The WILMINGTON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION will hold a regular meeting to consider the following items on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Skyline Center, 929 N. Front St., Wilmington, North Carolina. The following items will be heard:   Evidentiary Hearings NEW BUSINESS 1. 409 North 15th Street. (R04814-004-004-000): New side elevation portico. Ben Riggle, Historic Preservation Manager, ben.riggle@wilmingtonnc.gov, 910.341.3251 (MJW-47-2602) 2. 708 Market Street. (R04817-039-004-000): Rear addition and new carriage house. Ben Riggle, Historic Preservation Manager, ben.riggle@wilmingtonnc.gov, 910.341.3251 (MJW-48-2602)   OTHER BUSINESS Proposal for Local Landmark Approval 3. Mary Etta Williams House and Property Local Landmark Designation Application, 709 North 8th Street (R04813-011-012-000): Alden Finholm, Preservation Planner I, alden.finhom@wilmingonnc.com, 910.772.4165 (LLD-06-2602)   Please note that for any of the above items proposing changes to property in the City of Wilmington's historic districts, the Historic Preservation Commission may approve any part of the application as requested or modify it without the necessity of withdrawing it. All interested parties are invited to attend. 2/6/2026