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Worth Saving
The Newsletter of the North Carolina Historic Preservation Office
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Events, Awards, and Grants
For statewide event lists, visit the HPO Facebook event list, Preservation North Carolina events list, or a September - November 2013 calendar and workshop and conference list courtesy of the Federation of N.C. Historical Societies.
The National Preservation Institute has several seminars scheduled for this fall in nearby states including:
- Section 106: Agreement Documents, November 12-14, 2013, Tallahassee, FL
- Cultural and Natural Resources: An Integrated Management Strategy, November 18-19, 2013, Richmond, VA
- Section 106: A Review for Experienced Practitioners, December 4-5, 2013, Mt. Vernon, VA
Information about each seminar, including speakers, agendas, and registration costs, can be found at www.npi.org, or by calling 703-765-0100, or emailing info@npi.org.
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Office of Federal Agency Programs invites you to join them for a Section 106 webinar this fall. ACHP staff instructors offer hour-long interactive learning experiences about current topics in Section 106 review of interest to all knowledge levels, from those new to the regulatory process to experienced practitioners. Registration for fall programs is now open.
- "Energy, Transmission, and Section 106 Review" features examples from transmission line corridor cases in November.
- Registration will open later this fall for a new webinar in December on managing confidentiality concerns in the Section 106 process, including information about using Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Details and registration instructions are available at this page. Send additional questions to webinar@achp.gov.
November 13 "Gather Round the Blue Ridge" 10th Anniversary Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Celebration, Crowne Plaza Resort, One Resort Dr., Asheville. $45 per person. The registration deadline is November 6. Register online at this page or contact Beth Coleman by phone at 828-298-5330 ext. 312.
November 14 "The Early Anglican Church in Colonial NC" lecture, 7 PM, Joel Lane Museum House, 160 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC. John Ward, historian for Christ Church, Raleigh, will speak. General admission is $15, $10 for members. Click here for more information or call 919-833-3431.
November 16 "The North Carolina State Capitol" book signing and reception, 1-3 PM, State Capitol Rotunda, Raleigh. Click here for the press release.
November 16-17 Paint Research and Application: Exterior Paint for Historic Buildings, 8 AM-5 PM, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro campus. An overview of paint, its influence on architecture, how to make paint, why paint fails, proper paint maintenance, and paint research. The instructor for the workshop is Gordon Bock. This workshop is part of the Historic Preservation Trades Courses at Edgecombe Community College. For all hands-on courses using tools, students will need to sign a liability waver with an option of purchasing insurance through the college for $6 per semester. The cost is $70 (fees are subject to legislative changes). Limited enrollment. For more information or to register for this and other courses, please contact Monika Fleming by phone at (252) 823-5166, ext. 241, or by email at flemingm@edgecombe.edu.
November 21 "African American Artisans in NC" lecture, 7 PM, Joel Lane Museum House, 160 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC. Catherine Bishir, architectural historian and author, will speak. General admission is $15, $10 for members. Click here for more information or call 919-833-3431.
November 22 Federation of N.C. Historical Societies 2013 Workshop "Grant Opportunities and Fundraising Ideas for Historical Organizations," 9-11 AM. The workshop will be held in Room 308 of the Archives and History/State Library building at 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh; registration costs $10. Space is limited for the workshop, which is being held as part of the Federation's joint annual meeting with the N.C. Literary and Historical Association. To download a registration form, visit http://www.ncdcr.gov/fnchs/News.aspx and scroll down to the workshop description.
November 23 Researching Historic Property, 8 AM-5 PM, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro campus. Learn how to do a house history using deeds, tax, census, and related records. (.8 C.E.U.s) Suggested text is Houses and Homes: Exploring Their History, which costs $25. The instructor for the workshop is Monika Fleming. This workshop is part of the Historic Preservation Trades Courses at Edgecombe Community College. The cost is $70 (fees are subject to legislative changes). Limited enrollment. For more information or to register for this and other courses, please contact Monika Fleming by phone at 252-823-5166, ext. 241, or by email at flemingm@edgecombe.edu.
January 6, 2014 American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Battlefield Preservation Grants: Non-profit groups, academic institutions, and local, regional, state, and tribal governments are invited to apply for grants for these types of eligible projects: archaeology, cultural landscape inventories, cultural resource documentation, GIS mapping, National Register nominations, and preservation plans. Project funding ranges from $5,000 to $75,000. The ABPP encourages but does not require matching funds or in-kind services for the projects. The application form and complete guidelines are available at this page. Applicant organizations are strongly encouraged to discuss proposed projects with Kristen McMasters, ABPP Grants Manager, by phone at 202-354-2037, or Paul Hawke, Program Chief, by phone at 202-354-2023, before preparing an application.
January 16 "Elizabeth Keckly: Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White house" lecture, 7 PM, Joel Lane Museum House, 160 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC. Rebecca Ryan, executive director of Burwell School Historic Site, Hillsborough, will speak. General admission is $15, $10 for members. Click here for more information or call 919-833-3431.
March 11-16 "Fields of Conflict," Columbia, SC. The SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology is sponsoring an international conference on battlefield archaeology in Columbia, SC, in conjunction with the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program. The conference will include a day long battlefield preservation workshop on March 12 in which participants will learn about best practices for battlefield preservation, including mapping sites, analyzing landscapes, using archaeology, and planning for battlefield preservation. See this page for a detailed agenda of the battlefield preservation workshop. For more information about the conference, visit this page, or contact Steve Smith at SMITHS@mailbox.sc.edu or 803-576-6569.
March 19-22 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA. Click here for registration and meeting information.
April 9-13 2014 Society of Architectural Historians Annual Conference, Austin, TX. For more information, visit this page.
April 10 "Fine & Decorative Arts: An Era of Transition" lecture, 7 PM, Joel Lane Museum House, 160 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC. Leland Little, president of Leland Little Auctions and Estate Sales, Ltd., will speak. General admission is $15, $10 for members. Click here for more information or call 919-833-3431.
July 16-20 2014 National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum, Philadelphia, PA. This biannual gathering of local historic preservation commissions and boards of architectural review members and staff is the largest of its kind in the country. For more information about the event, go to this page.
The National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) is requesting proposals for Forum 2016! Forum is the only national conference focused around the needs and issues of historic preservation commissions and commission staff. It is an interactive conference that blends traditional educational sessions, discussion panels, mobile workshops and tours to provide participants with essential training and networking opportunities. Forum is held every other year in interesting destination cities and brings local commission members from across the country together with representatives from local, state and national organizations, governments, and federal agencies. Forum 2014 will be held in Philadelphia, PA, July 16-20 (see above). The 2016 RFP can be found on the NAPC website at this page. Please contact Paul Trudeau, NAPC Program Director, at ptrudeau@uga.edu with any questions.
Call for Award Nominations National Council on Public History (NCPH) awards recognize excellence in the diverse ways public historians apply their skills to the world around us and include:
- Excellence in Consulting Award
Up to two $500 awards for outstanding work and contributions by consultants or contractors - Outstanding Public History Project Award
$1,000 recognizing a project-digital, print, film, exhibit, etc.-that contributes to a broader public reflection and appreciation of the past or that serves as a model of professional public history practice - Robert Kelley Memorial Award
This $500 award honors distinguished achievements by individuals, institutions, or nonprofit or corporate entities for making history relevant to individual lives of ordinary people outside of academia. - New Professional Award
Two $500 travel grants to encourage new professionals, practicing public history for no more than three years, to attend the 2014 NCPH annual meeting - Student Project Award
A $500 travel grant to attend the NCPH 2014 annual meeting, it recognizes the contributions of student work to the field of public history - Graduate Student Travel Award
Five travel grants of up to $300 each for graduate students presenting (session, poster session, or working group) at the 2014 NCPH annual meeting
NCPH accepts nominations for your own work or the work of your colleagues. Nominations are due December 1, 2013. See their website for submission guidelines: http://ncph.org/cms/awards/.
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Recent National Register Listings
Dixie Arrow (shipwreck and remains), Ocracoke vicinity, Dare County, federal nomination, listed 9/25/13
Listed as part of World War II Shipwrecks along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico MPS
E.M. Clark (shipwreck and remains), Cape Hatteras vicinity, Dare County, federal nomination, listed 9/25/13
Listed as part of World War II Shipwrecks along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico MPS
Empire Gem (shipwreck and remains), Cape Hatteras vicinity, Dare County, federal nomination, listed 9/25/13
Listed as part of World War II Shipwrecks along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico MPS
Penderlea Homesteads Historic District (Pender County), prepared by J. Mitchell, listed 9/27/13
The Penderlea Homesteads Historic District encompasses around 4,500 acres of rural farmland in northwest Pender County. Part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs, Penderlea was the nation's first experimental farm-city colony established by the United States government through the Department of the Interior's Division of Subsistence Homesteads. Organized in 1933 under the National Industrial Recovery Act, the rural farm community was created as a model colony where poor or landless farmers struggling during the Great Depression could live, produce crops to support their families, and generate cash income from off-the-farm opportunities.
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Rehabilitation and Tax Credit Project Highlights
The 1946 Lexington Memorial Hospital in Lexington was rehabilitated in 2009-2012 for affordable housing with 59 apartments and amenities. This project was spurred by the use of the federal and state income-producing historic tax credits with a private investment rehabilitation cost of $2,947,000.
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Lexington Memorial Hospital before and after rehabilitation
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The ca. 1907/1950s commercial building at 101 East Chapel Hill Street in the Downtown Durham Historic District was rehabilitated in 2011 as three commercial/retail spaces on the first floor and three residential units on the second floor. This project was spurred by the use of the federal and state income-producing historic tax credits with a private investment rehabilitation cost of $1,736,000.
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101 East Chapel Hill St. before and after rehabilitation
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The 1926 Stuart Motor Company in downtown Kernersville was rehabilitated in 2006-2013 as offices on the first floor and retained the four apartments on the second floor. This project was spurred by the use of the federal and state income-producing historic tax credits with a private investment rehabilitation cost of $1,140,000.
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Stuart Motor Company before and after rehabilitation
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The ca. 1920 Armstrong Hotel Apartments/Marietta Street Apartments in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District was rehabilitated in 2012-2013 as 18 market-rate apartments. This project was spurred by the use of the federal and state income-producing historic tax credits with a private investment rehabilitation cost of $2,200,000.
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Armstrong Hotel Apartments/Marietta Street Apartments before and after rehabilitation
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The ca. 1854 Old Methodist Church in the Chapel Hill Historic District was rehabilitated in 2011-2013 as three office/retail spaces and two apartments. This project was spurred by the use of the federal and state income-producing historic tax credits with a private investment rehabilitation cost of $535,000.
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Old Methodist Church before and after rehabilitation
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The ca. 1900 Lanier-Rufty House in the Brooklyn-South Square Historic District, Salisbury, was rehabilitated in 2011-2012 for use as a cigar bar. This project was spurred by the use of the federal and state income-producing historic tax credits with a private investment rehabilitation cost of $142,000.
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Lanier-Rufty House before and after rehabilitation
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The ca. 1900 commercial building at 108 South Main Street in the Warrenton Historic District was rehabilitated in 2009-2012 for a mixed-use occupancy that includes a coffee shop and a pharmacy on the first floor and an office suite and two apartments on the second floor. This project was spurred by the use of the federal and state income-producing historic tax credits with a private investment rehabilitation cost of $450,000.
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108 South Main St. before and after rehabilitation
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Impact of the Federal Government Shutdown: National Register, Tax Credits, and Section 106
During the federal government shutdown, the National Park Service staff who process National Register of Historic Places nominations and federal tax credit applications were furloughed, as were staff at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation who handle consultation on Section 106 projects. Review delays in these programs may occur as they process the backlog of nominations and applications. Other agencies, such as the FCC, have added days to their reviews to reflect the 16-day shutdown.
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HPO Staff at the 2013 Preservation North Carolina Conference
HPO staff from each of our three offices attended this year's Preservation North Carolina conference in Edenton and several staff members assisted with educational sessions during the conference. Annie McDonald, Western Office Preservation Specialist, and Ramona Bartos, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, led a preservation commission practicum and NC local preservation law session for local preservation commissions; Renee Gledhill-Earley, Environmental Review Coordinator, moderated a panel discussion on climate change and historic preservation; Reid Thomas, Eastern Office Restoration Specialist, led evening tours of the oldest dated house in North Carolina, located on E. Queen St. in Edenton, and a field session at the house; Michael Southern and Andrew Edmonds, GIS Coordinator and GIS Analyst, respectively, led a HPOWEB/GIS mapping training session for local preservation commissions; and Mitch Wilds, Restoration Services Branch Supervisor, led a tax credit how-to session for homeowners.
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HPO Staff Collaborates with Other State Agencies Using HPOWEB
In October and November, Michael Southern and Andy Edmonds, who developed the HPO's Geographic Information System (GIS) - HPOWEB, are leading three demonstrations/workshops for project engineers in the NC Department of Transportation's Planning Development and Environmental Analysis Branch (PDEA). Use of HPOWEB will help the engineers identify the potential impact of projects on known historic properties in their initial project scoping and planning, as well as the need for additional architectural surveys. Their use of HPOWEB should help streamline project planning by integrating consideration of historic properties earlier in the process.
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NC Rosenwald School Conference a Success
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Derwin Dubose speaking at the 2013 NC Rosenwald Schools conference
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More than 80 people interested in preserving North Carolina's Rosenwald schools attended "Communities Revitalized: The Living Legacy of Rosenwald Schools," the 2013 North Carolina Rosenwald School Network Conference held in Edenton on October 5. In addition to the State Historic Preservation Office, co-sponsors of the conference included the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission, with financial assistance from the Institute of Museum and Library Services; the Conservation Trust for North Carolina; and the NC Rosenwald Schools Coalition.
From the 1910s through 1932, more than 5,300 school buildings were constructed in African American communities throughout the South with seed money and building plans provided by a fund set up by Chicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, CEO of Sears, Roebuck and Company. North Carolina had over 800 projects, more than any other state.
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Saint John's Rosenwald School,
Edenton vicinity
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Alumni and others associated with more than a dozen Rosenwald schools from as far east as Currituck County and as far west as Madison County, as well as numerous unaffiliated people interested in preserving the state's Rosenwald schools, participated in the day-long program. The conference began with welcoming remarks by Dr. Benjamin Speller, Edenton Mayor Roland Vaughan, and NC Department of Cultural Resources Deputy Secretary Dr. Kevin Cherry. Dr. Tom Hanchett, Levine Museum of the New South Staff Historian, presented a historical overview of Rosenwald schools. Two sets of breakout sessions - one devoted to success stories and best practices and the other discussing preservation resources - were held in the morning and afternoon. A highlight of the meeting was the afternoon presentation, "Strengthening Your Organization Through Fundraising," by Derwin Dubose with Next Generation Advocacy of Durham. During the wrap-up session at the end of the day, participants expressed strong support for holding a North Carolina Rosenwald schools conference annually, and the North Carolina Rosenwald Schools Network already has begun plans for another conference next year.
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Penderlea Homesteads Historic District Celebrates Its National Register Listing
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Penderlea Homestead Museum in the Penderlea Homesteads Historic District
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Penderlea Homesteads, in Pender County, was the first of 113 experimental farm colony resettlement communities established under the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933. The program was part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and was intended to provide poor tenant farmers, bankrupt farm owners and unemployed ex-farmers during the Great Depression with a way to make a living. The planned community was recently listed in the National Register following a comprehensive survey of Penderlea conducted in 2010-2012. In October, HPO staff member Claudia Brown joined members of the Penderlea Homestead Museum, Inc., residents, and other museum supporters to celebrate the listing. Claudia spoke about the National Register program and the Penderlea project and presented National Register certificates to Carolyn Booth, president of the Penderlea Homestead Museum, and Pender County Commissioners George Brown, chairman; Fred McCoy, vice chairman; and Jimmy Tate. Click here to learn more about the Penderlea Homesteads Historic District.
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Tobacco Barns in Virginia and North Carolina to be Preserved
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Preservation Virginia and international tobacco company JTI, which operates a plant in Danville, VA, are partnering to preserve historic tobacco barns. JTI is providing a $100,000 grant for a one-year pilot project to repair and stabilize the square log curing barns in Pittsylvania and Halifax counties in Virginia and in neighboring Caswell County in North Carolina. Click here for more information.
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Do You Know the History of the Buildings at the State Fairgrounds
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Have you ever been to the NC State Fair or to any other event at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh? If so, you likely noticed J. S. Dorton Arena (listed in the National Register in 1973) and the North CaroIina State Fair CommerciaI and Education Buildings (listed in 1987) in particular. Click here for more information about the history of the fair and the fair grounds and here for more information about J. S. Dorton Arena.
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Preservation of Brunswick Town Historic Site Waterfront Hinges on State Budget
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Water jug fragment found at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson
State Historic Site. Photo courtesy of WECT
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The west bank of the Cape Fear River at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson Historic Site is eroding away revealing a wharf and artifacts that have been safely buried for over two centuries. The river that made the site a major colonial port is now threatening the shoreline and its relics. Funding for a project to stabilize the shoreline, placed at $850,000, was included in the NC Office of State Budget and Management's list of recommended statewide repair and renovation projects released recently. The General Assembly's Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations is expected to meet later this month to review the list of recommended repair and renovation projects. Click here for more information.
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Historic Preservation Commission Legal Basics
Lawyer and UNC School of Government professor Adam Lovelady has provided basic, but very useful, legal guidance for local historic preservation commissions in a post on Coates' Cannons: NC Commission Local Government Law Blog, a UNC School of Government blog. Click here for the post.
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Panther Branch School Named Historic Landmark
The Wake County, North Carolina, County Commissioners have named Panther Branch Rosenwald School a historic landmark. The designation recognizes the school as being locally significant and worthy of preservation. Additionally, any substantial changes to the school are subject to review by the county's historic preservation commission. Panther Branch School was built in 1926 as a three-teacher school, serving first through seventh grades. It is owned by Juniper Level Baptist Church and has an active Rosenwald school alumni group. Working together, they aim to renovate the school for a community resource center. Click here for more information.
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Architectural Historian Ruth Little Receives Award
At the 2013 Southeast Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) Conference in Charlotte, architectural historian and author Ruth Little received the 2013 Award of Excellence for her article "Getting the American Dream for Themselves: Postwar Modern Subdivisions for African Americans in Raleigh, North Carolina." Click here for the SESAH press release.
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2013 Carraway Award of Merit Goes to Committee of Friends of St. Mary's Chapel
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St. Mary's Chapel. Photo courtesy of
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Preservation North Carolina presented a 2013 Carraway Award of Merit to Isley Hawkins Architecture for its role as preservation architect for the restoration of the 1859 St. Mary's Chapel in Orange County, NC. The Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit, awarded to the Committee of Friends of St. Mary's Chapel, recognizes individuals or organizations that have demonstrated a genuine commitment to historic preservation through extraordinary leadership, research, philanthropy, promotion, and/or significant participation in preservation. The awards have been given since 1975 and are named for the late Dr. Gertrude Carraway of New Bern, a leader in the successful effort to reconstruct the state's colonial capitol, Tryon Palace, in New Bern. Click here for more information about the restoration.
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City Hospital/Gaston Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Project is Complete
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Grand opening of Highlands Memorial Apartments at City Hospital/Gaston
Memorial Hospital
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The rehabilitation of City Hospital/Gaston Memorial Hospital (listed in the National Register in 2011) in Gastonia as Highlands Memorial Apartments has been completed and a grand opening was held on October 8. The campus consists of several buildings --the 1924 City Hospital, the 1951 Gaston Memorial Hospital, and the 1957 addition that connects them, as well as 1947 nurses' school and dormitory. The project used the federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credit program, with private investment estimated at $10.3 million, and created seventy-five affordable apartments. Click here for more information.
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Introducing PastCast: A New Podcast for People Who Save Places
The National Trust is introducing a podcast for preservationists called PastCast. Click here for more information and to listen to the first show.
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More on the Queen Anne's Revenge Recovery Efforts
Click here to learn more about the artifacts being found at the QAR wreck.
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Commission Profile: Flat Rock
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Dunroy: Flat Rock's first local landmark
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The Village of Flat Rock, in Henderson County, is quickly implementing a local historic preservation program aimed at preserving the rich heritage embodied in the community's nineteenth- and twentieth-century resources. In December 2012, the Flat Rock Village Council adopted an historic preservation ordinance creating the Flat Rock Historic Landmarks Commission, outlining the local designation and Ce rtificate of Appropriateness application processes, and detailing enforcement procedures. In February 2013, the commission adopted rules of procedure as well as design criteria for evaluating COA applications. Led by Village Councilman Ron Davis, the effort has been extremely successful and has culminated in the October 10th designation of Dunroy as the community's first local landmark.
The house and three original outbuildings were constructed in 1862 as the summer home of South Carolina native David Rogers Williamson II. The property is locally significant as the home of Major General Alexander Campbell King, who renovated the house in a picturesque style, naming it Dunroy or "Castle of the King", for use as his retirement home after a thirty-six year career in the United States Army.
Having established a local landmark report format with the designation of Dunroy, the Flat Rock Village Council will be considering additional local designations in the near future.
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