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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-07-2013 - 6a1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 7, 2013 Action Agenda Item No. 6 -a SUBJECT: Joint Public Hearing with the Historic Preservation Commission for the Captain John S. Pope Farm Local Historic Landmark Designation DEPARTMENT: Environment, Agriculture, Parks PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes and Recreation (DEAPR) ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1) Local Landmark Application (Part 2) Rich Shaw, 245 -2514 2) National Register Nomination Excerpt Peter Sandbeck, 245 -2517 3) Letter from State Historic Preservation Office 4) Draft January 23, 2013 Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Summary 5) Public Hearing Notice 6) Draft Designation Ordinance PURPOSE: To conduct a joint public hearing with the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) to receive public comment on the application and proposed ordinance to designate the Captain John S. Pope Farm as an Orange County Local Historic Landmark. BACKGROUND: In 1991, Orange County adopted the "Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) of Orange County ", also referred to as the "Historic Preservation Ordinance ". A few years later, in 1997, the County adopted a voluntary program to designate properties of local historic and architectural significance called the Local Landmark Program. One of the HPC's duties is to recommend properties for local landmark designation. Properties may be designated as individual landmarks or as part of historic districts. Properties must meet a higher standard of historic and /or architectural significance to be designated as an individual landmark. The higher standard is appropriate since landmark property owners are eligible for a fifty percent (50 %) property tax deferral as long as the site continues to retain its historic character, as provided by North Carolina General Statutes under 160A- 400.1- 400.14. The historic landmark designation process, outlined in Article 3 of the County's Historic Preservation Ordinance, involves several steps culminating with the adoption of an ordinance for each individual landmark site or historic district. At its January 23, 2013 meeting, the HPC accepted a Part 2 application from Mr. Robert Pope to consider his property, the Captain John S. Pope Farm, for designation as an Orange County Local Historic Landmark, thus initiating the application process (Attachments 1 and 2). Mr. Pope's application materials were submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for review and comment as required by the Historic Preservation Ordinance. The HPC received a favorable response from the SHPO staff (Attachment 3). The HPC concurred with the SHPO's evaluation that the Captain John S. Pope Farm was worthy of consideration for local landmark designation (Attachment 4). The HPC voted unanimously to request a joint public hearing with the BOCC, as required by Section 3.7 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance (Attachment 5). In addition to the landmark designation process described above, members of the HPC endorsed a proposed National Register Nomination for the Captain John S. Pope Farm and voted unanimously to support this nomination at the January 23, 2013 regular meeting. The BOCC likewise endorsed the proposed National Register nomination for this property at the regular BOCC meeting on January 24, 2013. The Captain John S. Pope Farm was subsequently approved for final nomination to the National Register of Historic Places by the State National Register Advisory Committee and the State Historic Preservation Officer on February 14, 2013. The Pope Farm is one of the best - preserved historic agricultural complexes still surviving in northern Orange County, exemplifying a mid -sized tobacco farm of the type that prospered here from the late 19th century until the 1960s. The farm complex consists of the original two -story farmhouse, built 1870 -74 for Captain John S. Pope, and twenty outbuildings dating from the 1870s to the 1960s. The farm has remained in continuous operation by the Pope family and retains the original property acreage as well as the historic pattern of fields and forests. This is a routine public hearing required by state enabling legislation and the County's Historic Preservation Ordinance. Following this joint public hearing, the BOCC and the HPC will take into consideration any public comments in preparing the final ordinance. The HPC will then return the final version of the proposed ordinance back to the BOCC for the Board's consideration and adoption at its April 9th meeting. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this public hearing. Should the Board at the April 9th meeting adopt the proposed ordinance designating the Captain John S. Pope Farm as a Local Landmark, the owner of the property would be eligible for a fifty percent (50 %) property tax deferral. The Pope farm is currently assessed as a working farm under present use valuation program. The exact amount of a potential deferral will thus be calculated based only on the valuations of the historic house and outbuildings, but not the associated farmland. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) hold a joint public hearing with the Historic Preservation Commission to receive public comment on the draft designation ordinance for the Captain John S. Pope Farm, and 2) refer the designation ordinance back to the Historic Preservation Commission for its final review and recommendation. Attachment 1 3 ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL LANDMARK APPLICATION Page 1 of 7 PART 2 4. GENERAL DATA A. Date(s) of Building(s) Original construction c. 1870 -2008 c. 1870 -1874 Subsequent additions, if applicable DATE OF APPLICATION: 1/15/2013 c. 1930s and 1940s additions have been removed B. Outbuildings: Yes X No ; If yes, number 25 C. Have any buildings on the property been moved? Yes No X If yes, please give the date, reason, and details of the move. Use an additional sheet if necessary. D. Approximate Acreage: 75.34 acres E. Architect and /or Builder /Mason (if known): unknown F. Original Use: tobacco farming G. Present Use: pasture- grazing of meat Iambs 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Please provide a brief statement or summary (on an attached 8'/2" x 11" sheet) outlining the historical, architectural, and perhaps landscape, elements that make the site significant —these are the features that are most important to preserve should you wish to make changes to the property in the future. For example, "This property was the Taylor homeplace from the 1850s to 1940s. The Taylors were an important Orange County family who operated the local sawmill in the St Mary's Road community during the 1870s- 1900s. While the house was covered with vinyl siding in the 1980s and a two -room addition was constructed in the back around 1990, the building still looks like a mid nineteenth - century farmhouse from the road. It sits on a slight hill, framed by several mature oak and pecan trees. The house retains its original roofline, chimneys and front porch, all of which are visible from the road. In addition, the property still reads as a farm; several outbuildings survive intact including the building which housed the sawmill, the dairy, sweet potato barn, and smokehouse." 6. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Describe in a narrative form, (on an attached 8'/2" x 11" sheet(s)), the architectural features of the main house and other buildings on the property. Please include information on any additions and /or remodelings to the buildings, particularly changes that that may not be apparent in photographs. Please also describe the setting, such as active farmland, wooded, rural community, urban neighborhood, etc. 7. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW M ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL LANDMARK APPLICATION Page 2 of 7 Discuss any significant events, personages and /or families associated with the property. (Detailed family genealogies are not necessary.) Please list any additional sources of information. Only material contained on the form will be used in the evaluation. ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL LANDMARK APPLICATION Page 3 of 7 8. PHOTOGRAPHS /SLIDES Please provide any additional photographs as necessary to evaluate the site. Photographs should include: all four sides of the main house, close -ups of any important architectural features such as trim, doors or windows, individual pictures of outbuildings, and an overall picture of the entire complex. Photographs of important interior features, such as mantels and stairways, are not necessary but are helpful to get a sense of the architectural significance of the house. 9. SITE PLAN/ SURVEY/ MAPS Please include a map showing the location of the property. A sketch map is acceptable, but please note street and route numbers. Please provide a site plan showing the relationship of the main house or building to the driveway and road, and the relationship of the main house or building to any outbuildings. Please include a "North" arrow. 10. REASON FOR REQUEST Please offer a brief explanation of how you heard about the Local Landmark Program and why you would like to participate in it. The owner is interested in preserving the farm and the legacy of his father, grandfather, and great - grandfather for future generations. The Local Landmark designation is being pursued in addition to the listing of the property on the National Register of Historic Places listing and the application of conservation easements for the 75 -acre parcel. 11. If formally designated by the County Commissioners, will the property owner seek the tax deferral? Yes X No Not sure (This information is for budgeting purposes only, it will not impact the HPC's decision toward your application.) 12. APPLICANT OR CONTACT PERSON INFORMATION (if other than owner) Name Heather M. Wagner, hmwPreservation Telephone Address 209 W. Trinity Avenue 336.207.1502 City /State Durham Zip Code 27701 Signature " " " "' Date 1/15/2013 E -mail hmariewagnera-hotmail.com 13. This application is submitted [check one of the following]: X at the request of the owner. with the owner's knowledge but not at his or her request. without the owner's knowledge. Return to: Cultural Resources Specialist Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation P.O. Box 8181 (306 Revere Road) Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 210 -2510 ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL LANDMARK APPLICATION Page 4 of 7 Captain John S. Pope Farm 6909 Efland -Cedar Grove Road Cedar Grove, North Carolina Orange County Landmark Application 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Captain John S. Pope Farm is a remarkably intact example of a late nineteenth century 1 -house and tobacco farm complex in northern Orange County. The 75 -acre parcel is still owned by descendents of Captain John S. Pope and was an active tobacco farm from c. 1870 through 2005. It is currently owned by the great - grandson of Captain John S. Pope and used for the pasture grazing of meat Iambs. While the c. 1870 two -story 1 -house has been altered slightly with the replacement of the front porch (most recently in the 1930s) and the construction and subsequent removal of additions to the rear ell, the house remains largely intact with original siding, windows and roofing as well as wide wood sheathing, wood flooring, two -panel doors, and original mantels and stair balustrade on the interior. The house stands near the road and is surrounded by mature trees. A collection of domestic outbuildings dating from the 1870s through the 1970s extends along a gravel farm road south of the house and parallel to Efland -Cedar Grove Road and includes a wash house, flower house, corn crib, and feed barn. Tobacco related resources including an ordering /stripping house and five tobacco - curing barns are arranged along a gravel road that extends east from the house. Historic aerial photographs show that the field patterns have been little altered since the 1930s. 6. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION See Section 7 of the attached National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for descriptions of buildings /structures /sites (numbered 1 -27) on the historic 73 -acre parcel. Descriptions of additional buildings (numbered 28 -30) located on 2.3 acres acquired by the family in the 1950s and 1960s are below. 28. Well House II — c. 1952 C — Building South of the main house and southwest of the Feed Barn and Pre - fabricated Shed, the side - gabled, frame well house has a concrete -block foundation, vinyl siding, a hollow -core metal door on the south elevation, and exposed rafter tails. A metal carport visible behind the well house in photos has been removed. 29. House Ruin — c. 1952 NC — Building South of the main house and southwest of the Well House 11, the side - gabled, frame, Minimal Traditional -style house is in poor condition. The house is four bays wide and double -pile with a projecting bay on the left (north) end of the fagade and a central entrance on the right (south) end of the fagade that is flanked by window openings. There is a gabled rear ell and a projecting gabled wing on the left (north) elevation has a brick chimney in the gable. The building is in ruinous condition; windows have been removed and the building is currently used for hay storage. 30. Garage III — c. 1970 NC — Building South of the house ruin, this one - story, asymmetrical side - gabled garage is similar in form and detail to the other garage (building #7) on the property. The frame building is four bays wide and single -pile with a sand floor and a 5V metal roof. It has two open vehicular bays in the center of the structure with an enclosed storage area on the left (east) end that is covered with vertical corrugated metal sheathing. An enclosed storage area on the right (west) end of the structure is sheathed with plywood and has a single vinyl window. 7 ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL LANDMARK APPLICATION Page 5 of 7 7. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW See Section 8 of the attached National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for an explanation of the history of the property as well as an agricultural context for the property, an analysis of the significant architectural features of the house and farm buildings, and a comparison with other 1- houses and farm complexes in Cedar Grove township. 8. PHOTOGRAPHS /SLIDES NPS Form 10 -900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) Attachment 2 $ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N /A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10- 900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Pope, Captain John S., Farm other names /site number 2. Location Street & number 6909 Efland -Cedar Grove Road city or town Cedar Grove State North Carolina N/A ❑ not for publication ® vicinity code NC county Orange code 135 zip code 27231 3. State /Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this ® nominatior ❑ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set for in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ❑ meets ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant ❑ nationally ❑ statewide ® locally. (See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property ❑ meets ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria. (❑ See Continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: ❑ entered in the National Register. ❑ See continuation sheet ❑ determined eligible for the National Register. ❑ See continuation sheet ❑ .determined not eligible for the National Register. ❑ removed from the National Register. ❑ other (explain:) Signature of the Keeper Date of Action Pope, Captain John S., Farm Orange County North Carolina 9 Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in count.) apply) ® private ® building(s) ❑ public -local ❑ district ❑ public -State ❑ site ❑ public - Federal ❑ structure ❑ object Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "N /A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) N/A Contributing Noncontributing 20 3 buildings 1 0 sites 1 1 structures 1 0 objects 23 4 Total Number of Contributing resources previously listed in the National Register N/A 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Domestic: single dwelling Domestic: single dwelling Domestic: secondary structure Domestic: secondary structure Agriculture /Subsistence: processing Agriculture /Subsistence: storage Agriculture /Subsistence: storage Agriculture /Subsistence: agricultural outbuilding Agriculture /Subsistence: agricultural outbuilding Agriculture /Subsistence: agricultural field Agriculture /Subsistence: agricultural field 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Other:) -house foundation Stone walls Wood: weatherboard Wood: to roof Metal other Brick Asphalt Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Pope, Captain John S., Farm Name of Property 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x° in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) ® A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. ❑ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. ® C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. ❑ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: ❑ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. ❑ B removed from its original location. ❑ C moved from its original location. ❑ D a cemetery. ❑ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. ❑ F a commemorative property ❑ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Orange County, North Carolina 10 County and State Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Agriculture Architecture Period of Significance c. 1870 -1963 Significant Dates Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked) N/A Cultural Affiliation N/A Architect/Builder unknown Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): ❑ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested ❑ previously listed in the National Register ❑ Previously determined eligible by the National Register ❑ designated a National Historic Landmark ❑ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey ❑ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Primary location of additional data: ® State Historic Preservation Office ❑ Other State Agency ❑ Federal Agency ❑ Local Government ❑ University ❑ Other Name of repository: Pope, Captain John S., Farm Name of Property 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 73.05 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 17 664580 4007540 Zone Fasting Northing 17 665220 4007540 Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By Name /title Heather M. Waqner organization hmwPreservation Street & number P. O. Box 355 city or town Durham Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Orange County, North Carolina 11 County and State 3 17 665220 Zone Easting 4 17 665580 ® See continuation sheet _ date August 1 2012 telephone 336.207.1502 state NC zip code 27702 Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items.) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) Name Robert P Street & number 608 Polk Street city or town Raleigh state NC 4007130 Northing 4007130 telephone 919.621.1150 zip code 27604 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listing. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P. 0. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013 -7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024- 0018), Washington, DC 20303. NPS FORM 10 -900 -A (8 -86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 10 Section 8: Statement of Significance Narrative Statement of Significance: Captain John S. Pope Farm Orange County, North Carolina OMB Approv612D. 1024 -0018 The Captain John S. Pope Farm meets National Register Criterion A for agriculture for its role in the history of tobacco farming in Orange County. The farm is a well - preserved example of a mid -sized tobacco farm, typical of those that existed throughout northern Orange County in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The farm has remained in continuous operation by the Pope family since at least 1870 and retains the 1874 acreage as well as its historic arrangement of fields and forests. The property also meets National Register Criterion C for architecture. The two- story, triple -A- roofed I -house is one of the earliest extant and most intact examples of this rural house form, which was found throughout Orange County in the mid- to late nineteenth century. The property retains one of the largest collections of agricultural outbuildings in Orange County with buildings dating from c.1870 -1874 through 2008, illustrating typical rural North Carolina building practices of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The house and its collection of twenty contributing outbuildings illustrate the property's continued use as a tobacco farm from the 1870s through the early 1960s. The locally significant Captain John S. Pope Farm remains one of the best - preserved rural complexes in northern Orange County with a period of significance extending from c.1870 to 1963, during which the complex achieved its current appearance. The house was constructed c.1870 -1874 and the majority of contributing buildings were erected from c.1870 -1880, 1900 -1930, and 1945 -1960. While the property remained in continuous operation as a tobacco farm into the twenty -first century, there is no basis for a claim of exceptional significance for the later use of the farm and for those buildings less than fifty years old. History of the Captain John S. Pope Farm The 73.05 -acre Captain John S. Pope Farm is a portion of the larger John Alphonse McDade (1807- 1869) farm in northwest Orange County. McDade acquired the land in 1806 and lived nearby, but it is not known if he farmed the 73 -acre tract. McDade had five children before his wife Nancy M. Woods McDade's death in 1845. At the time of her death their youngest daughter, Josephine, was only two years old and may have left the farm to live with other family. By 1850, the federal census lists McDade as a farmer in the "Northwest Division" of Orange County with the oldest four of the couple's five children still living on the farm: John M. (1831- 1893), William Woods (1833 - 1862), Mary Jane (1835 - 1917), and Henry Lee (1838 - 1913). 13 NPS FORM 10 -900 -A OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 11 Captain John S. Pope Farm Orange County, North Carolina On May 8, 1859, Mary Jane McDade married John Saunders Pope. Born in 1836, Pope was the sixth child of Thomas P. and Mary Wheeley Pope, also listed as farmers in the Northwest Division of Orange County in the 1850 federal census. Shortly after their marriage, on October 6, 1861, Pope enlisted as a private with the North Carolina 31St Infantry Regiment and fought in the Civil War. He had reached the rank of captain when he mustered out of the military on April 26th, 1865, after the surrender at Bennett Place in Durham. Family legend holds that John and Mary Jane Pope began construction of their house shortly after their wedding on land given them by her father, but the construction was interrupted by the war. When John left for the war, Mary was seven months pregnant; she lived nearby with her father for the duration of the war. The couple legally acquired the land in 1869 when, after his death, John Alphonse McDade's 183 -acre tract of land was divided among his five children with each child receiving approximately 36.6 acres.' The house was likely still incomplete in 1870, as the federal census lists John S. Pope as a farm laborer living with Mary and their two eldest children (Thomas and Josephine) in Heightown Township, near Prospect Hill, in Caswell County. Mary's grandfather, William Woods, lived in the Corbett community just west of Prospect Hill and the family was likely living with him until the house on Efland -Cedar Grove Road was completed. The house was likely complete by 1874. That same year, Mary's brother Henry Lee McDade transferred his inherited portion of the land to Mary to create an approximately 72.8 -acre tract .z By 1880, the federal census lists John S. Pope as a farmer in Cedar Grove Township in Orange County. Pope is listed with his wife, his three children (Thomas, Josephine, and Carl), and an unrelated African American servant, William Thompson, occupying the property. According to family legend, shortly after the construction of the house, Pope learned that the house had actually been constructed on the west property line, the front of the house resting on a narrow strip of land between the Pope property and Efland -Cedar Grove Road that was owned by David and Mary Wells. An 1879 deed records the transfer of one -half acre of land along Efland -Cedar Grove Road (then Hillsborough Road), and adjoining John Pope's tract, from Wells to Pope, confirming this belief and creating the distinctly- shaped 73.05 -acre parcel that remains today. Pope's youngest son, Carl McDade Pope, married Lindia Lee Harris in 1892 and the couple initially lived on a farm on nearby Lees Chapel Road. Captain John S. Pope died in June 1895 just after the birth of Carl and Lindia's second child. In the 1900 census, Mary Jane Pope was sharing the house with her son Carl, and his growing family, which included daughters Lottie May, Jodie Ruffin, and Mary Lee. Carl did not sell his property on Lees Chapel Road until 1904, when Mary Jane completed ' William Woods McDade and his wife Frances Murphey McDade both died of illness in 1862, leaving a son, William H. McDade, who was raised by his uncle Henry L. McDade, to whom his father's portion of the inheritance passed. 2 It is unclear from deeds whether this was Henry Lee McDade's portion or the portion passed to William H. McDade when he became of age. NPS FORM 10 -900 -A (8 -86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 12 Captain John S. Pope Farm Orange County, North Carolina 14 OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018 her will leaving the farm to Carl. In 1909, Carl leased a portion of the farm from Mary Jane Pope "for the purposed of running a government distillery." In February 1910, Mary Jane Pope formally deeded the 73.05 -acre property, known as the John S. Pope Homeplace, to her son Carl McDade Pope. That same year, federal census records show Carl and Lindia and their seven children (Lottie, Jodie, Mary, John, Thelma, Lacy, and Inez) living on the property with Mary Jane Pope, then in her 70s. Mary Jane Pope died in 1917. Carl and Lindia raised a large family on the farm. Robert Harris Pope, the couple's youngest child was born in 1914, giving the couple a total of eight surviving children.3 Additionally, with the death of his older brother, Thomas, around 1914, Carl's four nephews also moved onto the farm. Carl, who owned a sawmill, was responsible for several alterations to the house including renovations around the turn of the twentieth century that included the replacement of the original Greek Revival -style front porch with a shed - roofed porch on turned posts with sawnwork details and the addition of a decorative front gable to give the house a Queen Anne -style exterior. At this time, Carl also erected an addition to the garage, which in the 1920s, housed a truck Carl had purchased to haul lumber to and from his sawmill. Carl McDade Pope died in 1927 and Lindia Lee Harris Pope remained in the house with her three sons running the farm. In the early 1930s, the current front porch and a small wing on the south side of the rear ell were erected by Carl's youngest child, Robert Harris Pope. Robert Pope married Janie Sue Hester in 1936, and they lived in the house, electrifying it in 1937, the same year his son, Robert Harris Pope Jr. was born. Water and plumbing were run to the house in 1943 -1944, relieving the need for heating water in the nearby washhouse. Shortly thereafter, a one -story wing was added to the north side of the rear ell. (Both rear wings were removed in stages from 2002 to 2007.) In 1947, Lindia Lee Harris Pope died and the house and farm went to auction, from which Jodie, John, and Robert Harris Pope acquired the property in 1948. Robert continued to farm the land and in 1952, purchased an additional 1.46 acres from the heirs of David Wells on which he constructed a tenant house with its own well house. By 1967, he had purchased an additional .75 acres from the Wells heirs, adjacent to the 1952 parcel, and erected a garage for the second home. By 1980, both John and Jodie had died and Robert Harris Pope took full ownership of the property. He farmed the land, raising tobacco, just as his father and grandfather had, until the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004. In 2006, Robert Pope deeded both the original 73.05 -acre tract and the 2.28 -acre tract that he had acquired in 1952 and 1967 to his son, Robert Harris Pope Jr. Robert Jr., the great- grandson of Captain John S. Pope, uses the land to pasture -graze meat lambs and proudly holds farm tours of the property and farm dinners in the house. He removed the wings added to the rear ell, constructed a new bathroom s Carl and Lindia Pope had a ninth child who died in infancy in 1908. NPS FORM 10 -900 -A (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 13 Captain John S. Pope Farm Orange County, North Carolina 15 OMB Approval No. 1024 -0016 in a portion of the enclosed rear porch, and maintains the property and outbuildings so that they can be interpreted by tour - goers. The 1952 and 1967 additions to the property were combined into the main parcel, but are not included within the National Register boundary. Agricultural Context: Tobacco Farming in Orange County Agriculture has long played an important role in the history and economy of Orange County. The topography of the county is predominantly gently rolling hills and flatland with a combination of sand, silt, and clay soils over an underlying base of rock. The sandy loam, which provides the drainage necessary for tobacco farming, are located throughout the county, but larger concentrations of the soil are found in the northern part of the county, making tobacco farming more successful there. With the popularity of brightleaf tobacco in the years leading up to and following the Civil War, the economy of northern Orange County came to rely heavily on tobacco cultivation. The number of county farms tending the brightleaf soared from 10.8 percent to 40.7 percent from 1850 to 1860 and the quantity of tobacco grown rose five -fold, exceeding a million pounds.4 While wheat and corn continued to be grown in all parts of the county, by 1860 seventy -five percent of tobacco growth in the county occurred in its northern section.5 Tobacco remained the major cash crop in northern Orange County from the mid - nineteenth century through the early twenty -first century and was grown by small and large farmers alike. In 1850, three - quarters of the county's farms contained less than 100 acres, while just a handful had more than 500 acres. The average size of farms dropped from 285 acres to 198 acres between 1860 and 1870, in part because of the lack of slave labor to work the fields, and the value of farms fell by half during the same periods However, the expanding tobacco markets in nearby Durham made tobacco increasingly more profitable at the same time. The 1870 United States federal census listed tobacco production at 530,442 pounds (though those figures included Durham County, which was still a part of Orange County).' Like many mid -sized farms in northern Orange County, tobacco was the primary cash crop cultivated on the Captain John S. Pope Farm. It was a labor- intensive crop requiring leaves to be picked and strung by hand, so the Pope family employed a farm laborer as early as 1880, when the federal census lists an unrelated African American servant, William Thompson, living on the property with the family. A log building at the rear of the property housed the laborer, who likely took meals with the family and 4 Mattson, Richard L. "History and Architecture of Orange County, North Carolina," Unpublished manuscript. Hillsborough, NC: Orange County Planning and Development Department, 1996, pg. 20. 5 Carter, Jody, and Todd Peck. "Historic Resources of Orange County." Unpublished manuscript. Hillsborough, NC: Orange County Planning and Preservation Department, 1993. 6 Mattson, pg. 36. Lefler, Hugh. Orange County 1752 -1952. Chapel Hill: The Orange Printshop, 1953, pg. 122. NIPS FORM 10 -900 -A (8-80) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 14 Captain John S. Pope Farm Orange County, North Carolina 16 OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018 used the small building only to sleep. The current owner remembers a farmhand living in the small log building as late as the late 1940s and the farm census records from 1925 and 1945 indicate that the cultivated acreage was worked not by the owner (C. M. Pope and later his widow), but by a tenant . 8 In 1930, sixty -five percent of the acreage in Orange County that was dedicated to tobacco was located in Cedar Grove Township.9 In addition to cultivating tobacco, the Pope family and its tenant farmers also planted grains and small quantities of vegetables and managed livestock. In 1925, twenty acres were dedicated to tobacco, ten acres to corn, and seven acres to soybeans for hay. Additionally, there was a small family garden, twenty -five laying hens, and three milk cows.10 The 1935 census indicates a similar distribution of cropland with nineteen acres of tobacco, ten acres of corn, four acres of wheat, and three acres of rye. Additionally, the family had thirty fruit trees, four workhorses or mules, and four milk cows." By 1945 the land use had shifted slightly with fourteen and a half acres of tobacco, seventeen acres of corn, and seven acres of hays, and the family had invested in poultry, selling 1000 broilers and fryers in 1945, and raised hogs and sheep on the land. 12 Orange County remained predominantly rural well into the twentieth century, even as areas to the east were more fully developed. As late as 1952, seventy percent of the 254,729 acres that make up Orange County were considered farmland, one -third of county residents lived on farms, and twenty percent of the workforce was employed in agriculture. 13 By the mid - twentieth century, the dominant farm size in Orange County was a small one. According to the 1950 United States federal census, there were 2,038 farms in Orange County and the average size was 87.9 acres. Eighty percent of farms contained between ten and 179 acres with those farms less than ten acres representing small vegetable patches and the farms larger than 180 acres utilizing mechanized farming practices. 14 However, the amount of acreage contained on a farm was not necessarily a direct correlation to the amount of harvested acres. In 1952, seventy- percent of Orange County was considered farmland, yet the total acreage in cultivation was only 48,958 acres. 15 In addition to harvested cropland, total farm acreage included pastured cropland, unharvested and unpastured cropland, open pasture, and 8 Department of Agriculture, Statistics Division. 1925, 1935, and 1945 Farm Census Reports, Orange County. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh. 9 Department of Agriculture, Statistics Division. 1930 Farm Census Report, County Summaries, Orange County. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh. 10 Department of Agriculture, Statistics Division. 1925 Farm Census Report, Orange County. 11 Department of Agriculture, Statistics Division. 1935 Farm Census Report, Orange County. 12 Department of Agriculture, Statistics Division. 1945 Farm Census Report, Orange County. 13 Lefler, pgs. 228 -229. 14 Lefler, pg. 231. 180 farms under 10 acres, 667 farms b/t 10 -49 acres, 557 farms b/t 50 -99 acres, and 405 farms b/t 100 -179 acres, 132 farms b/t 180 -259, 79 farms b/t 260 -499, and 18 farms over 500 acres. 15 Lefler, pg. 229. NPS FORM 10 -900 -A (8 -86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 15 Captain John S. Pope Farm Orange County, North Carolina 17 OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018 unpastured woodlands, which alone comprised forty -six percent of farmland. 16 Additionally, the production of tobacco, which required much hand labor and was grown on approximately one -half of the farms in Orange County, contributed to the relatively small number of harvested acres. Thus only about twenty percent of farmland was being actively cultivated and harvested in the mid - twentieth century. The historic landscape of the Captain John S. Pope Farm is typical of a mid -sized farm in Cedar Grove Township with field patterns dictated by the type of soil and changing little, if at all, in the early twentieth century and a majority of the land remaining wooded or undeveloped. Farm census records from 1925 indicate that only thirty-nine acres of the ninety -three acres held by Carl M. Pope (twenty acres were part of a non - contiguous parcel) were cultivated with fifteen acres cleared but not tilled and thirty-nine acres being "woods, waste, pasture, etc. "17 By 1935 and 1945, forty -four acres were in cultivation with thirty-nine acres remaining unimproved.18 Much of the unimproved land was located near the spring and its resulting stream, just south of where the farm road turns; this low -lying ground is not suitable for row crops and remained forested. Additionally, fields nearest the house were seasonally used as small garden plots but were used predominantly for the grazing of livestock. The fields at the north and east ends of the property were used to cultivate row crops, including tobacco, corn, and other grains based on the type of soil that dominated each field. The farm census records indicate little change in the number of acres dedicated to each crop and aerial photographs taken by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1938, 1955, 1966, and 1972 show little change to the field and forest pattern of the farm in the twentieth century. While the farm no longer cultivates row crops, the shift from cultivated fields to pasture has minimal visual impact on the landscape. Tobacco remained the prominent cash crop in Orange County through the early years of the twenty -first century. Four generations of the Pope family grew tobacco on the property from the 1870s through 2005. While the farm is no longer viable as a tobacco farm, the land remains in use, its open fields used to pasture -graze meat lambs for sale at local markets and restaurants. The family is proud to have the farm recognized as a Century Farm by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture for its continued agricultural use by a single family and is seeking a conservation easement to ensure its continued agricultural use. 16 Lefler, pg. 231. 17 Department of Agriculture, Statistics Division. 1925 Farm Census Report, Orange County. " Department of Agriculture, Statistics Division. 1935 and 1945 Farm Census Reports, Orange County. North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources State Historic Preservation Office Ramona M. Bartos, Admi-istrator Beverly Eaves Perdue, Govemor Linda A. Carlisle, Secretary Jeffrey J. Crow, Deputy Secretary September 4, 2012 Rich Shaw, Land Conservation Manager P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 Office of Archives and History Division of Historical Resources David Brook, Director Re: Capt. John S. Pope House, 6909 Efland -Cedar Grove Rd., Cedar Grove Twp., Orange Co. Dear Mr. Shaw: Thank you for the landmark designation report for the Captain John S. Pope House. We have reviewed it and offer the following comments in accordance with General Statute §160A- 400.6. The Captain John S. Pope Farm retains a notably intact mid- nineteenth century "Triple -A" I -house as well as an extensive collection of associated domestic and agricultural outbuildings, most of which date from the middle of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth centuries. In addition, it retains its historic setting of seventy -four acres of agricultural land with intact historic field patterns, continuously farmed by the Pope family since their acquisition of the land. We concur that the property is worthy of consideration as a local landmark and have communicated to you, via electronic mail, several technical revisions to the report which, once made, should provide the local governing board with enough information to determine whether or not the property has the requisite significance and integrity for designation as a local landmark. Archaeological resources associated with the nineteenth century occupation of the farm may be present. Care should be taken during ground disturbing activities to avoid inadvertent damage to or destruction of these resources. Landmark designation means the community recognizes the property as one worthy of preservation because of its special significance and integrity in the local community. Any substantial change in design, materials, and appearance are subject to the design review procedures of the historic preservation commission. The owner may receive an annual deferral of fifty percent of the property taxes for as long as the property is designated and retains special significance and integrity (N.C.G.S. §105 -278 etseq.). Please note that if the local governing board wishes to extend the commission's authority to significant interior features, the owner must give consent and the designation ordinance must specify the particular features subject to review and describe the nature of the commission's design review authority over them. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to comment on the report. Our comments are advisory only. Once the necessary public hearing or hearings have been held, the governing board may proceed with the Location: 109 )vast Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27601 Mailing Address: 4617 Mail Semite Center, Raleigh NC 27699 -4617 Telephone /Fax: (919) 807 - 6570/807 -6599 19 designation decision. Please find enclosed a designation confirmation form and notify me of the local governing board's action at your earliest convenience. Also, if applicable, please let me know of any provisions in the designation ordinance that differ from those specified in the report. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding our comments. Yours truly, �). r 2. J.R. Crawford N Preservation Commissions Coordinator 20 REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION CONFIRMATION To: Rich Shaw, Orange County Historic Preservation Commission From: Rob Crawford, Preservation Commissions Coordinator Date: September 4, 2012 When the local governing board has concluded its action on the designation ordinance for the Captain John S. Pope House, 6909 Efland -Cedar Grove Rd., Cedar Grove Twp., Orange County, please inform me via either: 1. the form below, mailed to me at 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -4617, 2. the form below, sent to me by fax at 919/807 -6599, or 3. call me at 919/807 -6580 with the information requested below. Also, please let me know of any provisions in the ordinance that are different from those specified in the report (such as boundaries). Thank you for your cooperation. To: Rob Crawford From: Orange County Historic Preservation Commission Date: The designation ordinance for the Captain John S. Pope House, 6909 Efland -Cedar Grove Rd., Cedar Grove Twp., Orange County, has been adopted by the local governing board. Yes No Date Ordinance provisions different from designation report: Attachment 4 21 Orange County HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Summary January 23, 2013 Environment and Agricultural Center, Hillsborough MEMBERS PRESENT: Todd Dickinson (Chair), Steve Rankin (Vice Chair), Statler Gilfillen, Rob Golan, Bob Ireland MEMBERS ABSENT: Joanna Lelekacs STAFF PRESENT: Peter Sandbeck, Rich Shaw GUESTS: None ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER Chair Dickinson called the meeting to order at 7:08 pm. ITEM #2: CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO AGENDA The special presentation by Stewart Dunaway was moved before the items for decision. ITEM #3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES (December 12, 2012) Dickinson asked for comments on the draft October 24 meeting summary. Golan and Dickinson pointed out three typos in the summary. Gilfillen motioned to accept the minutes as amended; seconded by Golan. Approved unanimously. ITEM #5: SPECIAL PROGRAM a. Presentation by Stewart Dunaway Dunaway began his presentation by providing an overview of his work on establishing, removing, and correcting NC state historical markers, including Hart's Mill (July 2007), Dickerson Chapel, and the First Paper Mill in Hillsborough (removed). He said his application for a marker at Dickerson Chapel was denied. Dunaway then described his work researching old maps, deed records, and other documents for individual town lots in Hillsborough. He introduced the contents of his new publication, which describes 238 town lots, along with public buildings, churches, schools /academy, roads, bridges, mill, town fires, and Chaseville. Dunaway noted one objective of writing his book was to give people access to deed records for all original town lots. He shared some interesting things he learned, including the following: a) a lot of deed records were lost; b) no original house from the mid -1750s remains; c) there was minor lot renumbering, d) street names have changed; e) the "Colonial Inn" was actually the Orange Hotel (1838); f) the town clock was possibly rebuilt or new in 1805 -06; g) the first courthouse was on the Haw River; h) the second courthouse was damaged by fire (1790); 3rd courthouse 1791; 0 courthouse 1845; and John Berry helped relocate the 4t" courthouse to the corner of Churton and Queen streets (now Dickerson Chapel AME Church). Dunaway answered questions from HPC members. Ireland asked whether he use Mary Claire Engstrom's lot listings. Dunaway said he consulted and used her information. He noted discrepancies regarding the demise of the original Anglican church (St. Mathews) due to fire, and provided his theory on that subject. He thinks the building parts were sold as scrap rather than the church being destroyed by fire. Dunaway responded to other questions, including whether he had researched changes to water courses [No]; why streets were named Tryon, King, and Queen following the Revolution [Perhaps town and county were more forgiving than other areas]; how would someone recognize a 1770s house [nails, joints]; and, could Magnuson house have been relocated [not on Sanborn maps; dendrochronology might help age.]. 22 Finally, Dunaway discussed his finding that unlike Chatham and Guilford counties, has found no court records of one town or county resident going after another for being loyal to the crown. Dunaway said his book is available for purchase, but is also at the county deed office and public library. ITEM #4: ITEMS FOR DECISION a. Local Landmark Application — Capt. John S. Pope Farm (Part 2) Dickinson reminded members of the status of the local landmark application for the Pope Farm. Sandbeck reviewed the owner's revised Part 2 of the application (dated 1/15/13). He explained that the primary revision was the inclusion of three auxiliary buildings that were not included in the National Register nomination: Well House II (c. 1952), House Ruin (c. 1952), and Garage III (c. 1970). Sandbeck then reviewed the revised Statement of Significance, which specifies that the entire- 75 -acre farm would be included in the landmark designation. He noted that the Pope Farm is a "remarkably intact example of a late nineteenth century 1 -house and tobacco farm complex," and is considered by the applicant to be the most intact of similar farm complexes in northern Orange County. Sandbeck also noted that the owner, Mr. Pope, would like the landmark designation to include some of the interior elements of the farmhouse: the mantels; the stair including treads, risers and all components of the handrail assembly; all original wood flooring in the main two story section of the house; all original two - panel doors; and the wide wood sheathing boards on the walls and ceilings. Sandbeck presented maps and aerial photographs of the farm property, and photographs of the house and outbuildings. He pointed out that although there have been changes to the farmhouse, the original floors, walls, and ceilings remain intact. Sandbeck answered questions from HPC members. Gilfillen asked whether it is within the purview of HPC to provide friendly guidance to local landmark owners, such recommending they remove vines or trees immediately adjacent to contributing structures. Sandbeck said he intends to provide that kind of guidance to current and future landmark owners. Sandbeck reviewed the process for landmark designation, including a joint HPC -BOCC public hearing, a formal HPC recommendation to the BOCC, and a final BOCC decision to designate the property a local landmark. Sandbeck suggested requesting a March 7 public hearing with the board of commissioners, but only if the HPC would have a quorum. He said he would poll members as to their availability. Gilfillen motioned that the HPC: request a joint public hearing with the Orange County Board of Commissioners to consider designating the Pope Farm as an Orange County Local Landmark, and that such designation include the entire 75 -acre farm with 20 contributing buildings, and that certain interior elements of the farmhouse will also be specified in such designation, including the original floors, stairway, hand - planed sheathing boards on the walls and ceilings, and the mantels. The motion was seconded by Rankin and approved unanimously. Staff was directed to prepare a draft ordinance and complete a thorough photo documentation prior to designation with special attention given to the outbuildings. b. Public Hearing for National Register Nomination for the Pope Farm Dickinson opened the public hearing for consideration of the Pope Farm being listed in the National Register of Historic Places. He reviewed information about the property, including the farmhouse and outbuildings, photo documentation, and the nomination that was submitted for state approval. There were no members of the public present so Dickinson asked for any comments or discussion from HPC members. Golan said it was evident this is an intact farm of county significance. He noted that it is uncommon for a landowner to be willing and interested to place restrictions on his or her property. Rankin and Ireland agreed, and pointed out that the listing of this farm would be an incentive for the owners of other like farms to consider National Register or local landmark designation. Gilfillen said he was impressed by the owner's interest in pursuing this designation. Dickinson closed the public hearing. 23 Ireland proposed the following motion: The HPC finds that the Captain John S. Pope Farm meets the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and offers its full recommendation for listing to the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration and approval at the BOCC regular meeting on Jan. 24, 2013. The motion was seconded by Golan and was approved unanimously. Sandbeck described the next steps in the National Register process, beginning with his presentation to the board of county commissioners the following evening [January 24] for its endorsement of the listing. Dickinson suggested issuing a news release following the State's anticipated listing of the property. ITEM #6: DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Thank you note from Tina Moon Sandbeck circulated a note from Tina Moon in which she expressed her gratitude to HPC members. b. Historic Resource evaluation exercise Due to the late hour, this item was tabled until the next meeting. C. 2012 Work Plan — Monthly Update & Progress Check The monthly update to the HPC work plan was received without any discussion. d. Identify potential candidates to fill the one HPC vacancy Sandbeck reviewed the HPC's eligibility criteria. Dickinson led a discussion of people that have applied for appointment to the HPC. Sandbeck and Shaw described staff's initial efforts to solicit new applications. Dickinson noted that Golan's term would end in March 2013, and that he is eligible for reappointment. Golan said he would consider reappointment to the HPC. ITEM #7: UPDATES AND INFORMATION ITEMS a. Hollow Rock archaeological survey Sandbeck provided brief update of the County's phase 2 archaeology survey of its Hollow Rock property. He said the consultant found numerous flakes and couple of ceramic items, but nothing else remarkable. Rankin commented on his knowledge of the site. He noted UNC archaeologist, Steve Davis, is very interested in this site, but has not yet identified it for a field school. Rankin said he would like to follow up with Davis and asked if a state archaeologist, such as Davis, would need to compete with other consulting firms even if he could do it for lower cost. Sandbeck said the State might allow a sole source contract. Sandbeck concluded by saying the fieldwork has completed and a final report is forthcoming. b. Protecting resources on public lands in Hillsborough Shaw reported that he and Sandbeck intend to have a draft interlocal agreement for HPC consideration in advance of it being submitted to the town and county elected boards for approval. C. Proposal for Orange County Heritage Center Ireland discussed his proposal for a virtual heritage center and initial feedback he had received from HPC members and others. Ireland said he wished to withdraw his proposal from consideration. He said any effort to consolidate records should be digital, but feels the HPC is probably not suited to take the lead. Ireland explained that none of the groups seem to want to give up or share historical documents. Gilfillen said he hopes to keep the idea alive and would like to examine it further, but he questions whether it's the HPC's role to advance this proposal. Sandbeck said he would share the results of an earlier work group that discussed these same issues. d. Neville's Chapel, Jones Ferry Road There was no discussion of this item. 24 e. Efforts to put Orange County's historic property survey data on the web Sandbeck provided update on his efforts to work with the County's IT staff and others to put the county historic properties inventory on the County website. He discussed his interest in creating an open portal to receive and share information as has been done in Durham. Sandbeck said he will prepare a demonstration for HPC members to consider at a future meeting. Golan reiterated his interest in completing a historic architecture book for Orange County and suggested using a group such as the LULU website to print books on a pay -as- you -go basis as Dunaway is doing for his new publication. f. Old County Courthouse study and long range preservation plan Due to the late hour, this item was tabled for discussion at a future meeting. g. BOCC review of HPC annual report at Jan. 29th work session Dickinson said he planned to attend the upcoming BOCC work session during which the BOCC will review the HPC's annual report and work plan. Shaw said this would be an opportunity for Dickinson to share any information or planned initiatives with the commissioners. Dickinson said he and Sandbeck would meet in advance to prepare for the meeting. ITEM #8: ADJOURNMENT Dickinson adjourned the meeting at approximately 9:40 pm. Meeting summary by Rich Shaw, DEAPR staff IR Attachment 5 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA In accordance with Section 3.7 of the Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) of Orange County, also referred to as the "Historic Preservation Ordinance," notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners and the HPC shall hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Department of Social Services, Hillsborough Commons, 113 Mayo Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina to receive citizen comment on the application and proposed ordinance for designating the following property as an Orange County Local Historic Landmark: Captain John S. Pope Farm, consisting of a 75.34 acre parcel at 6909 Efland -Cedar Grove Road, Cedar Grove Township (PIN: 9859019289) The Pope Farm is one of the best - preserved historic agricultural complexes still surviving in northern Orange County, exemplifying a mid -sized tobacco farm of the type that prospered from the late 19th century until the 1960s. The complex includes a two -story farmhouse built 1870 -74, along with twenty historic outbuildings. All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing and be heard. Questions regarding the application may be directed to the Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation located in the Environment and Agricultural Center, 306A Revere Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also call 245 -2517 for more information. Peter Sandbeck, Cultural Resources Coordinator PUBLISH: February 20, 2013 February 27, 2013 25 Attachment 6 AN ORDINANCE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE CAPTAIN JOHN S. POPE FARM IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK Whereas, all of the prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance prescribed in Part 3C, Article 19, Chapter 160A (Historic Districts and Landmarks) of the General Statutes of North Carolina and an Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission of Orange County (the "Historic Preservation Ordinance ") have been met; and Whereas, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has taken into full consideration all statements and information in the application and the designation report prepared by the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission and presented to the Board of County Commissioners on the day of April, 2013, on the question of designating the property known as Captain John S. Pope Farm as a historic landmark; and Whereas, the property known as the Captain John S. Pope Farm, located in Cedar Grove Township in the County of Orange and more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, is one of the best preserved historic tobacco farm complexes in the northern part of the county; and Whereas, the original farmhouse built between 1870 and 1874 remains largely intact and retains virtually all of its original interior woodwork and room finishes, including its distinctive ornamental mantels and stair; and 26 Whereas, the Captain John S. Pope Farm retains a collection of twenty historic outbuildings dating from the 1860s to the 1960s; and Whereas, the John S. Pope Farm with its farmhouse and collection of historic outbuildings exemplifies the small and mid -sized tobacco farms that once prospered throughout Orange County and the northern Piedmont section of the state; and Whereas, the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission has recognized the historic, architectural and cultural significance of the property known as the Captain John S. Pope Farm and has recommended that the property be designated a "historic landmark" as outlined in Article 3 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance; and 27 Whereas, the State Historic Preservation Office, an agency of the Office of Archives and History of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, has reviewed and commented on the findings of the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission, and has approved the Captain John S. Pope Farm for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina that: Section 1. The property known as the Captain John S. Pope Farm, located in Cedar Grove Township, Orange County, North Carolina jurisdictional area, consisting of the entire 75.34 acre parcel more particularly described in Exhibit A, is hereby designated a historic landmark pursuant to Part 3C, Article 19, Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and the Orange County Historic Preservation Ordinance. Section 2. The owner(s) and occupant(s) of the property known as Captain John S. Pope Farm be given notice of this ordinance as required by applicable law, and that copies of this ordinance be filed and indexed in the office of the County Clerk, Orange County Register of Deeds, Orange County Tax Supervisor and Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation, as required by the applicable law. Section 3. In accordance with Part 3C, Article 19, Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and the Orange County Historic Preservation Ordinance, the exterior and site features of all historic landmarks are always under the purview of the Historic Preservation Commission's Certificate of Appropriateness provisions. For the Captain John S. Pope Farm, this will include the historic outbuildings listed as being "contributing" in the Landmark Designation report. The jurisdiction of the Historic Preservation Commission may also extend over interior spaces with the consent of the owner. The Historic Preservation Commission shall include in its jurisdiction for the Captain John S. Pope Farm the preservation of the following interior features of the farmhouse that it finds to be unique and important to the property, and to which the owner has agreed: the original hand - planed wall and ceiling sheathing boards; original mantels; the stair including handrail assembly, treads, risers and associated woodwork; and wood floors throughout. The HPC shall determine Certificates of Appropriateness for the Captain John S. Pope Farm based on approved design standards, with reference to the designation ordinance, the application materials and the designation report. Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 5. Any part of this ordinance determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in violation of any law or constitutional provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity of the remainder. Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. 2 W NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby officially designate the Captain John S. Pope Farm as an Orange County Local Historic Landmark. This the day of April 2013. Barry Jacobs, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners Attest Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board EXHIBIT A The Captain John S. Pope Farm is located at 6909 Efland -Cedar Grove Road in Cedar Grove Township and is referenced in Orange County Land Records as Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 9859 -01 -9289, containing 75.34 acres more or less. The property is owned by Mr. Robert Pope, 608 Polk St., Raleigh, NC 27604