [11:20, 1 hour, 20 minutes] a. Review subcommittee membership • Committee will assess status of existing subcommittees and adjust membership as necessary b. Subcommittee Updates • Members from each subcommittee will update HRC on project status, including COVID’s effects on progress c. Create prioritized list of projects for completion • Discuss types of meetings, number of meetings, and resources required to complete each Staff relays current city capacity for subcommittee meetings. City communications can host 6 additional virtual meetings for boards and commissions a month, but must be reserved in advance. Given the requirement to have publicly noticed and publicly accessible meetings, these are the only potential time for subcommittees to meet during COVID. Staff reviews membership of three subcommittees and their charge. Membership has changed since several HRC members have stepped down. • Walking Tour Map Subcommittee: haven’t met since February 2020, started to select sites to be included on revised walking tour map o William Clay III o Dede Smith HRC February 19, 2021 Meeting Notes • Vinegar Hill Subcommittee: haven’t met since February 2020, tasked with creating interpretation plan for Vinegar Hill Park o Genevieve Keller o Sally Duncan o Ellen Wagner • Court Square Markers Subcommittee: tasked with completing Court Square Markers, and assumed discussions over Slave Auction Block site after removal of plaque in February 2020 o Genevieve Keller o Sally Duncan o Jalane Schmidt Members of subcommittees review status of each project. • Walking Tour group had created a spreadsheet analyzing different sites it might potentially include on map. Intended to be paper-printed map, but material lends itself to electronic publishing. Members remark that many of the places that had distributed map have been closed through COVID. Point raised that in-person meeting might be more conducive to progress. • For Vinegar Hill, staff gives update about letter sent to Council in February 2020. No interest in placing additional temporary signage on construction fence at CODE Building, since construction will be completed in coming months. Members propose a check-in with people from the Jefferson School, as well as engaging those who lived and worked in Vinegar Hill. • Court Square update: Construction of new courthouse may offer interpretation options, as well as completed courthouse courtyard; while some members suggest withdrawing from writing and designing permanent physical markers, others feel compelled to continue drafting finished text. Members also propose testing out completed text in temporary format, like construction fence poster. Members decide to revisit text and progress made before determining next steps. Members discuss projects for coming year, including launching engagement for Court Square and historic resource mapping system for Charlottesville. Committee also communicates importance to continue existing projects: walking tour, Vinegar Hill markers, Corut Square markers. Staff gives update on available committee funds. HRC February 19, 2021 Meeting Notes MEETING NOTES Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee Friday, March 12, 2021; 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. Remote meeting via Zoom ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... HRC Members Present HRC Members not Present Staff Present Rachel Lloyd, Chair William Clay III Jeff Werner Sally Duncan, Co-vice-chair Robert Watkins Phil Varner, Co-vice-chair Genevieve Keller Jalane Schmidt Heather Hill Margaret O’Bryant Ellen Wagner Dede Smith Kay Slaughter 2. Call to order: 11:00 AM: Chair Rachel Lloyd calls the meeting to order. Lloyd opens the floor up for public comment, but the HRC receives no public comment. 3. Approval of meeting notes: Dede Smith moves to approve February 12, 2021 HRC meeting notes, with edits as suggested by Genevieve Keller. Kay Slaughter seconds motion. Passes unanimously. 4. Public Engagement Plan: Committee discusses feasibility of public engagement for Slave Auction Block site. Committee plans to hold public meetings in-person once safe, but considers launching some virtual engagement in the interim. Members express concern over effectiveness of virtual engagement to engage a substantial number of descendants. Other members also express that Slave Auction Block site isn’t only HRC project needing public engagement. Committee decides to consult with community and descendant representatives who advised HRC in Spring 2020. Planning virtual and in-person engagement might require retaining a consultant. Also committee should talk about honorarium policy at future meeting. 5. Month-by-Month Meeting Schedule: Committee plans work schedule for coming months, preparing when to hold discussions on each HRC project: • April – holding for report back from community and descendant representatives regarding Slave Auction Block site engagement; planning engagement • May – continued planning for engagement and public facilitation at Slave Auction Block site • June – discussing signage for Vinegar Hill Park HRC March 12, 2021 Meeting Notes • July – review drafts of Court Square Markers (and coordinate review by community groups, such as Central Virginia History Researchers, or public schools curriculum coordinators) • August – review walking tour map progress 6. Announcements: [12:45, 15 minutes] Jeff Werner reviews committee bylaws to determine number of voting members. HRC March 12, 2021 Meeting Notes Table of Potential Sites for Walking Tour Map Site Proposed Action Theme Dates 1. C&O Train Station (railroad) Keep Railroad/Transportation/Labor 1850 2. King Grocery Supply Consolidate to Water Street Commerce/Food/Transportation 1897-1979 2a. add: Greyhound Station (near the train station) Consolidate to Water Street Transportation 1900s 3. Early Warehouses and Factories (can be combined with late 1800- King Grocery) Consolidate to Water Street Industry/railroad early 1900 1800s- 3a. add: Ice Factory, Lumber, Garrett industrial buildings Consolidate to Water Street Industry/railroad 1900s 4. Site of Fredrick Hatch’s school/City Hall Consolidate to City Hall Government 1900s 4a. add: Horse and Barn House / Streetcar Consolidate to City Hall Transportation 1866-1900 4b. add: Jackson Billboard Company Consolidate to City Hall Commerce 1900s 5. Timberlake’s Drug Store Consolidate to E 4th-3rd St Commerce 1896-today 5a. add: Eston Hemings & Tucker Isaccs home/business Consolidate to E 4th-3rd St Business 1800s Commerce (consider removing this item or combining with 6. Charlottesville Hardware Store Consolidate to E 4th-3rd St another site?) 1909-1980s 7. Site of Nancy West house/Kaufman Store Consolidate to E 3rd-2nd St Commerce/Real Estate 1800s 1930s- Consolidate to E 3rd-2nd St 1970s, 8. Paramount Theater Consolidate Theaters Culture 2000s 9. Three-Notch’d Road Move to Consolidate w/ City Hall Transportation/Development 1730s 9a. add: Bell-Hemings House/General Store Consolidate to E 3rd-2nd St Commerce 1800s 10. Oldest building on the Mall Consolidate to E 3rd-2nd St Commerce 1840s 10a. add: Jefferson Theater Consolidate Theaters Art & Culture 1900s 11. McGuffey School Consolidate W 1st-Market St Education/Art/Architecture 1900s mid/late 1800s - 11a. add: Odd Fellows Hall - Mentor Lodge - Elks Consolidate W 1st-Market St Social institution today 1836- 12. Former First Christian Church Consolidate W 1st-Market St Religion present 13. Site of the Charlottesville Presbyterian Church Could be removed Religion 1829-1956 14.Site of Congregation Beth Israel/Jefferson-Madison Religion/Public 1882- Regional Library Consolidate as Library Institution/Education present 1904-late 14a. add: Courthouse (any notable cases) Consolidate as Library Government 1970s 15.Site of Stone Tavern and Central Hotel cite marker could be removed? 1784-1862 1854- 16.Site of the Eagle Tavern/Farish Hotel Consolidate as Court Square Commerce/War (Revolution) present 16a. add: 1830 sale of enslaved from Monticello Consolidate as Court Square Slavery 1830 17. Site of Edmonds Brothers Grocery/Monticello Hotel Consolidate as Court Square Commerce/Tourism 1800s/1900s 1803- 18. Albemarle County Courthouse Consolidate as Court Square Government/Commerce/Crime present 1800s- 19. Site of the former McKee block/Justice Park Consolidate as 4th-Jefferson Urban Development present 1909- 20. Civil War Monuments Government/War present 1808- 21. Charlottesville’s Oldest Homes Consolidate as 4th-Jefferson Urban Development present 1830s- 22. Federal Townhouses Consolidate as 4th-Jefferson Urban Development present 1820s- 23. Number “Nothing” and 6th Street Buildings Consolidate as Court Square Commerce present 1832- 24. Site of the Swan Tavern Consolidate as Court Square Social present 1851- 25. Town Hall/Levy Opera House Consolidate as Court Square Art/Culture present 1814- 26. Old Park Street Homes Could be removed could be removed? present 27. County Jail Consolidate as Court Square Crime/Punishment 1876-1974 28. Nelson House and Sanitarium Could be removed Health 1830-1902 1882 (1904)- 29. Temple Beth-Israel Consolidate as Jefferson: Houses of Worship Religion present 1925- 30. Holy Comforter Catholic Church Consolidate as Jefferson: Houses of Worship Religion present 1831 (1851)- 31. Site of Charlottesville Baptist Church Consolidate as E 2nd - Jefferson Religion 1978 1814- 32. Jones House or “Social Hall” Consolidate as E 2nd - Jefferson Slavery present add: Story of Peter Fossett, Burkley Bullock Consolidate as E 2nd - Jefferson Slavery 1800s 33. Christ Episcopal Church Consolidate as Jefferson: Houses of Worship Religion 1898 34. Magruder Sanitarium Could be removed Health 1899 1918- 35. Market Street Park Consolidate as E 2nd - Jefferson Urban Development present 1919- 36. Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Consolidate as E 2nd - Jefferson Education present 37. Heather Heyer Way Consolidate to E 4th-3rd St Memorial 2017