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Burlington preservation commission opens nominations for Mini Pine awards; Searcy and local homes under consideration
Summary
The Burlington Historic Preservation Commission solicited nominations for its annual Mini Pine awards, with commissioners formally nominating Searcy and identifying several residential candidates (including Tom and Lynn Cowan's addition) for review; staff will gather photos and present nominations at next month's meeting for awards presented at a May city council session.
The Burlington Historic Preservation Commission opened nominations for its annual Mini Pine preservation awards and urged residents and commissioners to submit properties for consideration.
Jamie Lawson, a staff member who led the item, said the commission accepts nominations from residents and that staff can reach out to owners and assemble photos and historic documentation for the commission to review. "It's a pretty... it's a pretty cool recognition," Lawson said, describing the typical PowerPoint review of existing and historic images used at commission meetings.
Commissioners discussed several potential nominees. Members highlighted two recently renovated downtown commercial properties—Searcy and a nearby interior design business—as possible commercial candidates and agreed Searcy was formally nominated during the meeting. Commissioners also discussed a distinctive stone house on West Davis Street (often referred to informally as the "Castle House") and a May Court property near Davis, noting some candidates lie just outside the historic district boundaries.
The commission identified a residential candidate—Tom and Lynn Cowan's house in the Glencoe Historic District—that had an addition and interior work and asked staff to contact the owners to collect photos and records. The group discussed process: nominations and supporting materials will be reviewed at the next HPC meeting and, if selected, the award placard is prepared by HPC and presented during the second May city council meeting as part of Historic Preservation Month.
No formal certificate-of-appropriateness hearings took place; commissioners limited this agenda item to nominations and outreach tasks. The commission asked staff to follow up with owners and Preservation Alamance where relevant and to provide materials for decision at the next meeting.
The commission did not take a formal vote on any nominations at this meeting; decisions will be made after staff outreach and when materials are on the next meeting agenda.
