May 1, 2025 — Mooresville, NC
Date: 2025-05-01

Agenda
 Town of Mooresville
 Historic Preservation Commission
 May 1, 2025
 6:00 PM - Mooresville Town Hall

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Approval of Minutes

 3.a Consider and approve minutes from April 3, 2025 HPC Meeting
 HPC Minutes April_3_2025 (1).docx

4. Presentations

5. New Business

 5.a Review a preliminary application to landmark the Rufus Reid House, also known as
 Mount Mourne Plantation, located at 104 Leslie Loop, as a local historic landmark. At
 this meeting, HPC will consider whether to place the property on the Town Study
 List. If approved, the applicant will proceed with the formal Landmark Application
 and a full report regarding the property will be created and submitted to the Division
 of Archives and History, North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office for
 comment.
 Review a preliminary investigation of Mount Mourne Plantation, located at 104
 Leslie Loop, (PIN 4656103910). If approved, the report will be forwarded to the
 Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources,
 enabling 30 days for written comments.
 Preliminary Landmark Hearing.docx
 Attachments Mount Mourne Landmarking.pdf

6. Adjournment

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement It is the policy of the Town of Mooresville
that all Town public meetings and Town-sponsored public meetings and events are accessible to people with
disabilities and to those with difficulties understanding the English language. If you need assistance in
participating in this public meeting due to a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), or need other translative services, please call the Town Clerk’s Office at 704-662-3131 or
jcrosby@mooresvillenc.gov, or the Town ADA Coordinator at 704-799-4074 or cmckenzie@mooresvillenc.gov,
at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting or event to request an accommodation.

Minutes
 Town of Mooresville
 Historic Preservation Commission
 May 1, 2025
 6:00 PM - Mooresville Town Hall

Members Present: Henry Seyller, Patty Cotter, Bill Goodnow, Susan Autry, Ben
Kennedy, Meghan Black, and Commissioner William Aven.

Also Present: Planner Parviz Moosavi, Planning Specialist Danielle Upright, and
Commissioner Tommy DeWeese.

Members Absent: David Cole and Larry Schaeffer.

1. Call to Order

Chair Henry Seyller called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.

2. Approval of Agenda

ACTION: A motion was made by Meghan Black, seconded by Ben Kennedy, to approve the
agenda as presented.

The motion carried unanimously.

3. Approval of Minutes

3.a Consider and approve minutes from April 3, 2025, HPC Meeting.

ACTION: A motion was made by Susan Autry, seconded by Bill Goodnow, to approve the
minutes as presented.

The motion carried unanimously.

4. Presentations

There were no presentations.

5. New Business
5.a Review a preliminary application to landmark the Rufus Reid House, also known as
Mount Mourne Plantation, located at 104 Leslie Loop, as a local historic landmark. At this
meeting, HPC will consider whether to place the property on the Town Study List. If
approved, the applicant will proceed with the formal Landmark Application and a full report
regarding the property will be created and submitted to the Division of Archives and
History, North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office for comment.
Review a preliminary investigation of Mount Mourne Plantation, located at 104 Leslie Loop,
(PIN 4656103910). If approved, the report will be forwarded to the Division of Archives and
History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, enabling 30 days for written
comments.

Parviz Moosavi presented the staff report for the preliminary application for landmarking
the Rufus Reid House.

ACTION: A motion was made by Ben Kennedy, seconded by Patty Cotter, to approve the
preliminary application to have the Rufus Reid House added to the Town’s Study List.

The motion carried a 5-1 vote.

6. Adjournment

ACTION: A motion was made by Bill Goodnow, seconded by Ben Kennedy, to adjourn the
meeting at 6:19 P.M.

The motion carried unanimously.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement It is the policy of the Town of
Mooresville that all Town public meetings and Town-sponsored public meetings and events are accessible
to people with disabilities and to those with difficulties understanding the English language. If you need
assistance in participating in this public meeting due to a disability as defined under the Americans with
Disabilities Act
(ADA), or need other translative services, please call the Town Clerk’s Office at 704-662-3131 or
jcrosby@mooresvillenc.gov, or the Town ADA Coordinator at 704-799-4074 or
cmckenzie@mooresvillenc.gov,
at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting or event to request accommodation.