HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230510 Ver 1_09 Whitehead Avenue Supplemental SHPO Package Compressed_20230405
March 14, 2023
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State Historic Preservation Office
Attn: Ms. Gledhill-Earley
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Re: Whitehead Avenue +/- 0.96 acres
310 S. Whitehead Avenue Spencer, NC 28159
ER-22-1998
Ms. Gledhill-Earley:
Atlas Environmental staff conducted the field assessment at the Whitehead Avenue project
review area on April 20, 2022 to search for potential cultural resources subject to Section 106.
Comments were requested from your office on August 09, 2022 and a review and comment
letterwere received for this project on September 09, 2022.
The comments stated,
The \[proposed\] residential development is immediately adjacent to the Spencer Historic District
(RW0499), a property listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and the locally-
designated Spencer Historic District (RW0656). Thus the proposed development is subject to
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
For us to determine the effect of the proposed undertaking on the historic properties, please
provide the site plan as well as house plans that will be used for the development. It will also
help us to review any proposed landscaping plans. Once we have had the opportunity to review
these items, we will be able to offer additional comments, which will be \[needed\] by the US
The full NC HPO Comment letter is included with this supplemental information package.
Based on the comments received, Atlas Environmental staff returned to the property and the
surrounding community on March 13, 2023 to capture photographs of the surrounding
structures and visual site breaks. The project site is located adjacent to the Northern boundary
of the Spencer Historic District (RW0499). The proposed project is to construct four residential
homes on four separate parcels. According to the attached site plan/grading plan, a forested
buffer will remain undisturbed in the Northern region of the review area. The proposed houses
will be offset from the road by approximately 60 feet for a public right-of-way. The project has
three proposed house plans. Two of the house plans are single-level (Victoria and Victoria
Skinny) while the third is a two-story build (Garrison). The areas adjacent to the Northern and
Western boundaries of the review area are forested with both coniferous and deciduous woody
vegetation. A wooden fence abuts the Eastern boundary, providing a privacy buffer between
the review area and the adjacent property. Both of these features help to obscure the site line
of the review area from the Historic District. Additionally, trees will be planted within the right-of-
way helping obscure the residences.
To thoroughly understand the surrounding community inside and adjacent to the Historic District
additional photographs were taken, with a focus to document the houses. Photographs include
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the houses located at the intersection of South Whitehead Avenue and 3 Street that are
located inside the Historic District as well as the house across from the Whitehead Avenue
project that is also located adjacenttothe Historic District.Due to the project being located in
Spencer, NC, there will be a local review of the project including an architectural review.
Best regards,
Allyson Sinclair, Environmental Specialist
asinclair@atlasenvi.com
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
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Privacy Fence to the East of the Review Area 307 S Whitehead Avenue
Vegetated buffer
305 S Whitehead Avenue
305 S Whitehead Avenue
307 S Whitehead Avenue located Across from
Whitehead Avenue Project
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
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707 3 Street 801 3 Street
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707 3 StreetCarport of 801 3 Street; Project Property
located where white truck is parked
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801 3 Street West of Project Area looking East
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Garrison House example
Victoria House rendering Elevation A
Victoria House rendering Elevation D
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
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House Plans
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Site Plan/Grading Plan
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Buffer Map and Comment Letter
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte
Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte