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FROM : Donald R. Belk, Preservation Planner a ;
SUBJECT : Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, February 24 , 1999
DATE : February 17 , 1999
COPIES : Dave Stancil, Director
Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24 , 1999 at 7 : 00 p . m . in the Planning
and Agriculture Center conference room .
There are many projects now in the works . Most importantly, please review the Proposals received
for - the ( 1 ) White Oak Grove School NRN project; and (2) the St. Mary ' s Road Corridor
Architectural Survey . Also for your review is a draft Request for Proposals for the Orange County
Architectural History .
I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday .
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AGENDA
ORANGE COUNTY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
CONFERENCE ROOM # 1 - PLANNING & AGRICULTURAL CENTER
306 REVERE ROAD
HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA
February 24 , 1999
TIME PAGE AGENDA ITEM
7 : 00 1 . CALL TO ORDER
2 . CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
7 : 05 3 . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
01 a. January 5 , 1999
7 : 10 4 . CHAIR COMMENTS
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7 : 15 05 5 . CITIZEN ' S REPORT
a. Hillsborough resident Tom Magnuson seeks the Commission 's endorsement of his
proposal for the startup of the Trading Path Preservation Association,
7 : 25 5 . ITEM FOR DISCUSSION
11 a . 1999 Historic Preservation Fund (CLG) Grant Application
The final version of the application submitted to SHPO on January 30, 1999 for
funds to prepare a National Register nomination for The Oaks Rural Historic
Landscape District.
b . Proposals to Conduct Architectural Survey of the St. Mary ' s Road Corridor
17 Provided for your review are proposals received from Betsy Gohdes-Eaten (pp. 17-
28) and Longleaf Historic Resources (pp. 29- 75) .
77 c . Request for Proposals - Archeological Survey of the St. Mary ' s Road Corridor
This RFP was mailed to the SHPO 's consultants list on February 17.
83 d. Orange County Historical Architecture Manuscript : Draft Request for
Proposals
This RFP is scheduled for consideration by the Board of Commissioners on
March 3, 1999.
87 e . Proposal to Prepare National Register Nomination for the White Oak Grove
School
Provided for your review is a proposal received from New South Associates,
6 . INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
91 a. Letters from Orange County re : Cabe-Pratt Harris National Register
Nomination
95 b . Letter from David Brook, Deputy SHPO re : 1999 Annual Historic
Preservation Conference, March 26-27, Hickory
101 c. Information re : 2nd Annual Statewide Conference of the African-American
Network on Historic Preservation
105 d. Letter from Carole Crumley to Landfill Owners Group
107 e. SHPO Comments on Orange County Annual CLG Report
109 f. "An opportunity in Hickory Grove" , article from 1 -24-99 Chapel Hill News
g. " Same bat time, same bat guano " , article from 1 = 10-99 Chapel Hill News
8 : 30 7. ADJOURNMENT
IF UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING, PLEASE CALL THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AT EXTENSION 2594 (NUMBERS LISTED BELOW). STAFF CAN
THEN DETERMINE IF QUORUM WILL BE PRESENT FOR THE MEETING.
HILLSBOROUGH - 732-8181 CHAPEL HILL - 967-9251
MEBANE - 227-2031 DURHAM. - 688-7331
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MINUTES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
January 5 , 1999
Members Present : Tom Allison, . Chair
Jean Anderson
Rachel Gaya
Bob Rich
Patricia Samford
Member Absent : Brenda Vanhook
Staff Present : Don Belk, Planner
Debra Graham, Administrative Assistant
Dave Stancil , Director, Environment & Resource Conservation Dept .
AGENDA ITEM # 1 : CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Allison called the meeting to order at approximately 7905 p . m .
AGENDA ITEM #2 : CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
Allison commented that agenda item #6 . d will be removed from the agenda because of no new
action on that item .
AGENDA ITEM #3 : APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. November 24 , 1998
MOTION : Anderson moved to approve the minutes of November 24 , 19980
Seconded by Rich and Samford .
VOTE : Unanimous .
AGENDA ITEM #4 : CHAIR COMMENTS
None ,
AGENDA ITEM #5 : PUBLIC HEARING ON A NOMINATION TO THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES :
a. HP - 1 -99 CABE-PRATT=HARRIS HOUSE (RIVERBEND FARM) , OR 0656
1 . Chair Comments/Open Public Hearing
Allison welcomed the visitors for the public hearing .
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2 . Staff Report
Belk reported that on November 20 , 1998 , the Orange County Planning Department received a
letter from the State Historic Preservation Office, notifying us that a National Register
nomination for the Cabe-Pratt-Harris House would be considered by the NC National Register
Advisory Committee on January 14 , 1999 .
In accordance with Certified Local Government requirements, Orange County has 60 days in
which to comment on the proposed nomination. Furthermore, the local Historic Preservation
Commission is required to provide an opportunity for public comment on the nomination within
that 60 day period .
The Historic Preservation Commission discussed briefly the Cabe-Pratt-Harris House National
Register nomination at their meeting on November 24 . On December 21 , 1998 , notices of a
hearing on the proposed nomination were sent by certified mail to all property owners within 500
feet of the property that contains the Cabe -Pratt-Harris House . On December 26, 1998 and
January 2 , 1999 , notices of public hearing were published in the Chapel Hill Herald . On
December 30 , 1998 , a notice of public hearing was published in the News of Orange County .
ill fulfill the Historic Preservation Commission ' s requirement for public
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comment on the proposed nomination .
The proposed nomination is for the Cabe-Pratt-Harris House , located in the Eno Township on the
west side of Pleasant Green Road ( SR 1567) approximately . 75 miles north of the junction with
U . S . 70 . The property is referenced as Lot 1 on tax map 24 .
The Cabe-Pratt-Harris House was placed on the National Register Study List by the NC Division
of Archives and History on January 12 , 1984 . Placement on the Study List implies that the site is
potentially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places .
The National Register nomination form, drafted by historic preservation consultant Patricia S .
Dickinson, was distributed to the HPC at the November 24 , 1998 meeting .
According to the nomination form, the Cabe -Pratt-Harris House is eligible for listing in the
National Register of Historic Places because it embodies distinctive characteristics of an
architectural type , a period, or method of construction. The house, a rare example of a one- story,
hall-parlor plan in the late- Georgian architectural style , is notable as an example of a small but _
substantial early-nineteenth century farm house of the Eno River Valley .
To summarize facts about the National Register of Historic Places . it is the nation ' s official list
of buildings, structures , objects , sites , and districts worthy of preservation for their significance
in American history , architecture , archaeology, and culture . The National Register was
established by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 . The purpose of the Act is to
ensure that as a matter of public policy, properties significant in national, state, and local history
are considered in the planning of federal undertakings, and to encourage historic preservation
initiatives by state and local governments and the private sector.
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The listing of a property in the National Register places no obligation or restriction on a private
owner using private resources to maintain or alter the property . Over the years , various federal
incentives have been introduced to assist private preservation initiatives . A private owner of a
National Register property becomes obligated to follow federal preservation standards only if
federal funding or licensing is used in work on the property, or if the owner seeks and receives a
special benefit that derives from National Register designation, such as a grant or a tax credit .
The Cabe-Pratt-Harris House would be the 1 lth National Register site in the unincorporated area
of Orange County .
Staff finds that the Cabe -Pratt-Harris House meets the criteria for eligibility for listing on the
National Register .
This concludes the staff report on the proposed nomination .
3 . Questions from Commission
There were no questions from the Commission .
4 . Comments from the Public
Allison reiterated that there would be no restrictions placed on this property or adjacent property .
Jim Brame, representative of a family partnership that owns some adjacent property, commented
that they are supportive of the idea. He stated that their only concern would be if there were
restrictions placed on development in the future .
Allison stated that this would only enhance the adjacent property and would in no way adversely
affect the property . He also noted that National Register designation would be a plus for future
development .
Brame stated that they are looking forward to this project helping them rather than hurting them .
5 . Close Public Hearing
Allison closed the public hearing portion of the meeting .
6 . HPC Discussion and Recommendation
MOTION : Rich moved to accept -the nomination for the Cabe -Pratt-Harris House . Seconded
by Anderson .
VOTE : Unanimous .
AGENDA ITEM #6 : ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
a. 1999 Historic Preservation Fund (CLG) Grant
Belk stated that he had informed the County Manager of the HPC ' s recommendation from last
month ' s meeting to complete a National Register nomination for The Oaks district. It is
anticipated that this item will be considered by the Board of Commissioners at their meeting on
ill allow the submittal of the application prior to the ddli eane of January
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b . St. Mary ' s Road Corridor Preservation Planning Study - Historic Architecture
Survey
Belk announced that the Board of Commissioners approved the Requests for Proposals and those
have been mailed to a list of consultants with a due date of January 22 . He stated that in
ill hopefully have three or four consultants to select from and then make a
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recommendation to hire someone . He also stated that, in regards to the archaeological aspect, he
will need to find a doctoral candidate or group of graduate students to take on this project. If this
is not done in a reasonable time, then RFP ' s will need to be sent out to private archaeological
firms and independent consultants .
c. White Oak Grove School - Preparation of National Register Nomination
Belk stated that when the Requests for Proposals were sent out for the St. Mary ' s Road project,
one was included for the White Oak Grove School National Register nomination. He stated that
firms were asked to submit a proposal for one or both of the prof ects so it is possible that one
consultant will be working on both projects .
d . Orange County Historical Architecture Manuscript
This item removed from agenda.
AGENDA ITEM #7 : INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
a. North Carolina African-American Network on Historic Preservation ; December
newsletter and announcement of Piedmont Regional Meeting
AGENDA ITEM #8 : ADJOURNMENT
Belk stated that he had received notice on the annual workshops for preservation commissions
that are sponsored by the State office and he would like for everyone to consider these
workshops .
Allison adjourned the meeting at approximately 7 : 35 p . m .
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Prospectus
for the
Startup of the Trading Path Preservation Association
By
T . R . Magnuson
103 East Tryon Street
Hillsborough , NC 27278
919-732 -6957
January 23 , 1999
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INTRODUCTION
The Trading Path Preservation Association exists today only as a concept.
But the concept has broad -based support at the national , state and local
levels of government, among related conservation NGOs , and among
academics familiar with the importance of the subject. In the coming
weeks and months the Trading- Path Association will become a real and
vital institution .
SUMMARY
The Trading Path Preservation Association will preserve what is known as
" The Indian Trading Path " as a national heritage treasure . The Trading
Path , a corridor of river crossings linked by roads and trails between the
James River colonial settlements ( nominally Petersburg , VA ) and the
Cherokee country in the Carolinas and Georgia . Interstate Highway 85
approximates its course today . It served Indian commerce prior to
European colonization , and it served as one of the principle avenues for
European penetration of the Piedmont of the Southeastern United States .
Indian and , later, European settlements occupied key points along its
course many of which persist to this day . Around them and in towns long
abandoned and erased from the map lie much of the history of the
Southeastern Piedmont. Preservation of the remnants of The Trading Path
will secure archaeologically important materials as yet unstudied , create
an unrivaled tool for education about the Piedmont' s peoples and
environment, and bring heritage tourism to numerous economically
bypassed rural communities in the Trading Path Corridor.
This prospectus seeks your support in this startup process . Your
endorsement would be invaluable , as would be your active assistance in
promoting this project throughout your influential network of heritage
preservationists .
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GOALS AND MEANS
The goals of the Trading Path Preservation Association are to :
• Concentrate information and expertise sufficient to facilitate Trading Path
related towns and counties in protecting and developing their Trading Path
heritage assets .
• Promote and support the study of the Trading Path and related subjects .
• Integrate local Trading Path preservation initiatives in a linked matrix of
heritage sites suitable for adoption by the National Park Service as a non -
contiguous National Park .
Action Steps to support these goals The Project include :
• Develop a state of the art internet presence for the Trading Path
Association and all participating communities and heritage sites ;
• Create a concentration of information and expertise bearing on the Trading
Path ;
• Produce and maintain a comprehensive list of Trading Path river fords and
their related community and county leadership cadres ;
• Locate and index maps and historical records bearing on the Trading Path ;
• Produce and maintain a comprehensive index of secondary literature ;
• Create and maintain a database of conservation , preservation and other
scientific , governmental , non - profit and commercial services supportive of
communities in the Trading Path attempting to realize the value of their
heritage sites ; and
• Sponsor internships in and fund research into the history , geography and
archeology of the Trading Path .
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To accomplish its goals and achieve financial independence , The Trading
Path Preservation Association will :
• Sell membership in the Association to communities , counties and
interested others ;
• Develop and market guidelines and procedures for locating , preserving
and exploiting . Trading Path infrastructure ;
• Produce and distribute multimedia materials suitable for popular and
academic consumption ;
• Promote , develop and market preservation and heritage tourism training
for local agents landagencies in the Trading Path ; and
• Identify , monitor and establish , working relationships with potential
funding sources .
IMMEDIATE TASKS
IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS THE TRADING PATH PRESERVATION
ASSOCIATION MUST .
• Establish popular , political and academic support in Virginia , South Carolina
and Georgia , and among the Indian communities involved ;
• Complete application for tax exempt status ;
• Create a public presence through targeted mailings ;
• Produce and field a state of the art internet site ; and
• Demonstrate broad support for its endeavor.
ABOUT THE PROJECT TODAY
This project is the outcome of twenty years of avocational research
performed by Tom Magnuson ( BA , MA in History ) related to the history and
geography of the Piedmont. Mr. Magnuson has thirty years of experience
in government contracting and small , high technology business startups ,
and he has written more than twenty -eight business plans for startups . . In
keeping with that process , he performed a feasibility study on this project
ten years ago and repeated it five years ago . These investigations
demonstrated that the project simply wasn ' t practical owing to a want of
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necessary national , state and local governmental infrastructure to support
the effort. Substantial growth in government support for resource
conservation , a growing heritage awareness and , particularly , the growth
of governmental support of heritage tourism over the past five years ,
though , now make this project feasible . The Eno River Association in
Durham , NC , long a supporter of Mr. Magnuson ' s research , has agreed to
house and manage any grants received for the Trading Path prior to its
acquiring 501 C status .
REFERENCES
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2A The News of Orange County, Hillsborough, NC, Wednesday; January 27, 1999
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Hillsborough resident, Tom Magnuson, points out fragments of an old wood stove and the chimney pile on the
site of the Quaker School on Highway 57, north of Hillsborough.
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Quaker ur in . round
By Jim Muting their own meeting. Fallen into disrepair over the
The News of Orange County In June of 1759 a lease entered years, the Burying Ground was hit
into with William Comb provided ' particularly hard by Hurricane Fran.
While entering or leaving Hills- the 348-acre grant which would A number of large, hardwood trees
borough on Highways 86 North or become the site of the Burying were uprooted, causing extensive
57, one may feel as if traffic is Ground, Meeting House, , and damage to the stacked stone wall,
backed all the way up to the Vir- School. Though a number' of eighteenth
ginia state line, and nineteenth century head- and
Long a major thoroughfare, As millers and craftsmen;, the footstones are still intact, many
Highway 57 was once known as the ' Friends soon became vital members were toppled or damaged.
High Road to Oxford and later be- of the local community. According to Magnuson, a former
came the post road. Also known as The Meeting House burned in < history teacher at Carolina Friends
the great road, it was passable even 1877. All that remains of the School, the State Meeting plans to
during wet weather that might flood school, in use until the 1920s, is map sites such as the one on 57 and
the Low Road, a section of which the base of the chimney pile, and a to place marker's commemorating
is now known as St. Mary's Road. piletof debris left when the chimney their Importance,
A portion *of the Indian trading toppled in 1967. Durham resident Peter Skillerri
path, which ran from Virginia According to Hillsborough resi- and other members of the Durham
through North and South Carolina, dent Tom Magnuson, the chimneys IF • '.
and on into Georgia, also traversed were usually built on the north side Meeting are interested -in preserving .
the area. of structures to act as windbreaks, the- site, though no consensus has
About three miles north of Hills- Engstrom wrote in 1983, "only been reached as to how to go about
borough on 57, just above Mars 73 .of the • several • hundred grave this .
Hill Baptist Church, is the old stones still carry dimly decipherable Along - with the ravages of time
Quaker. Burying Ground and the site jnscriptions which• cannot be visi- and the elements, another concern is
of a Quaker School ' arid: Meeting ble much longer:' ' ' encroachment by. a proposed' devel-
for residents of the Eno Valley. opment - to be located : _ between
It. is Magnuson s understanding Highways 57 and 86 . '
According to Mary Claire Eng- that a.Jfew "Negroes". are buried in. A new school will be built on a
strom ' s Early Quakers, in the Eno - the section of the Burying Ground site of approximately 25 acres adja-
River Valley; Friends first settled enclosed by • a- double angle in the cent to the Mars Hill Baptist
along the great road in 1751 -52, 'stacked stone wall. Church property, and a sub-division
though a few families had- settled
elsewhere in the valley in the• Iate According to Engstrom, a small of approximately 350 units will
1740s and early 1750s. The Cane number of Quakers owned slaves to likely follow.
Creek Meeting comprising the larg- provide labor for mills • and planta- Upon hearing of the proximity of '
est group. tions, and to care for aged persons ' the proposed development to . the
in their homes. By 1769409 the Burying Ground, Jean Anderson,,
Joseph Maddock, a miller, car- ' North Carolina Yearly Meeting author of Durham County: ' The
penter, magistrate, and horticultur- came close to forbidding all buying History of Durham County, Comm
ist arrived in 1754. His mill would or selling of Negroes, in spite of mented, "that. is • most troubling:'
prove important as the site of or- legislation which forbade the free- And so, as It has for the past
ganizational meetings held by the ing of slaves in North Carolina, two-hundred-fifty years, the site of
Regulators in 1766, At least * one Confederate veteran .the Burying Ground stands at ,the
In 1754 the. Eno Quakers first is buried within the walls of the crossroads of progress and contra-
took steps to formally organize Burying Ground. ' versy.
Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Department
I' . O . Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278
Phone : 919J.')?M181 or 91M67- 9251 x2597 fill
Faxe 919- 644-3002 J ± . ,
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January 29 , 1999
Linda Harris Edmisten , Grants Administrator
State Historic Preservation Office
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh , North Carolina 27601 -2807
Re : 1999 Historic Preservation Fund Grant Application
Dear Ms . Edmisten :
At its January 19 , 1999 meeting , the Orange County Board of Commissioners authorized the
County Manager to submit the enclosed application for 1999 Historic Preservation Grant funds .
As noted in the application , we wish to prepare a * nomination of The Oaks Rural Historic
Landscape District for the National Register of Historic Places .
Should you have any questions about the application , please feel free to contact me at ( 919)
732-8181 , extension 2594 .
Sincerely ,
Donald R . Belk, AICP
Preservation Planner
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1999 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND HPF APPLICATION FORM( )
State Historic Preservation Office
North Carolina Division of Archives and History
I . PROJECT INFORMATION (Please type or print with black ink)
Titles. The Oaks Rural Historic Landscape District
Project Type :
Archaeological Investigation
Architectural Survey
Survey Manuscript
X . National Register (NR) Nominations
Architectural/Engineering Studies
Restoration/Rehabilitation (NR Property)
Other ( Specify)
II . APPLICANT INFORMATION
Contact Person : Donald R. Belk Title : Preservation Planner
Address : 306F Revere Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278 Telephone : (919) 7324181 x2594
fax (919) 644-3002 e-mail : dbelkaco . orange . nc .us
Applicant Organization or Agency : Orange County
Applicant Organization or Agency federal ID # :
Certified Local Government (if applicable) : Certification effective April 13 , 1993
Local Matching Funds : (non-federal) Attach list if necessary
Donor : Orange County
Source . General Fund
Date Available : July 1 , 1999 Kind (cash/other) Cash/In-Kind Amount : _ $4 , 00012 , 000
Local Project Coordinator : _ Same as Contact Person (above)
Address .
Telephone : .
fax : e-mail :
John Link Cointy Manager l Let/ Q9
SIGNATURE AND TITLE : Officer of Applicant rganization i DATE
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III . ABSTRACT OF PROPOSED PROJECT (SEE ATTACHED ABSTRACT .)
On a separate sheet, please describe in one well developed paragraph# what will be accomplished with
the grant and matching funds, and how the project meets the goals of Legacy, North Carolina ' s
comprehensive historic preservation plan for the 1990s (see enclosed information) .
Applications for architectural surveys should include the estimated number of acres and properties to
be surveyed . Archaeological survey project abstracts must be accompanied by a map (USGS Quad)
showing the area(s) to be covered and a narrative statement/estimate of the acreage to be covered .
Historic Preservation Office staff are available for assistance in developing the project description,
including an estimated budget (see contact information) .
Please limit the abstract to three double spaced typewritten pages .
IV . BUDGET : AN ESTIMATE OF PROJECT COSTS
Below is an itemized budget for work to be accomplished with both grant and matching funds
during the estimated project period of 12 months beginning August 1 , 1999 and ending
September 30 , 2000 .
(Matching funds must constitute at least 40% of actual costs) .
Budget Items : Estimated Cost :
Principal Consultant* $ 91000
Project Coordinator 11500
Film/Developmg 500
Mapping/GIS Coordination 1 , 000
* Consultant ' s fee is all-inclusive of professional fee, travel, and per diem .
TOTAL PROJECT COST �_ 124, 000
GRANT REQUEST $ 6 , 000 MATCHING FUNDS $ 64000
Budget Notes :
( 1 ) Cash funds must be available for payment of direct costs, such as salaries or contractor fees,
travel, film and developing . Be sure that grant funds are matched with sufficient nonfederal cash
match to meet this requirement. .
(2) In-kind contributions may include office costs, use of equipment, donated labor or material,
indirect costs (universities only), and project coordination, provided _they are essential to the project
and property documented .
(3 ). Matching funds must constitute at least 40 % of actual costs .
1999 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND (HPF) APPLICATION FORM
State Historic Preservation Office
North Carolina Division of Archives and History
III. ABSTRACT OF PROPOSED PROJECT
During the inventory of historic resources in the unincorporated portions of Orange County,
The Oaks Crossroads was placed on the National Register � Study List as a district deemed
potentially eligible for the National Register by the North Carolina National Register Advisory
Committee . The rural crossroads community centers on the historic crossroads of Old
Hillsborough Road and Old Fayetteville Road, now the intersection of North Carolina Highway
54, Mebane Oaks Road, Saxapahaw Road, and Lloydtown Road. The community is comprised
of a * small, dispersed collection of buildings dating to various periods in the 19th and early 20th
centuries—including several domestic single-family residences , a church, and a historic academy
that now serves as a bed-and-breakfast. There are also several unoccupied cultivated and
forested tracts within the area.
The Oaks crossroads and environs contain suitable contributing characteristics to qualify as
a rural historic district. The Oaks area exhibits elements of a historic cultural landscape , a
landscape that has evolved through use by the people whose activities and occupancy have
modified the physical environment. Affected by the processes of land uses, patterns of spatial
organization, responses to the natural environment, and cultural traditions, The Oaks is reflective of
an agricultural-based, tightly-knit community that was self-reliant and innovative in character. The
Oaks possesses a significant concentration, linkage , and continuity of land uses , buildings and
structures, roads, and natural features that would qualify it as a National Register Rural Historic
District. Furthermore, this district contains significant examples of mid-to-late 19th and early 20th
century vernacular and stylish architecture . Among these are the Bingham School, a National
Register property .
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Grant funds would be used to hire a consultant to conduct survey work aimed at developing
a thorough historic context of The Oaks rural landscape . The scope of work would include :
determination of historic area boundaries and evaluation of the landscape elements ; expanded
nificance and historic integrity of the landscape and
surveys on historic structures ; evaluation of sig
built environments application of the National Register criteria and preparation of the National
Register forms . The work would also include the required photography for the nomination forms
and preparation of a color slide presentation.
National Register designation would be the basis for a more extensive citizen-based
planning initiative, wherein the residents of The Oaks would work toward a consensus on a vision
of their community' s future . Local district designation and design guidelines would be among the
tools for implementing the community-based plan .
A National Register nomination for The Oaks Rural Historic Landscape District would
address several objectives of the county ' s Historic Preservation Element; namely, promoting
nominations to the National Register and broadening the base of support for historic preservation
in the community .
This proposal for a 1999 CLG grant would provide a model for meeting the goals and
obj ectives of the Legacy plan . Orange County is already implementing its own historic
preservation plan through a number of initiatives . These include an active local landmarks
designation program, a recent National Register listing for the Cedar Grove Crossroads Rural
Historic District, a preservation planning study for the St. Marys Road/Indian Trading Path
Corridor. The County has created a Environment and Resource Conservation Department to
effectively integrate historic preservation concerns into the planning process . Therefore, the
proposed project, under the auspices of the County ' s ongoing preservation program, meets all the
objectives of Legacy Goal #2 (Planning) . . In addition, the project immediately addresses
Objective #4D . Upon listing of The Oaks Rural Historic Landscape District in the National
Register, Objectives #5D - through # 5G will be addressed through the County " s continued
commitment to historic preservation.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
Addendum to Subgrant Applications
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM RECEIVES FEDERAL
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC
PROPERTIES . UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND SECTION 504
OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 , THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON - THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED,
NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, RELIGION, AGE OR HANDICAP IN ITS
FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS . IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEEN
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN ANY PROGRAM, ACTIVITY OR FACILITY, AS
DESCRIBED ABOVE, OR IF YOU DESIRE FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE WRITE
TO : OFFICE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, D . C . 20240 .
Signed : John M . Link Jr.
Title : CoE= Manager
Date of Signing : Z 9 q 9
National Register Nomina on - The Oaks Rural
Project : _ Historic Landscape District
Note : Acknowledgement of the Equal Opportunity Statement above shall accompany each
application for federal funding . Receipt of this signed and dated statement will fulfill this
requirement.
Betsy Gohdes-Baten 2737 Circle Drive, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 489= 6368
Mr. Donald Belk
Orange County Planning Department
206F Revere Rd.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
February 9, 1999
Dear
I will c nduct a survey of the St . Mary's Road Corridor from US 70 to the Durham
County Boundary under the terms discussed in your letter: I will update the 1992 -93
survey as necessary, prepare survey files according to NCSHPO standards for
properties that now fall within the 50-year age guideline or that may have been excluded
from the earlier survey, evaluate the potential for a National Register District within the
corridor, prepare a study list application for the district if appropriate, and attend the
three meetings you specify .
I understand the project' s cost is not .to exceed $3,500 . I believe I can do the above-
specified work for $3, 400 including photography expenses . If I am the successful
bidder, I will require $ 750 after signing the contract to do the work and $2, 650 on
completion of the project to your satisfaction. I can begin work on April 15, 1999, and
will complete all work by or before June 30, 1999 .
I know the St . Marys Road Corridor well. Having been raised in Durham County, I have
traveled it frequently over many years going to and from Hillsborough. Within the last
six years, I have also prepared National Register Nominations . for Maple Hill or the
Jacob Jackson Farm, the Holden-Roberts Farm now called Rolling Acres (nomination
withdrawn by owner), and a study list application for Sunnyside, Captain John Berry' s
summer home, all properties located along the St. Marys Road Corridor in Orange
County . In addition I am familiar with the history of milling along the Eno River in the
area. I am submitting my resume and a copy . of Section 8 of the Holden-Roberts Farm
National Register Nomination as a sample of my work for your consideration. I look
forward to the possibility of working with you on this project . If you have any
questions, please call me at the above number.
Sincerely,
Betsy Gohdes-Baten
BETSY GOHDES-BATEN 2737 Circle Drive, Durham, NC 27705 (919) 489-6368
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Master of Regional Planning,
Focus: Housing And Community Development, 1996 (no GPAs) .
Work includes: Planning for Historic Preservation, History of North Carolina Architecture,
Urban Spatial Structures, Urban Revitalization, Urban Design Theory, Community Development,
Housing Law, Housing Policy Analysis, Housing and Real Estate Investment Analysis, Cost-Benefit
Analysis, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Demographics, Nonprofit Management
* Planning Internship : City of Charlottesville, VA, May-August, 1995 .
* Community Development Class Project East Market Street Revitalization Plan, Greensboro, NC,
Winner, NCAPA Graduate Pro* ect Award, 1997,
• University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, Master of Science in Historic Preservation, 1993 (GPA 3 .5 / 4 . 0) .
Work includes : Architectural History, Architectural Conservation, Historic Preservation Policy,
Historic Preservation Law, Economics of Historic Preservation, National Register Practicum,
Architectural Survey Methodology
* : Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, June-September, 1992.
Preservation/Conservation Internship
• PrattInstitute, Brooklyn, NY, 30 hours of graduate work in Communications Design, 1973-74.
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Master of Arts in College Teaching,
Focus: Fine Arts and Art History, 1972.
• Duke University, Durham, NC, Bachelor of Arts, Major, Botany, Minor, Geology, 1965 ,
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : Qualifications meet or exceed the Secretary of the Interior's
requirements for Architectural Historian as published in the Code of Federal Regulations 36 Part 61
ter Nominations, Landmark Designations:
National Regis
Sheppard Mill Farm MR), Stokes, NC, in progress .
Greenville, NC Tobacco Warehouse Historic District (NR), Greenville, NC, completed March, 1997.
Monumental Bronzes in Charlottesville, VA (NR, MPD), Charlottesville, VA, completed April, 1996 .
Lewis and Clark Sculpture by Charles Keck (NR), Charlottesville, VA, completed April, 1996 .
Stonewall Jackson Sculpture by Charles Keck (NR), Charlottesville, VA, completed April, 1996 ,
George Rogers Clark Sculpture by Robert Aitken (NR), Charlottesville, VA, completed April, 1996 .
Robert E. Lee Sculpture by Leo Lentelli (NR), Charlottesville, VA, completed April, 1996 .
Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse (NR), amended to include Confederate Memorial,
Charlottesville, VA, completed September 1995 ,
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery (NR), with Ruth Little, Chapel Hill, NC, completed December 1993.
Jacob Jackson Farm/Maple Hill (NR), Orange Co., NC, October 1993.
Burtch-Udall- Cowdrey-Boyd Farm, with Elsa Gilbertson and John Dumville, Vermont Historic Site (NR),
Hartford (Quechee), VT, completed March 1993,
East Bethel Pony Truss Bridge (NR), Bethel, VT, completed November 1992.
Pattie Elizabeth Kearney House (LD), Greenville, NC, completed October 1994.
Alfred M. Moseley House (LD), Greenville, NC, completed October 1994 .
Federal Preservation Tax Credit Applications:
Historic Preservation Certification Application Part 1 - Evaluation of Significance for:
Hicks and Toms Warehouses, Cooper Warehouse,
Liggett and Myers Power House, Flowers Warehouse,
Client: Blue Devil Ventures, Durham, NC, completed March 1, 19970
Surveys of Cultural Resources:
• Durham County Survey Update, County of Durham, NC, in progress .
Resurvey of 150 properties for Durham County Architectural Inventory publication.
Information in files corrected, updated, and photographs supplied as necessary.
• Survey of Historic Structures on South Alston Avenue, City of Durham, NC, completed May 1995 .
Documented and photographed 221ate-nineteenth-and early-twentieth-century structures for
the Durham City / County Architectural Inventory.
• Survey of Historic Resources at Few' s Ford, Orange Co., NC, completed April 1994.
Documented and photographed 16 eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and early-twentieth-century
structures and sites for the Eno River Association, Durham, NC .
The survey established a National Register-eligible district for historic archaeology in the
Eno River State Park, August 1994.
• Section 106 survey of Historic Resources in the Global TransPark Impact Area, Lenoir Co ., NC,
completed July 1993.
Assisted in documenting 62 properties as employee of Longleaf Historic Resources, Raleigh, NC,
for Kimley-Horn and Associates, Engineers, Raleigh, NC .
• Survey of Historic Resources in Georgia Center, Vermont, Franklin Co., VT, completed February 1992 .
Team project documented and photographed 25 eighteenth-and nineteenth-century structures for
a Kellogg Foundation funded project.
Created innovative computer database to organize and display survey information.
Architectural Conservation Studies:
• Documentation and Conservation analysis of historic wallpapers from the Willmarth Homestead,
Addison Co., VT, completed October 1992.
In the Wilmarth Homestead collection at the Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, VT.
• Conservation assessment of the Horseshoe Barn and the Horseshoe Barn Annex, and the effects of
climate changes on the Horse-Drawn Vehicle collection, for the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT,
completed September 1992.
Material in this report was published in the museum' s 1993 annual report to members and used to
apply for funding to restore the horse-drawn vehicle collection.
• Conservation assessment of the Colchester Reef Lighthouse, for the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT,
completed June 1992 .
Material in this report was used to apply for funding to repair the lighthouse .
Recent Professional Writing:
• Durham County, North Carolina, Architectural Inventory Publication,
Illustrated book presenting an overview and analysis of Durham County's architectural history from
settlement period until 1940, publication forthcoming .
• Bull Durham and Beyond II,
Revision of a popular guide to the historic buildings and districts of Durham, NC, for the Historic
Preservation Society of Durham, completed November 1994, publication forthcoming .
• "Neighborhood Profile: Duke Forest;'
Overview of Duke University' s early-twentieth century faculty neighborhoods, with Clarence
Gohdes, published in Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Society of Durham, Vol. 19,
No. 1, Fall 1993.
• The Old Santa Fe Association- Guardian of Santa Fe 's Future,
Illustrated brochure describing the Old Santa Fe Association, published, Santa Fe, 1989 .
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS:
Five-and one-half years of experience as a member of
• Historic Preservation Commission of Durham, NC, 1993-96 .
• Historic Design Review Board of Santa Fe, NM, 1987-90.
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS:
Five years of experience as an officer and board member of
• Old Santa Fe Association, Santa Fe, NM,
Treasurer, 1985-91 .
Publications editor, 198&89.
Architectural Awards Chairperson, 1985 .
• Greater Santa Fe Citizens' Congress, Santa Fe, NM,
Board of Directors, 1985-87.
Treasurer, 1985-87,
Additional Experience:
• Teaching Assistant, American History, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 1992-93 .
• Ceramist, Photographer, and Graphic Designer, Santa Fe, NM, 1980-90 .
• Photography Instructor, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA, 1975-77.
• Research Assistant, Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, 196&69.
• Secretary, Joan Baez, Folksinger, Carmel Valley, CA, 1966-68.
Computer Skills: Macintosh and PC
Adobe Photoshop Excel MacDraw Pro SAS (statistics software)
Adobe PageMaker Filevision MacWrite Pro Wordperfect
Claris CAD GIS Arc/ Info MicrosoftWord
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES, NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATIONS (NC and VA):
Greenville, NC Tobacco Warehouse District, Greenville, NC
Contact: Elizabeth Dowd, City of Greenville,
Department of Planning and Community Development,
PO Box 7207, Greenville, NC 27835-7207
Phone: (919) 830= 4486
Monumental Bronzes, Charlottesville, VA
Contact: Ron Higgins, City of Charlottesville,
Department of Community Development
P . O. Box 911, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: ( 804) 971-3182
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC (with Ruth Little)
Contact: Beverly Kawalec, Town of Chapel Hill,
Planning Department
306 N. Colombia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone: (919) 96&2700
Jacob Jackson Farm/Maple Hill, Orange Co . , NC
Contact: Diane Lea, North Carolina Estates
PO Box 13980, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3980
Phone: (919) 544-6880
ACADEMIC REFERENCES:
Dr. Emil E . Malizia,
Director, Master of Regional Planning Program, Department of City and Regional Planning,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3140
Phone: (919) 962-3983
Prof. Thomas D . Visser,
Director, Historic Preservation Program and Architectural Conservation and Education Services,
University of Vermont, Wheeler House, 442 Main St., Burlington, VT 05405
Phone: (802) 65&3180
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NPSForm 10-900•a OMB Approval
Na 10244018
(Rev. 8-88)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Holden - Roberts Farm
Section number 8 Orange County , NC
SUMMARY PARAGRAPH.
The Holden Roberts Farm, now called Rolling Acres Farm, qualifies for inclusion
on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A for its associations with
the development of the late-nineteenth-and early-twentieth century diversified
agricultural economy of Orange County, North Carolina, from 1871 to 1945 . A land
grant map locates the farm on portions of two tracts of land conveyed by John, Earl
Granville, in the eighteenth century, one to Michael Synnott in 1752, and the other to
John Kelly at an unspecified date . ' Subsequent to Synnott and Kelly, the property was
joined in a single tract that was farmed by various owners before its purchase by
Addison L. Holden, half brother to North Carolina' s controversial Reconstruction-
period Governor William Woods Holden, in 1871 . The present 68 . 73 acre farm was
central to a 153 acre farm on which - Holden constructed a house, a kitchen house, an
equipment storage shed, a packhouse, a barn, a corn crib, and a granary . He cultivated
tobacco, small grains, corn, fruit, and raised cattle for thirty-two years before he sold
the farm to George Cain Roberts in 1908 . Roberts built five chicken houses and a
garden shed ca. 191045, and enlarged the farm by acquiring thirty- eight additional
acres of land in 1917. As Holden had done before him, Roberts cultivated small grains,
corn, and tobacco, and raised cattle, but he made a specialty of chickens, typically
keeping 500-600 White Leghorn as layers . After his death in 1943, his widow, Carrie,
leased ' the farm to a nephew, Aubrey Martin, until 1946, and then to Jerome 'Bud"
Garrard from 1947 to 1964. Garrard continued in the tradition of diversified farming,
and constructed a large concrete block chicken house, and two pole barns in 1950 to
replace Addison Holden' s barn that was destroyed by lightning. When Mrs . Roberts
died i id
n 1963, her heirs dived the farm. Portions of the Holden-Roberts Farm were
sold to Garrard' s sons, Victor "Vic" and Joseph "Julian", and to Thomas Bacon. Bacon,
who had purchased a 58 . 42 acre tract containing the house and outbuildings, sold his
property to James Rae and Betty Freeland in 1965 . The Freelands constructed the large
gable-roofed pole barn, and sold the property to Drs . Nels and Nancy Anderson, the
present owners, within a year. In 1970, the Anderson purchased 10 . 31 acres or one
half of the Garrard brothers' land, thus acquiring another portion of the original
Holden Roberts farm. The Andersons ' farming activities included raising small herds of
sheep and cattle, and keeping several horses from , 1968 to 1983, and more recently the
cultivation of fescue hay .
' Markham, A. B., Map of Land Grants to Early Settlers in Old Orange County, North Carolina, copy in
Documents division, Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC.
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Today the lay of the land is much the same formerly; no livestock or poultry is
raised, but neat fence rows and a winding farm lane define the pastures and fields .
Some outbuildings have deteriorated, collapsed, or been destroyed, but most remain to
convey a strong sense of agricultural use during the seventy-four year period of
significance . The centerpiece of the farm complex, an extremely well-preserved 1-house
with modest Greek Revival detailing built for Addison Holden in 1873- 74, has local
significance and qualifies for inclusion on the National Register under Criterion C .
Changes to the house during the period of significance were made in a practical, no -
nonsense spirit of improvement. ,Holden enlarged it ca. 1900 by adding a kitchen wing
to the east facade which was remodeled in 1930 after the property was sold to George
Cain Roberts . Roberts also added a north bedroom wing and a south facing porch to
the house ca. 1930 . No other significant additions or alterations were made until the
Anderson ire erni
repad and modzed the house after 1970 . Great care was taken when
a bathroom was created by enclosing a shallow porch on the east facade of the kitchen
wing and a number of appliances were replaced in the kitchen; renovation were made
in the north wing that included replacing board paneling with sheetrock, updating
bathroom fixtures, and a installing a small kitchenette; and one post and decking on the
front porch, and decking on the side porch were replaced . The renovations are
sensitive to the original fabric, and the Holden-Roberts House retains integrity as a fine
vernacular North Carolina farmhouse .
ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT:
Orange County farmhouses of the Reconstruction Period, like the Holden
Roberts farmhouse, were generally rectangular, two-story, single-pile, gable-roofed
structures with center hall plans now referred to as I-Houses , 2 The house type
originated in English folk culture but its name was coined for builders who brought the
form from Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois, states whose names begin with " I," to Louisiana. 3
The first I-Houses were simple upward extensions of the one- story hall and parlor plan,
but by the mid nineteenth century, a symmetrical center-hall arrangement was
preferred .4 The proportions and features of these dwellings changed slightly over time,
offering concessions to architectural fashion, and remained a very popular folk-house
type throughout the upland south until the early twentieth century . During the
Reconstruction Period, builders of I-Houses often retained hints of the earlier-popular
Greek Revival style through the use of eaves returns, double-leaf entry doors and
trabeated door and window surrounds, and began to utilize a prominent decorative
front central wall or roof gable . This feature, when combined with the traditional gable
ends, served to create a tri-gable style variant that was increasingly popular in North
Carolina through the early years of the twentieth century . The front gable is thought
to be derived from the Gothic Revival or Downing cottage style that featured steep
central gables and richly ornamented sawn work decoration. The true Gothic Revival
in North Carolina; ornamental gables found on
style, however, was not widely used
vernacular I-Houses
H uses in the state are much shallower and plain or enhanced modestly
. i
2 Kniffen, Fred, "Folk Housing: Key to Diffusion," Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 55, No.
4, Dec. 1965, p. 553.
3 Kniffen, p. 553.
4 Southern, Michael, "The I-House as a Carrier of Style in Three Counties of the Northeastern Piedmont", in
Swaim, Doug, ed., Carolina Dwelling, North Carolina State University, 1978, p . 72.
5 Southern, p. 72.
flat
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with shingles and small windows or ventilators .
Though I-Houses were , constructed by prosperous North Carolina farmers for
many years, those surviving from the Reconstruction Period are scarce . Fewer
dwellings were built during this time of hardship, and many have now been
demolished or have fallen into disrepair. An architectural survey made in Orange
County two years ago identified only two examples of the same approximate age as the
Holden-Roberts farmhouse in the northern part of the county that are intact and
eligible for the National Register. These are the Phelps farmhouse, ca. 1880, (on NC 57,
1 mile north of SR 1556 ) and the Pender House of the same dating (in Cedar Grove, a
small rural historic district in north Orange County at the intersections of SR 1004 and
1352) .
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND AGRICULTURAL CONTEXT.
The Holden-Roberts Farm appears to fall within the boundaries of two parcels of
land granted by John, Earl Granville, in the eighteenth century, one to Michael Synnott
in 1752, and the other to John Kelly at an unspecified date . The records show that both
Synnott and Kelly were owners of large tracts of land at various locations within
Orange County, and each no doubt increased his personal wealth by buying and selling
real . estate . 6 While Kelly retained his subject parcel, Synnott conveyed his to a man
identified as Thomas Holden, weaver, in 1755 . 7 Of Thomas Holden' s six children, a
daughter, Mary, married John Kelly, possibly the neighboring landowner or his son.
From this beginning, the Holden and Kelly families grew in size and influence in
Orange County for several generations .
At some point the Holden and Kelly lands or portions of them were joined and
farmed as part of a larger holding by an undetermined number of owners until in 1826
When Young Dorch, a modestly wealthy Orange County farmer, bequeathed 100 acres
and several slaves to his wife, Nancy, with instructions that after her demise the land
should go to their daughter, Lucy Walker. Dorch' s will identified the farm as the
"plantation on which I now live," but two deteriorated fieldstone chimneys are all that
remain near the present Rolling Acres Farm that may date from the period of his or
Walker' s occupations . $
On January 1, 1868, Isaac Holden purchased 146 acres, one rod, and 20 perches
from Lucy Ann Walker, widow of George W. Walker for $500. 9 The deed shows that
reversions, remainders, and rents were due to the buyer, implying that Lucy and her
family had farming ventures underway that might be expected to yield produce or
income, though the nature of these is not specified . Isaac Holden kept the farm only for
a short period, and, on June 26, 1871, he sold the 146 acres plus seven more purchased
6 Orange County Land Records show numerous transactions made by these men.
7 Browning, letter. .
8 Will of Young Dortch dated October 1, 1826, Orange County Estate Records, Hillsborough, NC, Book C, p. 315-
16 .
9 Book 38, pages 145-6, Orange County Register of Deeds Office, Hillsborough, NC. Lounsbury, Carl R., An
Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape, New York, Oxford University Press, 1994, p . 267.
Lounsbury notes that a "perch" is sixteen and one half feet long and most often used for measurement of stone fences. It
0s rare to find it referring to land measurements.
from James Hicks and wife, to his nephew, Addison L. Holden, for $856. 87 . 10 The sum
of $ 256 . 87 in cash was all that was required of Addison at the time of the sale for the
remaining $600 due was his share of his father' s estate, and already in his uncle' s
possession as trustee .
At the time of his purchase, Addison Holden was a thirty- three-year-old
Confederate veteran, a widower, and the father of several young children. His family
was well established in North Carolina, and it is possible to determine something of his
life from documentation that is available . He was born in 1837, among the younger of
ten children born to Thomas Whitted Holden, grandson of Thomas Holden, the
weaver, and his wife, Sarah Nichols Holden. 11 The year after Addison' s birth, the
senior Holden advertised schooling for boys at a charge of $36 for tuition and five
months board . 12 Education was important to the Holden; Thomas' s will of 1852
specifies that money be set aside to educate the three youngest children, and Addison is
named as one who has already benefited from schooling . The family' s main livelihood,
however, came from a mill Thomas Holden operated in partnership with John Lyon on
the Eno River. 13 ;
Despite his success at the mill, and the family' s relatively comfortable
circumstances, Thomas Holden was shadowed by a dalliance with Priscilla Wood ( or
Woods ) before his marriage that had produced a son, William Woods Holden. 14 One
source relates that this young man was taken from his impoverished mother to live
with his father' s family after Sarah Holden learned of his existence. 15 Several decades
later, W. W. Holden became North Carolina' s controversial and unpopular
Reconstruction Period governor . 16
Thomas Holden and his family left Orange County well before the Civil War,
moving north to Milton, North Carolina, and later into Halifax County, Virginia. There
Thomas was, again, a successful miller, for his will gives instructions about the
disposition of six slaves, and the handling of milling operations in which he and his sons
were engaged . 17
Addison Holden enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, serving as a private
in Company E of the 23rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry . He was stricken with
" something so that [he] could not walk. " 18 Though disabled 111 this fashion, he had
recuperated sufficiently to serve as an attendant at a hospital in Danville at the time of
Robert E . Lee' s surrender at Appomatox . 19 After the war, he returned to North
Carolina and married Loretta Lyon, perhaps a daughter or relative of John Lyon, his
10 Book 48, pages 397-8, Orange County Register of Deeds Office, Hillsborough, NC,
11 Holden, Addison, Application for a Pension as a Civil War Veteran, Raleigh, NC, collection, North Carolina
Archives, 21 June, 1915. This document lists Holden's age as 78 in 1915.
12Blackwelder, Ruth, Age of Orange, Charlotte, Loftin, 1961 , p . 129.
13 The stone foundations of this mill are in the Eno River State Park,
14 Browning , letter, p . 7.
15 Browning , letter, p. 7. .
16 Will of Thomas W. Holden dated July 27, 1852 , Book G. pages 15&61 . Orange County Estate Records,
Hillsborough, NC.
17 Will of Thomas W. Holden .
18 Holden, Application for Soldier's Pension,
19 Holden, Application for Soldier's Pension.
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father' s former partner, on January 2, 1865a20 The couple had three children, Sallie
Elizabeth, Loretta J., and Harry when Loretta died in 1869 . Five years later, on
December 30, 1874, Addison married fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Edney Breeze, called
"Bettie . " This union took place just after he completed the farmhouse that was * to be
home to his family for the next 37 years . 21
Vic Garrard, who with his father, Jerome, and brother, Julian, operated the
Holden-Roberts farm as a tenant, recalls that his grandfather, Wade Cates, as a
seventeen- year- old, helped to bring preconstructed panels to the farm via horse-drawn
wagon and to assemble the handsome I-House with Greek Revival details for Addison
Holden. 22 Using his grandfather' s age as a guide, Garrard dates the construction of the
house to 1873-74. 23 It is of interest that Isaac Holden loaned his nephew $242 .48 at this
time, receiving a mortgage secured by the land on October 14, 1874. 24 Garrard also
reports that the stone for the chimneys was taken from a soapstone quarry northwest
of the f arm . 25
After the .house was completed, Addison Holden lived quietly among his
neighbors, undoubtedly wishing _ to avoid any unpleasantness associated , with the
unpopularity of his half-brother, W. W . Holden, then Governor. This man had doubled
North Carolina' s debt by the corrupt issuance of railroad bonds; raised taxes
exorbitantly to pay interest on these obligations; given hefty per-diem allowances to
state legislators, most of whom were viewed as carpetbaggers and scalawags,
encouraged newly-freed blacks to vote and run for election to political offices; ordered
Colonel George W. Kirk and the state militia into Caswell and Alamance Counties to
suppress opposition and Klu Klux Klan activities with force; and jailed influential
newspaper editor Josiah Turner of Raleigh who spoke out against him in print. 26
Holden was later impeached in office, and family members are reported to have been
threatened occasionally by angry neighbors . 27
Addison Holden made a payment of $158 in August of 1880 that settled the debt
to his uncle. That year population and an agricultural censuses, taken in June, give the
only official records of his family and farming activities . The population - census lists
Addison as a farmer, aged 42, and Bettie, aged 26, as a housekeeper . Other members of
the household noted were the children from Addison's marriage to Loretta Lyon: Sallie
Elizabeth, aged 16; Loretta J., 13; Harry S ., 12; and Addison's sister, Maggie G ., 52 . Two
additional children, Ralph and Koma, are reported to have been born to Addison and
Bettie Holden several years later. 28
Diversified agriculture was the basic economic pursuit in North Carolina after
the Civil War, but prices of agricultural staples such as cotton, corn, and wheat collapsed
t
20 Browning, letter, p . 6.
21 Browning, letter, p. 6.
22 Garrard, interview.
23 Garrard, interview.
24 Orange County Deed Book 42, p. 550.
25 Garrard, interview.
26 Newsome and Lefler, P. 468-9.
27 Jones, interview, and Browning, letter, p. 8.
28 Jones, interview.
because of over-production in the late 1870s, and indebtedness forced many farmers to
take jobs in newly- established tobacco factories and cotton mills. The agricultural
census of 1880 showed that Addison Holden had forty-five acres under cultivation, with
the remainder of the land fallow or in woods . The value of the farm was given as $600.
Farming implements and machinery were valued at seventy-five dollars, and livestock,
including one horse, two milk cows, two other cows, two calves, and two cattle
slaughtered for meat, at $ 100 . The total farm production was worth $710 . Though this
included 200 lbs . of butter, 200 bushels of Indian corn, 200 bushels of oats, 40 bushels of
wheat, and 100 bushels of apples, the Holdens' main cash crop was 1700 lbs . of tobacco
which was, no doubt, sold profitably at the sales warehouses recently opened in
Durham. But 1880 brought losses, too, for seven cattle strayed, were stolen, or died,
and the entire peach orchard of seventy . trees bore no fruit.
Around 1900, Addison Holden enlarged the house, constructing a kitchen
addition on the east facade that contained a wood burning stove to replace a large
cooking fireplace in an outbuilding . The old kitchen is said to have served as a wash
house until it was destroyed in the 1950s . 29
North Carolina remained a state of diversified small farms into the early years of
the twentieth century, but fewer acres per farmer were under cultivation and profits
continued to decline . Whether for this reason, or because the rigors of farming were
increasingly strenuous for Addison and Bettie, now in their later years, the property
was sold to George Cain Roberts for the sum of $2000 in 1908 . Cain Roberts * built five
chicken houses on the farm ca. 1910 where he raised White Leghorns as layers . 30
Cain and his wife, Carrie Bacon Roberts are remembered by neighbors as being
generous hard-working people and successful farmers . 31 In 1917, when his father' s
estate was settled, Cain purchased an additional thirty- eight acres of land adjoining the
northwest border of the farm for $716 .25, thus countering the trend toward decreasing
farm size in North Carolina at the time . 32 The couple had no children, but took Edrie
Martin, aged eight; Aubrey Martin, seven; and Vance Martin, four, to live with them
after Virginia, their mother and Cain' s sister, died *n 1926 . 33 In 1930, Aubrey Martin
helped his uncle remodel the kitchen and add a one- story wing to the north facade of
the farmhouse, making a bedroom and bath for Vesta Bacon, Came' s sister, who came
to live with them also. Diversified farming was continued during the period of
significance as the Martin children assisted their uncle with gathering eggs; milking six
or eight cows daily; and planting and harvesting 300 bushels of wheat, oats, and barley,
and two to 300 bushels of corn annually . 34 Tobacco, North Carolina' s major crop of the
early twentieth century, was grown on an allotment of four acres, and the family
traveled to Durham each fall to the markets . 35
When Cain Roberts died in 1943, his will directed that "my entire estate of real
29 Martin, interviews.
30 Martin, interviews.
31 Mary Lena Bacon, personal interview, 16 May, 1995,
32 Orange County Deed Books 72 and 73, pp . 543 and 396.
33 Bacon, M. L., interview.
34 Martin, interviews.
35 Lefler and Newsome, p . 545 and Martin, interviews.
and personal property" be conveyed "to my beloved wife, Carrie B . Roberts ." 36 After
her husband ' s death, Carrie did not stay on the farm but moved to Hillsborough with
Vesta Bacon and Vance Martin. Aubrey Martin operated the farm for several years
before it was leased to Jerome "Bud" and Della Garrard in 1947.
The Garrards remained at the farm for sixteen years, constructing a large
concrete block chicken house west of the farm house, and two pole barns near the
southern end of the property in 1950 to replace Addison Holden' s barn that was
destroyed by lightning. After Mrs . Roberts ' s death in 1963, her heirs divided the farm,
selling a 20- acre parcel to the Garrards ' sons, Vic and . Julian, a 58 . 42- acre parcel
containing the house and outbuildings to Thomas Bacon, Jr., and the remainder of the
land to Wallace Bacon. 37 After two years, Thomas Bacon sold his property to James Rae
and Betty Freeland who constructed the large gable=roofed pole barn in the northeast
field, and sold the property to Drs . Nets and Nancy Anderson, the present owners,
within a year. 38 In 1970, the Andersons purchased 10 . 31 acres, one half of the Garrard
brothers' land, thus acquiring another portion of the original Holden-Roberts farm. a9
After 1970, the Andersons made sensitive and practical alterations to the
farmhouse that included : closing in a porch to create a bathroom in the kitchen wing;
renovating the north wing by installing sheetrock on the interior walls, replacing
bathroom fixtures, and adding a small kitchenette; modernizing appliances in the main
kitchen; and replacing one porch post and decking on the front porch and decking on
the side porch . Under the Andersons ' ownership, farming activities have included
raising small herds of sheep and cattle, and keeping several horses from 1968 to 1983.
More recently the farm has been used for the cultivation of fescue hay .40 Today Rolling
Acres, the Holden-Roberts Farm, with key elements intact retains integrity as one of an
increasingly few late-nineteenth and early4wentieth- century farms in northern Orange
County, North Carolina,
36 Orange County Will Book L, p. 505 and Orange County, Deed Book 63, p. 389.
37 Orange County Deed Books 183 and 196, pp. 565 and 675, and Bacon, T., interview.
38 Orange County Deed Books 202 and 210, p. 136 and p . 811 .
39 Orange County Deed Books 227 and 341 , pp. 1538, and 507.
40 Anderson, correspondence.
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Hillsborough, NC 27278
Dear Donald ,
Longleaf Historic Resources is interested in conducting the survey update of the St .
Mary ' s Road Corridor and evaluation of this corridor as a potential rural National
Register district . I have some familiarity with the area because of two previous projects
that I have conducted in Orange County, In 1992 or 1993 Kelly Lally and I conducted
the intensive survey of the Chapel Hill Township . In 1996 I conducted the Survey
Update of the Hillsborough Historic District .
The most relevant recent project conducted by my firm is the Woodville Historic District
nomination . Woodville is a plantation village near the Roanoke River in Bertie County.
In terms of acreage, . it is much smaller than . the St . Mary ' s Corridor district would likely
be, however the types of resources—farmhouses and outbuildings-are similar .
Enclosed is a copy of the Woodville Historic District nomination as a sample of my
firm ' s recent work. Only a portion of the inventory is included, as it is fairly lengthy .
Longleaf Historic Resources would be able to begin the project in April , and complete it
by September 1 , 1999 . We would anticipate submitting invoices for the fieldwork phase ;
the draft recommendations phase ; and the final recommendation phase .
Planning for the preservation of historic rural farmscapes along major roadways is
extremely important. I commend Orange County for its progressive approach to historic
preservation. Longleaf Historic Resources would enjoy assisting in this effort .
Sincer ly,
M. Ruth Little, principal
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Longleaf Historic Resources is a research and consulting firm specializing in architectural,
cultural, and landscape history . Based on over 25 years of experience, the firm is one of the
oldest and most respected firms of its kind in North Carolina. Working with a wide range of
allied professionals, the firm provides historic preservation consultation which includes the
following services related to historic buildings and sites :
Research and Documentation
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National Register Nominations
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Architectural Surveys and Inventories
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FIRM DESCRIPTION
Longleaf Historic Resources conducts cultural resources studies for compliance, planning, and
designation of historic architecture . Founder and principal M. Ruth Little has over twenty-five
years experience in surveys, nominations and compliance work in the South and in New England ,
Dr. Little worked eight years in the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, where her
positions included National Register Coordinator and, subsequently, Survey Coordinator. While
there she authored National Register and Survey manuals .
Additionally, she has nine years of experience as a preservation consultant, and has served as
adjunct professor of art history and architectural history at various schools and colleges in North
Carolina. She authored two comprehensive county architectural survey publications and one city
architectural survey publication ,
Dr. Little ' s dissertation, Sticks and Stones : Three Centuries of North Carolina Gravemarkers,
will be published by the University of North Carolina Press in fall 1998 . She served on the board
of directors of the Vernacular Architecture Forum from 1991 - 1993 .
Since the establishment of Longleaf Historic Resources in 1990, the firm has completed numerous.
compliance studies, National Register nominations for rural and urban historic districts and
individual properties, comprehensive preservation planning surveys, and thematic studies of
African-American historic resources in urban areas . Current projects include historic structures
reports for slave buildings and preparation of a countywide survey book, Coastal Plain and Fancy :
The Historic Architecture of Kinston and Lenoir County ,
Longleaf Historic Resources employs a staff of one . Subcontractors are hired on a project by
project basis . Michelle Kullen, architectural historian for the firm, has four years experience in
architectural survey work for the completion of National Register nominations, preservation
plans, and Section 106 compliance projects in North Carolina and Minnesota . Ms . Kullen worked
three years for a cultural resources management firm in St . Paul, Minnesota conducting Phase I
and Phase II architectural history surveys for the Minnesota Department of Transportation and
city and county government agencies . During her year working in North Carolina, Ms . Kullen has
completed a reconnaissance survey of Moore County, NC, conducted architectural surveys of two
Raleigh African-American neighborhoods, and prepared a National Register Nomination of an
eighteenth century cemetery .
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SELECTED PROJECT LIST
Woodville Historic District National Register Nomination, Bertie County, N. C . 19980
Reconnaissance Survey of Moore County, conducted for theNorth Carolina Historic
Preservation Office, 1997- 1998 .
" The Other Side of the Tracks : The Middle-Class Neighborhoods that Jim Crow Built in
Early-Twentieth-Century North Carolina, " Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture Vll. Edited
by Annmarie Adams and Sally McMurry (Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, 1997) ,
268 -280 .
"The Historic Architecture of'William Henley Deitrick in Raleigh, " Multiple Property
Documentation Form and Survey for the Raleigh Historic Districts Commission, 1997 .
Pine State Creamery National Register Nomination, Raleigh. 1997
Beaufort Survey Update, Beaufort, N. C . Spring 1997
Depot District, Raleigh, N. C . Historic District Designation Report . October, 1997 .
"The Historic Architecture of Kinston and Lenoir County . " Manuscript in process, to be
published in 1998 .
New Bern African American Churches Multiple Property Documentation Form, April,
1997
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Fort Bragg Main Post National Register Nomination, prepared for the National Park
Service, Southeast Region, 19954996 .
Cultural Resources Study John H. Cocke Memorial Bridge, Route 15 , James River Bridge
Replacement, Fluvanna and Buckingham Counties, Virginia [historic architecture sections] ,
prepared for Virginia Department of Transportation, April 1995 ,
Cultural Resources Investigations, Route 60, Jackson River Bridge Replacement, City of
Clifton Forge, Virginia [historic architecture sections] , prepared for H. W. Lochner, Inc . and the
Virginia Department of Transportation, February 1995 .
Reconnaissance Survey of Historic Resources, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Environmental
Assessment, prepared for Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, 1994 .
Phase 1 Architectural Evaluation, US 58 , Lee County, Virginia, prepared for Coastal
Carolina Research, 1994 ,
Phase 1 Architectural Evaluation, NC 9; Chester County, South Carolina, prepared for
Garrow & Associates, 1994 .
" The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, " Chapel Hill, N. C . National Register Nomination, 1994 .
Historic Structures Report for Global Transpark, Lenoir County, prepared for Kimley-
Horn & Associates, 1993 .
The History and Architecture of Long Wharf and Greater Duffyfield : African-American
Neighborhoods in New Bern, " cowritten with Dr. Tom Hanchett for the City of New Bern, 1993 .
"History Walk, " historic plaque script for New Bern Avenue-Edenton Street Corridor
Study, Raleigh, " prepared for Paton/Zucchino & Associates, 1993 .
Architectural Resources Reconnaissance Survey for Winston- Salem Northern Beltway
(Eastern Section) for Kimley-Horn & Associates, Raleigh, NC, 1993 .
Gimghoul Neighborhood National Register Nomination, Chapel Hill, prepared 1993 .
Chinqua-Penn Plantation National Register Nomination, Rockingham County, prepared
1992 .
" Architectural Resources Survey of US 17 Neuse River Bridge & Trent River Bridge
Replacement, Craven County, " prepared for Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff, Raleigh,
NC, October 1992 .
" Chapel Hill Township Historic Architecture Survey : Final Report, " prepared for the
Orange County Planning Department, June 1992 .
"Raleigh Architecture Survey, Phase 3 : Final Report, " prepared for the City of Raleigh
Planning Department, April 1992 .
" Architectural Resources Survey of US 258 Widening, Lenoir, Jones and Onslow
Counties, " prepared for William C . Daniels & Associates, Raleigh, NC, June 1991 .
" Addendum to Historic Structures Report, US 117 , Goldsboro to Wilson, " prepared for
TAMS Consultants, Inc . , Raleigh, NC, December 1990 .
" Architectural Resources Survey of the US 17 New Bern Bypass, Craven County, "
prepared for Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff, Raleigh, NC, August 1990 .
Ocracoke Historic District National Register Nomination, prepared for the Ocracoke
Preservation Society, June 1990 ,
Durham County Multiple Property Documentation Form, prepared for the Durham City-
County Planning Department, September 1990 .
"North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Survey Manual, " Division of Archives &
History, Raleigh, NC, December, 1989 .
" Afro-American Gravemarkers in North Carolina, " Markers VI: The Journal of The
Association For Gravestone Studies, Lanham, MD and London, England : University Press of
America, Inc . , 1989 .
"Form and Style : The Keys to Architectural History, " Tar Heel Junior Historian, Vol .
29, No . 1, Fall 1989 .
"Practical Advice For Preparing National Register Nominations In North Carolina, " State
Historic Preservation Office, Division of .Archives & History, Raleigh, NC , 1988 .
"Folk Art in Stone, " Building The Backcountry: An Architectural History of Davidson
County, N. C. Paul Baker Touart, The Davidson County Historical Association, 1987 .
A Tale of Three Cities: A Pictorial Survey of Leaksville, Spray & Draper. Author,
Claudia Brown . Editor, Ruth Little . Eden Historic Properties Commission : Eden, NC , 1986 .
" Sticks and Stones : A Profile of North Carolina Gravemarkers Through Three Centuries, "
dissertation, UNC -CH, 1984 , available from University Microfilms International, Order No .
84158340
The Historic Architecture of Caswell County, North Carolina. Caswell County Historical
Society and the N. C . Dept . of Cultural Resources, 1979 . (Reviewed in Journal of the Society of
Architectural Historians, 39 : 4 ) 1980s )
" The North Carolina Porch: A Climatic and Cultural Buffer, " Carolina Dwelling, ed . by
Doug Swaim . N. C . State University School of Design, 1978 . (Reviewed in Pioneer America,
1242 ) 1980 . )
An Inventory of Historic Architecture, Iredell County, N. C Iredell County and the N . C .
Dept . of Cultural Resources, 1978 . (Reviewed in Winterthur Portfolio, 15 : 4 , 1980 . )
"Mainstreaming Historic Preservation : The Role of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic
Properties Commission in Land Use Planning, " Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Properties
Cmi omssion, 1977 .
An Inventory of Historic Architecture, Greensboro, N. C. City of Greensboro and N. C .
Dept . of Cultural Resources, 1976 .
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Claudia R. Brown, Head
Survey & Planning Branch
State Historic Preservation Office
109 E . Jones St .
Raleigh, N. C .
(919) 733 -6545
Dr. Charles G. Zug
Curriculum in Folklore
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, N. C . 27514
(919) 962-2211 .
Dan Becker, Executive Director
Raleigh Historic Properties Commission
311 S . Blount St .
P . O . Box 829, Century Station
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 890-3125
Dr. Arthur S . Marks, Chairman
Department of Art
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, N. C . 27599
(919) 962 -3036
Loretta Lautzenheiser, Ph.D .
Coastal Carolina Research
310 E . Baker Street
Tarboro, N. C . 27886
(919) 6414444
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M. R.U. LITTLE
2709 Bedford Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
919-836=8128
FAX 919436=9731
E-Mail ruth little@prodigy. com
EXPERIENCE :
Twenty five years of experience in all aspects of historic preservation, including eight years in the North
Carolina State Historic Preservation Office as Survey Specialist, National Register Coordinator and
Surveyor Coordinator; four years teaching related courses in community college and technical institutes;
and four years as a preservation consultant. Established a consulting firm, Longleaf Historic Resources,
in 1990 . The firm has DBE and WBE certifications in North Carolina.
EDUCATION.
Ph.D. in Art History, 1984 . University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill . Specialization in American
Architecture, Folklore
American Studies Summer Institute, Boston University, 1979
M.A. in Art History, 1972 . Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Specialization in American
Architecture
B.A. in Art History and French, 1969 . University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Diplome in French Studies, 1968 , Universite de Lyons, France
Licensed Real Estate Broker in North Carolina Since 1982
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ,
19909 Established Longleaf Historic Resources, an historic preservation consulting firm
19864989 : N. C. State Historic Preservation Office, National Register Coordinator 1986=88 ; Survey
Coordinator 1989
19824986 : Real Estate Broker with Bacon & Co. , Raleigh and Howard Perry & Walston Inc. , Raleigh
19814982 : Art and Art History Instructor, N. C. School of Science and Mathematics, Durham
1981 : Art History Instructor, North Carolina Central University, Durham
19784979 : Instructor of Preservation Technology, Durham Technical Institute, Durham, N. C.
1976 - 1978 : Instructor of Art History, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, N. C.
1976 - 1978 : Consultant to Charlotte Historic Properties Commission
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1971 - 1976 : Survey Specialist, N. C. State Historic Preservation Office, Raleigh
19694970 : Consultant with the Rhode Island Historic Preservation Commission
PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS :
Woodville Historic District National Register Nomination, Bertie County, N. C . 1998 .
Reconnaissance Survey of Moore County, conducted for the North Carolina Historic Preservation
Office, 19974998 .
"The Other Side of the Tracks : The Middle-Class Neighborhoods that Jim Crow Built in Early
Twentieth-Century North Carolina," Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture VIL Edited by Annmarie
Adams and Sally McMurry (Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, 1997), 268=280 .
» II
"The Historic Architecture of William Henley Deitrick in Raleigh, Multiple Property
Documentation Form and Survey for the Raleigh Historic Districts Commission, 1997 ,
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Pine State Creamery National Register Nomination, Raleigh. 1997
Beaufort Survey Update, Beaufort, N. C. Spring 1997
Depot District, Raleigh, N. C. Historic District Designation Report. October, 1997 .
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"The Historic Architecture of Kinston and Lenoir County. " Manuscript in process, to be
published in 1998 .
New Bern African American Churches Multiple Property Documentation Form, April, 1997 j
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Fort Bragg Main Post National Register Nomination, prepared for the National Park Service,
Southeast Region, 19954996 .
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Cultural Resources Study John H. Cocke Memorial Bridge, Route 15 , James River Bridge
Replacement, Fluvanna and Buckingham Counties, Virginia [historic architecture sections] , prepared for
Virginia Department of Transportation, April 1995 .
Cultural Resources Investigations , Route 60, Jackson River Bridge Replacement, City of Clifton
Forge, Virginia [historic architecture sections] , prepared for H.W. Lochner, Inc . and the Virginia
Department of Transportation, February 1995 .
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Reconnaissance Survey of Historic Resources, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Environmental
Assessment, prepared for Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, 1994 .
Phase 1 Architectural Evaluation, US 58, Lee County, Virginia, prepared for Coastal Carolina
Research, 1994 .
Phase 1 Architectural Evaluation, NC 9 , Chester County, South Carolina, prepared for Garrow &
Associates, 1994 .
" The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, " Chapel Hill , N. C. National Register Nomination, 1994.
Historic Structures Report for Global Transpark, Lenoir County, prepared for Kimley-Horn &
Associates, 1993 .
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"The History and Architecture of Long Wharf and Greater Duffyfield: African-American
ritten with Dr. Tom Hanchett for the City of New Bern, 1993 ,
Neighborhoods in New Bern, " cow
"History Walk, " historic plaque script for New Bern Avenue-Edenton Street Corridor Study,
Raleigh, " prepared for Paton/Zucchino & Associates, 1993 .
Architectural Resources Reconnaissance Survey for Winston-Salem Northern Beltway (Eastern
Section) for Kimley-Horn & Associates, Raleigh, NC, 1993 .
Gimghoul Neighborhood National Register Nomination, Chapel Hill, prepared 1993 ,
Chinqua Penn Plantation National Register Nomination, Rockingham County, prepared 1992 ,
" Architectural Resources Survey of US 17 Neuse River Bridge & Trent River Bridge
Replacement, -Craven County, " prepared for Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff, Raleigh, NC,
October 1992 ,
" Chapel Hill Township Historic Architecture Survey : Final Report, " prepared for the Orange
County Planning Department, June 1992 ,
"Raleigh Architecture Survey, Phase 3 : Final Report, " prepared for the City of Raleigh Planning
Department, April 1992 ,
"Architectural Resources Survey of US 258 Widening, Lenoir, Jones and Onslow Counties, "
Is & Associates, Raleigh, NC, June 1991 .
prepared for William C . Dame
" Addendum to Historic Structures Report, US 117 , Goldsboro to Wilson, " prepared for TAMS
Consultants, Inc. , Raleigh, NC, December 1990 ,
"Architectural Resources Survey of the US 17 New Bern Bypass, Craven County, " prepared for
Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff, Raleigh, NC, August 1990 .
Ocracoke Historic District National Register Nomination, prepared for the Ocracoke Preservation
Society, June 1990 ,
Durham County Multiple Property Documentation Form, prepared for the Durham City-County
Planning Department, September 1990 .
"North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Survey Manual, " Division of Archives & History,
Raleigh, NC, December, 1989 .
"Afro-American Gravemarkers in North Carolina, " Markers V7: The Journal of The Association
For Gravestone Studies, Lanham, MD and London, England: University Press of America, Inc . , 1989 .
"Form and Style : The Keys to Architectural History, " Tar Heel Junior Historian , Vol. 29, No . 1,
Fall 1989 .
"Practical Advice For Preparing National Register Nominations In North Carolina, " State
Historic Preservation Office, Division of Archives & History, Raleigh, NC, 1988 .
"Folk Art in Stone, " Building The Backcountry: An Architectural History of Davidson County,
N. C. Paul Baker Touart, The Davidson County Historical Association, 1987 .
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A Tale of Three Cities: A Pictorial Survey of Leaksville, Spray & Draper. Author, Claudia
Brown. Editor, Ruth Little. Eden Historic Properties Commission : Eden, NC, 1986 .
" Sticks and Stones : A Profile of North Carolina Gravemarkers Through Three Centuries, "
dissertation, UNC-CH, 1984 , available from University Microfilms International, Order No . 8415834 .
The Historic Architecture of Caswell County, North Carolina. Caswell County Historical Society
and the N. C. Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1979 . (Reviewed in Journal of the Society ofArchitectural
Historians, 39 ; 4, 1980 . )
"The North Carolina Porch: A Climatic and Cultural Buffer, " Carolina Dwelling, ed. by- Doug
Swaim. N. C. State University School of Design, 1978 . (Reviewed in Pioneer America, 12 : 2, 1980 . )
An Inventory of Historic Architecture, Iredell County, N. C Iredell County and the N. C. Dept. of
Cultural Resources, 1978 . (Reviewed in Winterthur Portfolio, 15 Ap 1980 )
"Mainstreaming Historic Preservation ; The Role of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic
Properties Commission in Land Use Planning, " Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Properties Commission,
1977 .
An Inventory of Historic Architecture, Greensboro, N. C. City of Greensboro and N. C. Dept. of
Cultural Resources, 1976,
PAPERS PRESENTED :
1995 "The Other Side of the Tracks : The Neighborhoods that Jim Crow Built in Early 20th Century
North Carolina," paper presented to the Vernacular Architecture Forum Conference, Ottawa, Canada,
May 1995 .
1994 Chair, "The Creole Cottage, " paper session at the Vernacular Architecture Forum Conference,
Charleston, May 1994
1991 "Farmers Who Carved Gravestones 'and the British Immigrants Who Took Over Their Business, "
Annual Meeting of Preservation/North Carolina, Durham, N. C.
1989 " The Last Generation of Traditional Stonecutters in Piedmont Carolina : 18304870, " Annual
Meeting of the Association for Gravestone Studies, Byfield, Mass .
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES :
Memberships : Vernacular Architecture Forum
(former member, Board of Directors)
Association for Gravestone Studies
Historic Preservation Foundation of N. C. (Board of Advisors)
19834989 : Raleigh Historic Properties Commission
1985 - 1986 : Raleigh Historic District Commission
19774978 : Board of Directors, Dilworth Neighborhood Development Association, Charlotte, NC
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19754976 : Board of Directors, Historic Oakwood Neighborhood Association, Raleigh,NC
1976 : Founded Capital Landmarks, Inc . , non-profit revolving fund
`J ` Michelle Tarp ley Kullen
1210-207 Westview Lane • Raleigh, North Carolina 27605 • (919) 82&5104'
EDUCATION Master of Historic Preservation: University of Georgia (1995)
Bachelor of Business Administration - Real Estate : University of Georgia (1992)
Education for Licensed Real Property Appraiser completed for State of Minnesota
WORK
EXPERIENCE
September 1997 to Longleaf Historic Resources — Raleigh, North Carolina
Date Architectural Historian
Conduct architectural investigations, including the research, survey,
and evaluation of historic resources
Write technical reports and prepare graphic materials
April 1995 to The 106 Group Ltd. - St. Paul, Minnesota
September 1997 Principal Investigator, Graphics and Production Coordinator
Managed cultural resources investigations, including the research,
survey, and evaluation of historic and archaeological resources
Wrote technical reports, oversaw production, and assured the quality
and accuracy of the end product
Developed all graphic materials for technical reports and company
marketing materials
Wrote bids and proposals, as well as developed research designs and
scopes of work
January 1995 to The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 1997 Board member and Chairperson of Special Events Committee
Chaired the 1997 Spring dinner and auction fund-raiser
Organized a Preservation Festival consisting of keynote speaker, * over
70 preservation exhibits, and a children' s event
Participated in the research of legislative issues related to
preservation and community development issues
Oversaw the maintenance and preservation of facade easements
August 19% to S . Johnson and Associates Real Property Appraisers - LaGrange, Georgia
November 1994 Junior Appraiser
Assisted Certified Appraiser in residential property appraisal
Photographed, conducted building inspections and collected
property characteristics for subject and comparable properties
Conducted research at local governmental agencies
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June 1993 to Office of Preservation Services - University of Georgia - Athens, Georgia
June 1994 Director 's Assistant of Georgia Save Outdoor Sculpture ! (SOS !)
Trained and supervised SOS ! volunteers in survey documentation
Wrote press releases and answered project inquires
Catalogued over 5, 000 photographs of 500 pieces of outdoor
sculpture
Developed database for sculpture survey information
January 1990 to Botany Dept., Dr. Susan Wessler - University of Georgia- Athens, Georgia
September 1993 Laboratory Assistant
Coordinated the ordering of chemicals and supplies
Wrote detailed lab manual for incoming students
Prepared general chemical solutions
October 1989 to Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation (ACHF) " Athens, Georgia
June 1994 Volunteer
Helped in the organization of ACHF fundraising events
Worked as a tour guide for annual historic home tours
Answered inquires regarding the organization
HONORS
Sigma Pi Kappa International Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Awarded full tuition waiver and stipend as a graduate assistant
in second year of Master of Historic Preservation program
.. Dean' s List
SPECIAL SKILLS
Working knowledge of PC and Macintosh computers, including the following applications :
Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Excel, Access, Corel Draw, Corel Photo Paint, Publisher, PowerPoint,
dBase, and Lotus 1 -2-3
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Board member, Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
Chairperson, Preservation Alliance Spring fund-raiser, 1997
Chairperson, Preservation Fall Festival 1996
Member, Legislative and Facade Easement committees
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Preservation North Carolina
Vernacular Architecture Forum
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TECHNICAL REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Michelle has authored or co-authored 16 cultural resources reports, including five intensive level
investigations . Michelle has also contributed to the Preservation Alliance newsletter, Preservation Matters .
1995 "Preserving Historic Downtown Commercial Buildings through Residential Use, " University of
Georgia, Athens, Georgia .
REFERENCES Furnished upon request
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Listing of Projects
(a partial list)
Co-author- and Graphics
March 1998 Cross Creek Cemetery Number One National Register Nomination,
Fayetteville, North Carolina (draft submittal)
PI Architectural History, Report Author
February 1998 Reconnaissance Survey of Architectural Resources in Rural Moore
County, North Carolina, for SHPO
PI Architectural History, Report Author, and Graphics
July 1997 Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the CSAH 20/37 Design Project ,
Taylors Falls, Chisago County, Minnesota
Report Author and Graphics
June 1997 Monitoring Report for the Science Museum Relocation/Expansion
Project City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota,
Report Author and Graphics
May 1997 Phase I Archaeological Investigation for the Hurdzan Golf Course,
Alexandria, Minnesota, Douglas County.
Report Author and Graphics
May 1997 Phase I Archaeological Survey for the CSAH 6 Reconstruction,
Townline Road To TH 12, Orono and Independence, Hennepin
County.
Archaeological Field , Editor, and Graphics
May 1997 Phalen Boulevard Phase II Cultural Resources Evaluations for the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement, St. Paul, Minnesota.
PI Architectural History, Report Author, and Graphics
April 1997 Cultural Resources Windshield Survey for the Dakota Avenue Project,
Environmental Assessment Worksheet, City of-Savage, Scott County,
Minnesota.
PI Architectural History, Report Author, and Graphics
March 1997 Phase I And Phase HArchitectural History Survey for Manning
Avenue Extenslon from TH 36 to TH 5/CSAH 14 Washington County,
Minnesota. -
Project Historian , Report Author, and Graphics
January 1997 Literature Search for the Science Museum Relocation/Expansion
Project, City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
PI Architectural History, Report Author, and Graphics
December 1996 Reconnaissance Phase I Architectural History Survey for the Hinton
Avenue Extension from 65t" Street to Military Road (CSAH 20)
Washington County, Minnesota.
PI Architectural History, Report Author, and Graphics
December 1996 Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the County Road 72 (future TH
22) Hutchinson East Bypass Project, McLeod County, Minnesota.
PI Architectural History , Architectural Surveyor, Researcher, Report Author, and
Graphics _
De_ cember 1996 Phase I Archaeology and Phase II Architecture Survey for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement, A.yd Mill Road Reconstruction, St.
Paul, Minnesota,
Report Author, Archaeological Field Assistant, and Graphics
November 1996 Phase I Archaeological Survey for the Area F of the Proposed Sewer
Pipeline Route at Pokegama Lake, Pine County, Minnesota.
PI Architectural History , Report Author, and Graphics
November 1996 .Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Reconstruction of CSAH 19
from South Wright County Line (Crow River) to TH 241 St. Michael,
Wright County, Minnesota.
Researcher, Report Author, and Graphics
October 1996 Cultural Resources Survey (Class II Reconnaissance Inventory) for the
City of Fargo, Engineering Department.
Archaeological Field Assistant and Graphics
* Julyt 1996 Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the County State Aid Highway
17 (Lexington Avenue) Project from CSAH 10 to CSAH 18, Anoka
County, Minnesota.
Architectural Surveyor and Graphics
June 1996 Phase I Architectural Survey TH 2 Reconstruction, Crookston,
Minnesota.
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PI Architectural History, Report Author, and Graphics
June 1996 Phase II Investigation, Determination of Eligibility of the Brooklyn
Park Historical Farm, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota,
PI Architectural History, Report Author, and Graphics
March 1996 County State Aid Highway 11, Phase II Investigation, Determination
of Eligibility, Carver County, Minnesota.
Archaeological Field Assistant and Graphics J
March 1996 Phase II Cultural Resources Investigation of Archaeological Site
21 MO23, the Minshaw Site at Camp Ripley, Morrison County,
Minnesota.
Archaeological Field Assistant and Graphics
February 1996 Phase I , and Phase II Cultural Resources Investigation CSAH 3
Reconstruction between CSAH 4 and 240`h Street, May and New
Scandia Townships, Washington County, Minnesota.
Architectural Surveyor, Author of Research Design , and Graphics
May 1995 Wakota Bridge, Phase I Reconnaissance Level Survey, Washington,
Ramsey and Dakota counties, Minnesota.
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NPS Form 10-900
(Oct . 1990) OMB No . 10024-0018
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 _ _ Woodvi 7_ 1e i`; isc*% _ o i r• ni gt• ri rt-
other names/site number
2 . Location
street & number P ea s t and West sides NC 1 1 NW1 A ❑ not for publication
city or town Lewiston - Woodville N / A ❑ vicinity
state North Carolina code NC county B e r t i e code 015 zip code 27849
3 . State/Federal Agency Certification
As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended , I hereby certify that this ❑ nomination
❑ 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 forth 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 ❑ statewideXX locally. ( ❑ See continuation sheet for additional comments .)
Signature of certifying official/Title Date
State of Federal agency and bureau j
In my opinion , the property 0 meets ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria . ( ❑ See continuation sheet for additional
comments . )
Signature of certifying officiaifTitle Date
State or Federal agency and bureau
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4 . National Park Service Certification
I hereby certify that the property Is : Signature of the Keeper Date of Action
❑ 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 , )
Woodville Historic District Bertie Co . , N . C .
Name of Property County and State
5 . Classification
Ownership :* of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property 9
(Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count .)
IN private •❑ building (s) Contributing Noncontributing
❑ public- local KI district 5
❑ public-State ❑ site - - 2 G buildings
❑ public- Federal ❑ structure sites
❑ object 7 structures "
objects
97 Total
Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed
(Enter " N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing .) in the National Register
N / A N / A
6 . Function or Use
Historic Functions Current Functions
(Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions)
- D:omesttac : single dwelling Ramest- ic : sing?e— we11 ; ng
secondary structure
secondary. structure
Religion : religious structure Rel gi nn ! rP1 ; g ni , s qfrurttire
Funerary : cemetery Funerary : cemetery
Agriculture / Subsistence : agricul - Agriculture / Subsistence : agricul —
tural outbuilding tural outbuilding
Landscape : forest Landscape : forest
7 . Description
Architectural Classification Materials
(Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions)
Georgian foundation brick
Federal walls weatherboard
Gothic Revival brick
Greek Revival roof asphalt
Bungalow / Craftsman
other
Narrative Description
(Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets .)
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Woodville Historic District Bertie Co . , N . C .
Name of Property County and State i
8 Statement of Significance
Applicable National Register Criteria ' Areas of Significance ;r
(Mark " x " in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions)
for National Register listing . )
architecture
(X� 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 .
l 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 Period of Significance
individual distinction . 1801 - 19 2 7
D Property' has yielded , or is likely to yield ,
information important in prehistory or history .
Criteria Considerations Significant Dates
( Mark " x " in all the boxes that apply .)
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Property is .
❑ A owned by a religious institution or used for
religious purposes .
Significant Person
❑ B removed from its original location . (Complete if Criterion B is marked above)
❑ C a birthplace or grave .
Cultural Affiliation
❑ D a cemetery .
NIA
❑ E a reconstructed building , object , or structure .
❑ F a commemorative property .
❑ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/ Builder
within the past 50 years . Moser , Philip Be
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Narrative Statement of Significance
( Explain the significance of the property on one or more 'continuation sheets .)
g . 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 ) : Primary location of additional data :
❑ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 State Historic Preservation Office
CFR 67) has been requested ❑ Other State agency
❑ previously listed in the National Register ❑ Federal agency
❑ previously determined eligible by the National ❑ Local government
Register ❑ University
❑ designated a National Historic Landmark ❑ Other
❑ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository :
#
❑ recorded by Historic American Engineering
Record # _ _ .
Woodville Historic District Bertie Co . , N . C .
Name of Property County and State
y 0 . Geographical Data
Acreage : of Property 16 , 1 ± acres
UTM References
(Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.)
1 81 104 16Q 1 139 191 11 101 3 1310 164 p , j 9 19 1 6h 18101
Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing
2 1 18 h 10 _ b 181 01 131 919 1615, 6 101 4 1 103 15180 1 19 191 10 01
❑ See continuation sheet
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 M . Ruth Little Longleaf Historic Resources ; Pat Dickinson , con -
sultant
organization date May 1998
street & number 2 7 0 9 � B e -d f o r d A v e n tr a telephone 919 - 8 3 6 - 812 8
city or town R a l e i g h state N ' C ' zip code 27607
Additional Documentation
Submit the following items with the completed form ;
Continuation Sheets
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
street & number telephone
city or town state zip code
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 listings . 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 .O . Box 37127 , Washington , DC 200134127 , and the Office of
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7 . Architectural Description
Woodville, a rural village that today is incorporated into the largerltown of Lewiston-Woodville, lies in western Bertie
County about two miles from the Roanoke River, the county boundary. Located in the Roanoke River Valley
bordering Albemarle Sound , the tidewater county of Bertie is sparsely populated . As it has since settlement in the
eighteenth century, Woodville and the later community of Lewiston to the north constitute one of the few towns in the
west- central region of the county . The town is surrounded by dense forested swamplands known as pocosins . The tiny
village of Woodville consists of fourteen principal buildings built primarily between 1801 and 1927 on both sides of the
old Roxobel-Windsor Road (now Hwy . 11 ) in western Bertie County. The Woodville Historic District contains six
pre- Civil War houses, one antebellum church and 1870s rectory, two antebellum church cemeteries, and three early
twentieth century Craftsman houses . The plantations were not adjacent to the houses, but were located in the fertile
bottomland along the rivers . Planters built their residences here on this high ground in order to escape the unhealthy
living conditions of these pocosins and for access to schools, commerce, and social interaction .
A traveler speeding through Woodville on the highway would notice only a few of the houses , because most stand well
off the road in groves of hardwood trees, their outbuildings extending to the sides and rear . Across the flat tilled fields
which now separate one house from another are splendid vistas . Because of the unbroken continuity of habitation and
development in Woodville, the period of significance extends from 1801 , the date of construction of the first house, to
1927 when the last historic house was built .
Of the fourteen principal buildings, all but three contribute to the historical character of the district . Two of the
ildings are houses built after the end of the district ' s period of significance in 1927 ; the third
noncontributing bu
lding is the much- altered historic rectory, which has undergone much exterior an
noncontributing butd interior
renovation as well as a large addition . Because the dwellings, particularly those from the Federal and antebellum
period, are surrounded by extensive outbuildings, there are a total of 3 5 contributing buildings, many of which are
early and ' mid-nineteenth century outbuildings . There are 20 noncontributing buildings and 7 noncontributing
structures (five vehicle storage sheds and two swimming pools) . In addition there are three historic graveyards
counted as contributing sites . A total of 3 8 resources contribute to the district ; 27 resources are noncontributing .
Woodville ' s buildings retain an exceptionally high degree of integrity . The current residents, most descendants of the
original residents, have taken pride in maintaining the original appearance of their ancestral seats . All of the buildings
h the exception of the rectory . The following inventory lists the properties
built prior to 1927 are contributing wit
geographically, beginning with the northern most building and proceeding to the south on the east side of the central
spine, Highway 11 , then from north to south along the west side of the road . Historical information and dates
obtained from the strong family histories and traditions which have been
contained in the following inventory list were
passed down to the present, as well as from research in primary documents such as deeds and census records . The
major written secondary source is a detailed history of Woodville written in 1894 by life-long resident Dr. Charles
Smallwood . No archaeological investigations have been done in Woodville to date, but a village like this in continuous
habitation since the eighteenth century is certain- to have the potential for significant archaeological resources .
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Resource Identity Key : Contributing (C) Noncontributing (NC)
Property and Resource Types : Building (B ) Site ( S ) Structure (ST) Object (0)
C NC # P & R
C 1 . (S) St. Francis Methodist Church Cemetery . This rectangular lot on S . Main Street is the original site of St .
Francis Methodist Church, built in 1845 . The 3 - acre lot was donated to the Methodists by Humphrey H. Hardy. Mrs .
Frances Pugh, wife of William Pugh, gave $ 1 , 000 for the construction of a sanctuary . A handsome Greek Revival
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Italianate building with a central entrance tower and slave gallery was built . tIn 1896 church members from Lewiston
succeeded in persuading the congregation to move the church to a new site so that it was closer to the Lewiston
members . Plans are now being made to move the church, now -unused , back to its original site . Approximately 75
graves stand in the plot, nicely landscaped with cedars, magnolias, and hardwoods . The earliest gravestones are a
group of marble headstones from the 1850s, including one for Linney P . Clar ( 1849 - 1852), and one for Mrs . Mary A.
Rawls ( 18104854) . The majority of the gravestones mark early 20th century graves ; obviously the cemetery
remained in use after relocation of the church .
C 2 . (B) Garris- Griffin House. 509 S . Main St. 1927 .
This 1 1 /2 story brick bungalow, three bays wide, consists of a side-gabled main block with a front-gabled porch with
porte- cochere extending sideways from the porch . The brick veneer walls are laid in running bond , the overhanging
roof eaves are boxed , with knee brackets . Six- over- one sash, in sets of three on the main facade, illuminate the house . .
The front door is glazed , with a three-pane transom . Each gable end is covered with wood;, shingles ; the front gable
features a tripartite window, the side gables have regular sash . Heavy brick posts with battered upper sections and
concrete trim - support the front porch and porte- cochere . The main facade also features a gabled dormer with triple
sash window. .
Only a few minor alterations have been made to the house . The south bay of the front porch has been screened . At the
rear, two small shed-roofed rooms were added for storage . The interior remains as intact as the exterior, with original
plaster and wood finish, including a Classical Revival style mantel in the living room . The room to the rear, accessible
from a side porch door, was utilized by Dr . Garris as a home medical office . Its unusually wide closet contains shelves
where he kept supplies . The, mantel in this room is of brick in the Craftsman style . The attic, accessible by a
Craftsman- style stair in a rear hallway, contains three bedrooms , a bath, and large storage room :
The house was built for Dr. Frank H. Garris, a bachelor, int. 1927 . The Johnson House stood on this site, and some of
the timbers from this house were used in the Garris House framework, visible in the attic . He resided here until 1947
when he sold it to Burges and Mary Lee Grifn. Mrs . Griffin still lives here .
NC 2a . (B) Garage. 1920s , altered c. 1960 . 1 - story frame building with deep hip roof, exposed rafter tails . About
1960 Burges Grim converted it .to a recreation room by enclosing the garage doors with plain weatherboard , 2/2 sash
windows and a front door .
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NC 2b . (B) Playhouse. c. 1960 . Small 1 - story frame side- gable building set on concrete block piers, with exposed
rafter tails, 4/4 sash, and plain weatherboard . This was built by Burges Griffin .
NC 2c. (B) former Woodville Post Office. early 19th century . Small , 1 - story front-gabled frame building that was
moved to the rear of the house lot from an unknown location, perhaps from directly on the main road . The framework
features straight saw marks and handmade T-nails indicating construction prior to the mi & 19th century . The plan
contains two rooms with a central brick chimney . Raking cornices finish the gable ends, side eaves are boxed . Four-
over-four sash windows illuminate the building . It is extremely deteriorated and overgrown .
C 3 . (B) Averitt-Pugh-Thompson House. c . 1860 , c . 1917 .
This antebellum house has a classic Greek Revival4talianate form : two - story, three-bay double pile frame house with
hipped roof, two interior brick chimneys, and large windows with Italianate hood molds . However, it underwent a
heavy remodeling in the Craftsman Tudor style about 1917 . Exterior features that are apparently original include the
high brick pier foundation, boxed eaves, and hood molds . Other exterior finish such as the leaded glass entrance
probably dates from the remodeling . . The main entrance consists of a double door, each leaf with horizontal panels,
with a transom and sidelights of leaded glass in the Tudor style . A front-gabled one-bay porch shelters the entrance,
with Doric columns . This apparently replaced a full4acade one- story porch built about 1917 . The fenestration, large
paired one- over- one sash on the upper main facade and large single 2/2 sash on the side elevations, probably date from
the remodeling . The house is covered in plain siding . A one- story hipped rear ell containing a large kitchen
apparently dates from the remodeling ,
new finish about 1917 to car out the Craftsman Tudor style . One enters
The interior was given a new floor plan and w carry
a large living room, with smaller parlor to the right . Between the two rear rooms is a wide stair hall , with a Craftsman
style stair ascending to the second floor. All interior doors are c . 1917 replacements of five horizontal panels, with one
set of French doors . Original Greek RevivaUltalianate style mantels remain in the entrance room, right rear room, and
in the four upstairs bedrooms . Each of these features pilasters supporting an arched lintel and molded shelf the
entrance hall mantel is of slate and marble ; the others are of wood .
Local citizens have always believed that the house was built by Colonel Jesse Averitt, who purchased this tract in 1820 .
He lived here in the early 1830s, but moved to Florida, and in 1848 sold the 120 acre tract, "being the place whereon I
formerly lived" to Joseph James Pugh (Bertie Co . HH2O2) . Pugh, the son of William Alston Pugh, apparently
constructed the present house about 1860 to replace the earlier house, and lived here with his family until his death in
1880 . William Clark Thompson ( 183 & 1895 ), a son of Lewis Thompson, purchased it , but it was vacant or rented to
tenants until Thompson' s son Lewis Whitmel Thompson remodeled it in 1917 and lived here from 1918 to his death in
the 1950s . In the late 1950s Lewis Thompson' s widow, his son and his wife were still living here . Roswell and Emily
West are the current owners .
C 3a . (B) Meat House. c. 1860 . Small front-gabled meathouse with steep gabled roof, raking cornices, plain siding,
front batten door .
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C 3b . (B) Quarters . antebellum , early 20th century. In the early 20th century, four one-room outbuildings were
moved from behind the Averitt-Pugh-Thompson House into the woods north of the house and attached to create
quarters for the Thompson family cook. Three of them were arranged in a row, and the fourth was set behind them;
connected by a breezeway. Several of the outbuildings have hand -hewn frames, but all were extensively remodeled
when they were moved, and the structure is now quite deteriorated . The easternmost room contains a wooden mantel
identical to the Greek Revival/Italianate mantels in the main house .
C 4 . (B) Thomas W . Griffin House, 1917 .
This remarkably intact Colonial Revival style house was built in 19164917 from the plans of architect Philip B . Moser
of Norfolk, Virginia. The original blueprints are in the possession of the family. The 1 1 /2 story frame house is five
bays wide, with a side-gable form covered by a steep gambrel roof and a full - facade shed dormer. A one- story engaged
porch covers the main facade, and two interior brick chimneys project from the roof. While the form is Colonial
Revival, finish details have the simple, blocky proportions of the Craftsman style . The main entrance, a single glazed
door, has a wide transom and sidelights . Sash, set singly and in groups, are 6/ 1 sash with plain surrounds . Plain siding
covers the house . Eaves are boxed and molded, with eave returns on the front and rear shed dormers . Doric posts
and a plain railing of Craftsman proportions enclose the porch . At the rear, a one- story ell, the width of the main block,
contains the kitchen and an original screened porch . Behind this, a two -car garage was attached in recent years .
The interior is finished in Craftsman style, with a stair in the corner of the entrance hall, brick Craftsman mantels,
French doors between the main rooms, and, in the dining room, a built-in china cabinet with stained glass doors .
Mantels in the dining room and upstairs bedrooms are of wood , of Craftsman and Classical Revival design . In the
center of the house, a stair hall contains the service stair to the three bedrooms and a sewing room .
John Samuel Griffin purchased a 400 acre farm on this site in 18.70 (Bertie County D . B . 78 ) 350) . In 1922, through a
quitclaim deed, J. S . Griffin ' s two daughters gave their brothers, T . W. and C . B . Griffin, 250 acres of the farm in joint
ownership . (Bertie County D . B . 223 , 170) T . W. Griffin had his residence built prior to the division of his father' s
farm . The Griffin brothers farmed this property jointly until T . W. ' s death in 1934 . His two children, Margaret and
Thomas Griffin, were given the 144 acres on which their home stands in 1977 by all of the heirs (Bertie County D .B .
602)1 669) .
C 4a. (B) Delco Building. c. 1917 . Small side-gabled frame building .
C 4b . (B) Well House. c. 1917 . Small brick side-gable building laid in one-to - six common bond .
C 4c. (B) Smokehouse. c. 1917. Front-gabled brick building laid in common bond .
C 4d . (B) Barn . c. 1917. One- story front-gable frame barn with flanking open sheds .
C 4e. (B) Storehouse. c. 1917 . Front-gabled frame building with two front doors .
C 4f. (B ) Sweet Potato House. c . 1917 . Front-gabled frame building with front door and front sash window.
C 4g. (B) Cook' s House. 1920s , Small side-gable frame house with front door, front shed porch, and 6/6 sash
windows on the sides and rear. This was moved here from an unknown location .
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Section 8 : Statement of Significance
Woodville Historic District in western Bertie County near the Roanoke River, is a rare survival of a plantation
village-- a cluster of six plantation houses built facing each other along the old Roxobel-Windsor Road (now
State Highway 11 ) . The plantations of the Pugh, Thompson, Urquhart, and other families were located
elsewhere, along the fertile river and creek bottomlands, but the houses were built at Woodville on high ground
to enjoy healthy living conditions and social interaction . During the first half of the nineteenth century village
families also constructed an academy, two churches, a post office, stores and a tavern . Although only the houses
and a church stand today, the village remains recognizable as one of Bertie County ' s oldest and most intact
communities .
The Pughs, Thompsons, Smallwoods, Urquharts and others who created this village have been highly
distinguished in the agricultural and social history and political life of Bertie County . (A number of village sons
and daughters relocated to the Deep South during the antebellum era, where they established cotton and sugar
cane plantations in Louisiana and Mississippi and built grand plantation villas . ) The oldest house in the village,
an ornate Federal tripartite form house built in 1801 , was the residence of Dr . Whitmel Hill Pugh, physician,
planter and political leader, who named it Woodville . His brother William Alston Pugh built . a large Federal
style house across the road about 1815 that contains some of the most distinguished Federal woodwork and
plasterwork in the Roanoke Valley. About 1840 Lewis Thompson, planter and political leader, constructed a
Greek Revival style house . In 1854 Lewis Thompson built Grace Episcopal Church, an Episcopal chapel of
board- and-batten Gothic Revival style at the village crossroads . About 1860 William Alston Pugh ' s son Joseph
James Pugh built a large Greek Revival style house with Italianate details . Lewis Thompson' s son Thomas W.
Thompson built a Greek Revival-Italianate style house about 1863 . The very intact groupings of outbuildings
around the residences, including slave quarters, meat houses, dairies, various storage buildings and even an ice
house, contribute to the well -preserved village ' s embodiment of the rural life of the gentry in he nineteenth and
g g ry t t
early twentieth centuries ,
ignificant buildings of the compact village, set in wooded groves, are nearly invisible to the
The architecturally- s
traveler along the main road , now busy North Carolina 11 . Yet the Woodville Historic District is eligible for
listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under Criterion A as one of the most intact
plantation villages surviving in the Roanoke River Valley and under Criterion C for its distinguished collection of
nineteenth and twentieth century buildings embodying the material culture of the planter class in Bertie County,
Historical Background
Dr . Charles Smallwood ( 1828 - 1899) , who grew up in Woodville and served as the area doctor throughout his
life, wrote his childhood recollections of Woodville in 1894 . His vivid descriptions of the families, their houses,
their marriages, children, and deaths provide a fascinating window on Woodville irrthe antebellum era :
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ille was originally built by farmers, who owned large farms . on the Roanoke
The Village of Woodv
River and in the Indian Woods, mostly for the purpose of locating their families in a healthy place, .
for the social advantages denied them on widely separated farms and also for the convenience of
sending their children to a good school . . . . Most of the residences were surrounded by large groves
of oaks some distance from the road which ran through the village . It was a beautiful place in
those days inhabited by people of wealth and refinement . 1
The antebellum planter families of Woodvillew the Pughs, Thompsons and others- -began to amass land in the
eighteenth century, purchasing hundreds or thousands of acres of swampland and rich river bottomland in the
region . The oldest residence in what became Woodville was built in 1801 for John Pugh Hill on high dry land at
a crossroads where the road leading from Roxobel on the north to Windsor on the east joined up with roads to
Hill ' s and Taylor ' s ferries, the two major crossing points of the winding Roanoke River in western Bertie
County . One year later, Whitmel Hill Pugh married Hill ' s widow and took up residence in the house, named
Woodville . Pugh, a distinguished Bertie County, native, was a physician, a planter who raised a large number of
hogs and sold the meat in Richmond , and a state legislator. With two brothers he emigrated in 1819 to
Louisiana, where each established a large cotton plantation . Eventually the Pugh family converted their
plantations to the production of sugar cane, and became one of the most prominent and wealthy families in the
state . They constructed two of the grandest tripartite Classical Revival plantation villas in Louisiana :
Woodlawn, built in the 1830s by Whitmel W . Pugh (son of Whitmell Hill Pugh) , and Madewood , built in the
1840s by Thomas Pugh. Whitmel Hill Pugh held on to his Woodville plantation and sent his children to
Woodville for their education . His son William W . lived at Woodville until the 1830s when he returned to
Louisiana and followed in his father ' s footsteps . Whitmel Hill Pugh died in 1834 after returning from a trip to
North Carolina , 2 Pugh ' s younger brother William Alston Pugh built the next house in the village [William A.
Pugh House] about 1815 directly across the road on a small parcel given to him by his brother. William A. ,
unlike his brothers, remained in Woodville throughout his life . Other heads of household found the location
suitable for residences as well, including Noah B . Hinton, Hezekiah Thompson, Col . Jesse Averitt, and John
Smaw Smallwood (Dr. Smallwood ' s father) . Col . Jesse Averitt built his house at the crossroads near William
Pugh, where he lived until the late 1840s when he sold off his homeplace and moved to the state of Florida.
In 1816 the area had sufficient population that a post office named Turner' s Cross Roads was located there.
Other village amenities , such as stores, a school , a hotel , a tailor shop and a blacksmith shop , followed . Dr.
Smallwood recalled the old store that stood just below the old tavern . . . the country people used to meet on
this old road on Saturday drink apple brandy, get drunk and occasionally fight . I have seen many fights there .
Old Ned Williams, a soldier of the Revolutionary War died there sitting on the steps . . .Elections and musters were
held there. " The nearest church was Jumping Run Church (also known as Pugh Chapel) , located one mile, north
in Lewiston .
1 " Recollections of Woodville . "
2 Whitmel Hill Pugh , Dictionary of North Carolina Biography; Harnett T . Kane , Plantation Parade, 216 .
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In April 1840 the village was named Hotel, after the name of the building where the post office was located . In
1845 the village received its first church, St . Frances Methodist Church, built with money donated by Mrs .
Frances Pugh, wife of William Alston Pugh . 3 In 1854 Grace Episcopal Church was built on land donated by Dr.
H. F . Williams at the corner of the main road and the Windsor road . ' The building is said to have been paid for
by prominent local planter Lewis Thompson and his wife Margaret . The Bertie Union Academy, the village
school, had been built by the 1830s on the west side of the road on Noah Hinton ' s land . Converted to a house, it
stood. until 1990 ,
About 1840 Lewis Thompson built (or remodeled) a house [ Thompson-Urquhart House] on land that he
inherited from his father, Thomas Thompson (son of Hezekiah Thompson) or his brother Hezekiah, who died in
1836 . Lewis Thompson ( 1808 - 1867) , planter and statesman, frequently represented Bertie County in the North
Carolina House of Commons and State Senate from 1832 - 1852 , was a member of the General Convention of
1865 , and a Trustee of the University of North Carolina from 1848 until his death . ' Like the Pughs, the
Thompson family belonged to the stratum of North Carolina society which had plantations in the Deep South as
well as in their home state . Thompson owned thousands of acres of land in Bertie County, and a Louisiana sugar j
plantation inherited through his fafiher-in-law William M. Clark of Bertie County . In the 1840s and 1850s this
sugar plantation seems to have been managed on Thompson' s behalf by his brother-in- law Kenneth M. Clark,
subsequently Lewis ' son, William Thompson, moved to Louisiana and ran the plantation , 6 Lewis ' s son Thomas
W . settled in Woodville and managed his father ' s Bertie County holdings throughout his lifetime .
The luxurious lifestyle made possible by the large plantations of antebellum Woodville' s families is illuminated
iled in 1862 for Woodville District . Known then as "Hotel , " the district, with a population
by a tax census comp
of 124 , included 43 white voters and 5 black voters . The Hotel district ' s taxpayers owned 62, 093 acres of
taxable land worth $ 565 , 376 and 1 , 624 slaves valued at $ 519 , 895 . The Thompson, Pugh, and Smallwood j
families accounted for most of the gold and silver watches, pianos , furniture and " pleasure vehicles" listed in the
district . '
s " Recollections of Woodville . "
4 "Recollections of Woodville'. " .
s Lewis Thompson Papers . These were donated in the 1920s to the University of North Carolina and are now in the Southern
Historical Collection . This biographical information is included in the papers .
6 Sitterson , " Lewis Thompson , A Carolinian and His Louisiana Plantation 1848 - 1888 . A Study in Absentee Ownership . " The
business papers in the Lewis Thompson Collection , dating from 18404871 , consist chiefly of correspondence , accounts , bills ,
receipts , slave lists , sharecropping contracts , relating to the production of cotton and corn in Bertie County and sugar in Louisiana ,
and to the sale of these crops through factors in New York , Norfolk , New Orleans and Baltimore ,
Confederate Tax Census , 1862 . transcribed 197546 by students at Roanoke- Chowan Academy , 7 .
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The farming operations of Lewis Thompson, far removed from the gracious oak groves of Woodville, are
summarized in agricultural censuses and graphically personalized by a diary kept in the 1850s by his overseer,
Moore Rawls . In 1850 , Thompson owned 121 slaves on four farms . His 850 - acre farm, probably the "river
000 ; the other thrre farms, containing 550 , 225 , and 35 acres
plantation" which Rawls managed , is valued at $ 10 , .:
respectively, are each valued at $ 5 , 000 . Thompson grew large crops of corn : 6 , 000 bushels on the 850 -acre
farm; 3 , 000 bushels on 550 acres ; 870 bushels on 225 acres, and 750 bushels on 35 acres . Lewis also had $ 500
invested in a water-powered mill, and employed one , worker there who ground 4 , 000 bushels of the corn in 1850 .
His plantations also produced much cotton; 400 bales (bales weighed 400 pounds) from the 850 - acre farm; 34
bales from the 500 - scre farm; and 3 bales from the 225 - acre farm . No cotton is recorded for the 35 -acre farm
which produced food crops, including 200 bushels of peas/beans, 50 bushels of Irish potatoes, and 300 bushels of
sweet potatoes . The 850- acre farm also grew large food crops, and produced animal by-products such as wool
from a flock of 182 sheep , and 300 pounds of butter from the 32 cows . It also produced 100 pounds of flax for
linen . $
By the time the 1860 agricultural census was taken, Lewis had. given the smallest farm, now 66 acres, to his son,
Thomas W . His other holdings were valued at $40, 000 . His big farm was by then composed of 1 , 000 improved
acres and 1 , 000 woodland acres . He produced 5 , 300 bushels of corn there and 150 bales of cotton . His other
farms consisted of one with 1 , 000 improved acres ( 150 bales of cotton, and 5 , 300 bushels of corn) and one with
100 improved acres with no cotton but still with large amounts of food crops .
Moore Rawls ' s diary puts a human face on the operation of Bertie County plantations , Rawls chronicled daily
events of the river plantation, where there was always work to be done . He mentioned many of the plantation
slaves by name and recorded their daily tasks, such as planting and picking cotton and flax, processing it, and
then spinning wool and linen . A typical entry, January 13 , 1853 , records " Big Snow . Anthony and Noah and
Luke making horse collars and the rest cutting and burning brush on Johnson [field] . Gin at work today. " A year
later on that same date in 1854 , Rawls recorded that they " kild 59 hogs . . . Anthony and Noah and women work
on hog guts . The river rising fast today . " The height of the Roanoke River was a constant source of concern .
18541 " I lost 5 hogs and one sheep by the freshet . " In other passages he recorded " hands
For instance, in March,
building dams, dikes, abutments, causeways, bridges and digging and clearing out drainage ditches . " His great-
great granddaughter, Mary Margaret Parker, commented in her annotation to the diary that "the same Roanoke
River that drowned stock and crops was also a friend . Many supplies came by boat to the landing and baled
cotton was sent by boat on its way to market . " There are many mentions of making canoes and boats .
Numerous working days were lost and much suffering was caused by the ever-present malarial . fever. In August,
a Bertie County Agricultural Census , 1850 .
9Diary of Moore Rawls , 1851 - 1858 , collection of Mrs . Joseph W . Parker, Windsor , N . C ; School Essay based on diary , copy in
SHPO file .
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Rawls wrote " all hands sick . . . Sick myself. " Rawls also noted social events and the many friends who came to
visit .
Just before the onset of the Civil War, Joseph James Pugh, son of William Alston Pugh, " rebuilt" Col . Jesse
Averitt ' s old house as a Greek Revival two - story plantation house of Italianate design with elegant window
hoods [Pugh-Thompson House] . 10 Lewis Thompson ' s son Thomas W . , who had gradually taken over !
management of his father' s plantations, apparently was in the Confederate Army in 1861 , but returned during
lt an Italianate house for himself at the. corner of the main road and Hill ' s Ferry
the war to Bertie County , He but
Road about 1863 [Thomas W . Thompson House] . These were the last houses built in antebellum Woodville .
The Civil War impacted the fortunes and everyday life of Woodville ' s citizens enormously, for when its planters
lost their slaves , they lost the manpower on which their plantations depended . Lewis Thompson ' s son William
spent the war years in Louisiana, while his daughters Pattie and Mary Bond remained at St . Mary' s School in
Raleigh . In addition to his plantations, Lewis Thompson had many investments, chiefly through New York
bankers, and invested heavily in Confederate bonds .
ewis Thompson attempted to re- establish his financial network . He began to ship
Following the war' s end L
cotton through Baltimore instead of exclusively through Norfolk . The Lewis Thompson papers contain contracts
for sharecropping and farm labor and letters from William in Louisiana who appeared to have a hard time getting
the sugar cane plantation back . on track with hired labor , Lewis Thompson died in early December, 1867 ,
leaving his wife Margaret and sons Thomas and William to settle his vast estate in the midst of the cataclysmic
economic and political changes of the Reconstruction era . His daughter, Pattie, had died the year before, and his
grief is thought to have hastened his death .
The ost- Civil War ears were hard for Woodville citizens but life went on . By 1870 overseer Moore Rawls
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had purchased his own farm with eighty improved acres and 300 acres of unimproved woodland , valued at
$ 1 , 200 . He paid $300 in wages that year for workers . He also had three horses ; three cows and eight " other "
cattle, four sheep, and 25 swine . Mary Bond Thompson married Burges Urquhart of Southampton County,
Virginia in 1871 . The couple lived in her homeplace and raised a large family . The post office was moved in
ing village just to the north . About 1876 the Episcopalians built a rectory
1872 to Lewiston, the up - and - com
behind the church on land given by Lewis Thompson ' s widow Margaret [Rectory] . In the 1880s the old tavern
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burned . When the Roanoke and Tar River Railroad came through the vicinity in 1888 , it was routed through
Lewiston rather than through Woodville.
Charles Smallwood ' s judgement of Woodville in 1894 , near the end of his life, lamented the passing of an era .
"Woodville does not by any means present the same appearance that it did sixty years ago , The beautiful groves
in which many of the residences were placed have been cut up , some of them in parts cultivated . The old Tavern
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and the building that replaced it have passed away and the place is bare and lonely . " Yet the virtues of
hospitality and kindness " amidst all the changes of fortune, time, and people remain unchanged ; and without
which properly speaking there could be no Woodville . " "
In the early twentieth century the final phase of village development was the construction of three Craftsman
style houses . Thomas W . Griffin preserved the rural village tradition by building his large Colonial Revival style
Craftsman house in an oak grove on the Windsor road in 1917 [Thomas W . Griffin House] . Burges Urquhart
built his daughter Patty and her husband Clifton Whitehead a Craftsman house [Whitehead -Urquhart House] in
1917 on a small lot close to the road across the main road from his house, the old Lewis Thompson place . In
1927 Dr . Frank Garris built an up -to - date brick Craftsman house [ Garris - Griffin House] next to St . Frances
Church . Only two more houses have been erected in the village in the past seventy years--Joe Whitehead ' s
brick 1960s ranch house beside Patty and Clifton Whitehead ' s house, and a small house constructed in the fork
across from Grace Church in recent years .
To Dr . Smallwood , the village seemed physically ruined at the end of the nineteenth century . Yet to
contemporary visitors at the end of the twentieth century, the rural village with its remarkably intact collection
of federal and antebellum houses and early 20th century Craftsman infill seems a miracle of preservation . The
families who live in Woodville today, most direct descendants of the builders, cherish the village ' s history and
architecture and have commissioned this nomination in order to protect it from destructive change . Their biggest
fear ' s that the main road, the village spine, now designated as Highway 11 and a major north- south truck route,
will be widened , thereby destroying the connection between the two sides of the Village .
The Plantation Village in the Roanoke River Valley : Woodville' s Social History Context
Woodville was one of several plantation neighborhoods in the Roanoke River Valley, which includes Bertie,
Halifax; Hertford, Martin and Northampton counties, where interconnected families of planters and slaves
formed rural communities . Another such rural village is Como , located between the Meherrin and Chowan
rivers near the Virginia border in northern Hertford County. Across the Roanoke River in adjacent Halifax
County lies Dawson Crossroads-Enfield Plantations, an antebellum plantation neighborhood containing a number
of distinguished plantation houses and & mid- 19th century church . Scotland Neck , a nearby town, was a
prosperous area of interconnected plantations like Woodville, but grew into a town when a railroad came
through in 1882 . Many such rural communities developed before the Civil War but few survived the breakup of
the plantation system after the war and late 19th and 20th century social and economic changes .
Bertie County and other counties in the region had vast areas of land covered with malaria-infested swamps,
isolated by unpassable rivers . Overland transportation was difficult . Roads were maintained by adjacent
property owners such as Lewis Thompson, who operated two toll gates across roads on his land in the 1860s .
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Roads were connected to privately- operated river ferries . Even today, the Woodville USGS quadrangle map
remains almost completely covered with forests and swampland with such names as "Buzzard Point" and
"Roquist Pocosin . " The Native American word " pocosin" meant " swamp on a hill , " because these areas are
actually thick beds of peat moss supporting a dense tangle of low plant growth . 12 Only a handful of dwellings
stand outside of Woodville and the neighboring town of Lewiston .
The Roanoke River provided a navigable waterway from Weldon east to Plymouth and the Albemarle Sound ,
giving planters in southern Bertie County a convenient route for transporting the crops grown in this fertile soil
Virginia . By 1756 Roanoke Valley settlers were growing tobacco and
to the closest major market in Norfolk,
shipping it to Tidewater Virginia . Many large plantations developed along - the Roanoke and Chowan Rivers in `
Bertie County during the 1700s, such as the Capehart family ' s seat, Scotch Hall , at the mouth of the Roanoke
River, the Norfleet family seat, Woodbourne, at Roxobel , and the Pollock family seat , Runiroi , on the Roanoke
River . By 1860 , twenty-five Bertie County plantations had 1 , 000 acres or more , the greatest number of large
plantations of any county in the state . Scotch Hall with its 8 , 000 acres and 300 slaves was the largest plantation
in Bertie County. By 1800 large scale cotton production had begun . Although tobacco and cotton were the
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major crops, farms were diversified in corn, potatoes , wheat and livestock ,
In these plantation villages , planters ' wealth was based on the agriculture and forest products of the fertile
Roanoke Valley . Topography, soil and climate combined to make the region ideal for growing crops, especially I
corn and cotton . The lands accumulated by Woodville planters , which contained the dark silty loam of the
Roanoke River flood plains, were among the most fertile soils in Bertie County . There were also enormous j
populations of free-ranging swine, an essential factor in the farm economy . They were a principal export
product, driven overland by the thousands, as well as a product used freely in household consumption . One of
Whitmel Pugh ' s principal sources of agricultural income in the early 19th century were his vast swine herds,
whose meat was marketed in Norfolk.
During the nineteenth century the population of the Roanoke Valley was virtually static . In 1810 Bertie had
i 1850 i ha 12 851 . B the earl 19th century wealth Upper South planters sought
11 , 318 people and n t d y. y ry y pp
opportunities to invest capital and provide profitable employment for surplus slaves in the cotton and sugar
growing regions of the southwestern states, such as Louisiana and Mississippi . Woodville ' s small ranks were
certainly thinned by such out- migration ; members of the Pugh, Thompson , and other Woodville families left for
the Deep South .
iz Earley , " The Swamp That Burns , " Wildlife in North Carolina (February 1998) .
13 Tyler , " A Brief Sketch of Bertie County , " 1985 ; Mattson , Alexander & Associates , Inc . " Tyrrell County and Northampton
County Reconnaissance Level Surveys , " 1996 ; Taves , " The Rural Architectural Heritage of Halifax County , North Carolina , "
1989 .
14 Camp , Irfluence of Geography on Early North Carolina , 7 .
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The slave-based plantation economy supported a luxurious way of life . " Planter families enjoyed the pleasures of
horse racing, frequent entertaining, travels to northern cities, and well- stocked larders and libraries . " 15 Rural
neighborhoods such as Woodville were bound to others in the region and to markets in the United States and
throughout the world through complex networks of kinship, politics and trade. 16
The replacement of the plantation economy by the tenant farming system and the lure of town life with its
consolidated schools, railroad lines, and other conveniences caused the demise of plantation villages by the early
twentieth century . While the plantation landscape of the Roanoke Valley is largely gone, the plantation village of
Woodville retains its antebellum appearance because it has always been a compact cluster of small country
estates rather than widely- dispersed plantations .
Roanoke River Valley Architecture Context
Woodville contains a distinguished group of six generally intact Federal and Greek Revival plantation houses,
four of them two - story and two of them one- story, set well back from the road in spacious grounds. landscaped
with large hardwood trees . The unique blending of vernacular building traditions and stylish patternbook design
found throughout the Roanoke Valley region is represented in microcosm in Woodville . Most of the formal rural
residences of the antebellum era were in the northern tier of eastern North Carolina counties where the plantation
ife . Planter families of the region "built and furnished their homes with a
economy supported a luxurious way of l
fashion% -conscious blend of regional and urban elements . . . . Working with local or regional artisans . . . planters
incorporated into their houses a dynamic blend of stylish models, imported items, customary forms, and various
craftsmen ' s personal styles . " 17
A small group of tripartite plantation villas survive in the Roanoke Valley . The tripartite Whitmel Pugh House of
1801 , the only example in Bertie County, represents the delicate craftsmanship of local artisans . Its ornate front
gable pediment is finished like that of The Hermitage, the home of Thomas Blount Hill and Rebecca Norfleet,
built about 1800 in Halifax County .
Most substantial Bertie County antebellum dwellings conform to two architectural forms : the coastal cottage (a
one- story house with engaged front porch) , or the two - story side-gable house with a small front porch .
Although single-pile, these two - story houses were generously proportioned , sometimes being five or even seven
ide . The Bazemore House, a one=story coastal cottage, has ornate Federal interior finish similar to that of
bays w
is Bishir, North Carolina Architecture, 82 ,
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17 Bishir and Southern , A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina , 295 ; North Carolina Architecture , 82 ,
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the c . 1807 King-Freeman- Speight House in Bertie County. Its parlor mantel is quite similar to a mantel in the
Bazemore House . The William Pugh House, a two - story side gable house, is one of the most intact ornate
Federal houses in eastern North Carolina. Its exuberant plasterwork was surely executed by the same artisan
who worked at Woodbourne, a tripartite house built c . 1810 at Roxobel for Thomas Figures Norfleet .
The ca . 1840 Thompson-Urquhart House is a characteristic two - story, three-bay hip roofed Greek Revival
plantation house of the Roanoke Valley . Its original airy sawnwork porch (now replaced) was a specialty of the
type . A similar house of about 1840 is Hickory Hill , in the Hamilton vicinity of Martin County across the
Roanoke River . The Averitt-Pugh-Thompson House, a two - story double pile house in the locally popular Greek
Revival4talianate idiom, retains hood molds similar to those at the nearby Lewis Cotten House (demolished)
which stood near Roxobel . Before it lost its original porch, the Averitt-Pugh - Thompson House may have
resembled The Cedars ( Speight House) in nearby Edgecombe County, built ca . 1860 . Its design features the
Italianate vernacular at its liveliest, with hood molds and a fanciful lattice porch . 18 When Thomas Thompson
built his Italianate one- story house on Canady ' s Hill_ about 1863 he may have been influenced by William
Ranlett ' s popular 1847 patternbook, The Architect. The Garrett-Wiggins House in Edgecombe County was built
in 1854 , its lavish Italianate details probably drawn from this book. The 1845 St . Frances Methodist Church,
attributed to regional builder Thomas Bragg, is a simple Greek Revival building with a fine interior . Grace
Episcopal Church of 1854 reflects pattern book Gothic Revival designs popular at the time ,
Antebellum outbuildings , including slave quarters surviving at the Thompson -Urquhart House and perhaps at
the William Pugh House, an overseer ' s house at Thompson-Urquhart House, meat houses , dairies, and general
ide a remarkable material record of the activities of antebellum plantations . The two late
storage buildings, prov
19th century brick , outbuildings , one a dairy and one an ice house, at the Thompson -Urquhart House are of
particular architectural merit for their creative eave ventilation features .
Like other well-to - do farmers of northeastern North Carolina, Woodville ' s citizens turned to Norfolk, Virginia
not just as a market where they sold agricultural products and purchased goods , but also as a cultural center .
SSA Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina , 321 .
19Ibid . , 325 .
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About 1917 Woodville farmer Thomas W . Grim hired Philip B . Moser of Norfolk to design his farmhouse . The
large, unpretentious Colonial Revival house has a gambrel roof, large shed dormer, elegant Craftsman-inspired
built-in cupboard , and other Craftsman appointments, including a staircase, mantels and trim . Burges Urquhart .
and Dr. Frank Gams probably utilized mail- order plans for the stylish Craftsman houses they had built in
Woodville about this time . The plantation village of Woodville thus represents the architectural traditions of the
Roanoke Valley from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries .
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Section 9 : Bibliography
Bertie County Census Records, Deeds, and Wills . N . C . State Archives ,
Bishir, Catherine W . North Carolina Architecture. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina press, 1990 .
• Carolina
Bishir, Catherine W . and Michael T . Southern . A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Ca
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1996 .
Bullock, J . Marshall . "Whitmel Hill Pugh, " Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, V . Edited by William S .
Powell . Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1994 .
Camp, Cordelia . The Influence of Geography Upon Early North Carolina. Raleigh : Carolina Charter
Tercentenary Commission, 1963 .
" Confederate Tax Census for Bertie County, N . C . , 1862 . " Typescript prepared by students at Roanoke- j
Chowan Academy, 197546 .
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Earley, Lawrence S . "The Swamp That Burns, " Wildlife in North Carolina (February 1998 ) : 1348 .
Kane, Harnett T . Plantation Parade : The Grand Manner in Louisiana. New York : William Morrow and
Company, 1945 ,
Mattson, Alexander & Associates, Inc . "Tyrrell County and Northampton County Reconnaissance Level
Surveys, " North Carolina Historic Preservation Office, 1996 ,
Rawls, Moore . Diary, 18514858 . Collection of Mrs . Joseph W. Parker, Windsor, N. C . j
Sitterson, Joseph Carlyle . "Lewis Thompson, A Carolinian and His Louisiana Plantation 18484888 . A Study in
Absentee Ownership . " Essays in Southern History. Essays in Southern History . Chapel Hill , c . 1925 .
le . " 1894 . Original in the Southern Historical Collection
Smallwood, Dr. Charles . "Recollections of Woodvil ,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill . Published in Bertle Ledger, Windsor, N . C . September 28 , 1972 .
Taves , Henry V. " The Rural Architectural Heritage of Halifax County, North Carolina . " North Carolina
Historic Preservation Office, 1989 .
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Thompson, Lewis, Collection, c . 18404871 . Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill ,
Tyler, John E. "A Brief Sketch of Bertie County. " Brochure . 1985 .
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Section 10 : Geographical Data
Verbal Boundary Description
The boundaries of the Woodville Historic District, irregularly shaped, are outlined in black on the accompanying
district map , a composite ofBertie County Tax Maps 5835 and 5836 .
Boundary Justification
The boundaries include the primary buildings, outbuildings, and appropriate landscape settings for each historic
property. The boundaries include an appropriate amount of setting to convey the rural character of the district . In
some cases, lot lines are not followed because they contain more than the maximum amount of acreage allowable.
for setting, or because the home tract omits the vista to the main road . The amount of cultivated acreage included
in the boundaries is small, and an agricultural context was not written for this district because the farms were
physically removed from the village during the period of significance .
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P . O . Fox 81811 -- illsborough, NC 27278
Phone : 919- 732- 8181 or 919-967- 9251 x2597
Fax ', 919- 644-3002
Email : ercd C1, co . oi ange . nC . us
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
For : Archeological Survey of St. Mary ' s Road Corridor
Submission Deadline : March 15 , 1999
Contact : Donald R. Belk, AICP , Preservation Planner
Orange County Department of Environment and Resource
Conservation
306F Revere Road
Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
919/7324181 Extension 2594
e-mail : dbelk@co . orange .nc . us
Orange County is seeking a qualified and experienced archeologist to conduct a survey of
archeological resources in the St . Mary ' s Road Corridor (Orange County ; SR 1002) . This survey
will be part of a Preservation Plan for the St. Mary ' s Road Corridor ,
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Project Background
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idor Preservation Plan will identify the important architectural ,
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archeological , and cultural features that distinguish the corridor as a historically significant
landscape in Orange County . The Plan will identify : potential National Register sites and
districts ; scenic viewsheds ; natural resource areas , such as forests , floodplains , and wetlands ; and
farmland resources , including land in present agricultural use as well prime farmland soils .
After the surveys and resource inventories are completed, a public education effort will
commence . This initiative will engage residents and landowners within the Corridor in
establishing preservation goals for the area .
Scope of Work
This archeological survey comprises three principal components : ( 1 ) background research, (2)
field reconnaissance , and (3 ) the development of a research design for further archaeological
work . These components are described as follows :
Background Research
Background research shall constitute the bulk of this study, conducted with the aim of achieving
four primary goals .
• Determine the extent to which the current road location deviates from its historic location(s)
and provide an explanation of any deviations noted .
• Provide detailed maps of former locations of the road, historic structures , and landscape
alterations associated with those historic locations and indicate the potential each holds for
ignificant archaeological information ,
the recovery of s
• Reconstruct the prehistoric (Paleo4ndian — post- contact) and historic ( 17th — 20th century)
landscapes along the corridor and explain the differences within the context of a regional
history .
• Develop a proposal for additional archaeological research that specifies the nature and extent
of archival research and field work designed to gather more information about the prehistoric
and historic sites that are, or may be , within the St. Mary ' s Road Corridor .
A variety of resources will be reviewed in the process of gathering background information,
including archival records , historic deeds and maps , architectural surveys , primary and secondary
documentary evidence of environmental conditions such as soils , topographic, geologic and
hydrologic maps , and published archaeological data ( see the attached bibliography for a partial
list of sources) . This information will be used to create a model of settlement and land use in the
corridor throughout the prehistoric and historic periods . The central theme of this study focuses
on the changing relationship between environment and land use throughout the time that people
have occupied the rural Hillsborough landscape . The primary purpose for gathering this
background information is to provide the context within which all subsequent archaeological
research in the corridor may be interpreted .
Field Reconnaissance
The limited archaeological field testing to be conducted for this project consists of three
components , ( 1 ) those concerned with identifying any historically documented locations of the
St . Mary ' s Road not in its current location or historic structures no longer standing, (2) the
preliminary evaluation of the archaeological significance of such historic structures , landscapes ,
or associated deposits within the corridor and, (3 ) an assessment of the potential for the recovery
of archaeological information concerning historic and prehistoric sites within the corridor .
The first of these tasks has as its goal the investigation of any historically recorded road
locations , structures or features of the landscape which may have been altered or superseded over
the years . This . part of the field work might be considered " ground truthing" the results of the
historical research. The historically recorded location of entities on any given map or plat may
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not correspond to current locations . For example , the comparison of a sequence of historic maps
may reveal the history of how the road was originally placed on the landscape and-how that
placement has changed through the years . Field testing historically recorded entity locations can
verify the maps and may provide information about the presence of historic structures ,
landscapes , or artifact deposits such as trash dumps . This first task can be accomplished by
visually inspecting the corridor for suspected locations of historically recorded entities , such as
old road beds or above- ground structural remains , inspection of the surfaces of any plowed fields
or non-vegetated areas , and by limited below- ground testing consisting of soil probing and
shovelAest-pit excavating . It should be stressed that this portion of the project will be very
narrowly focused by the results of background research. This is not designed to be a general
survey of the St. Mary 's Corridor aimed at locating all historic cultural sites in the project area.
The second field testing task has as its goal the preliminary assessment of the significance of any
historic archaeological locations , such as structures or artifact deposits , as may be found during
the project . This can be accomplished by limited data recovery operations such as controlled
surface collecting , or excavating test pits on sites that have been detected by archival research.
The object of this task is to gather information about the cultural deposit by obtaining a sample
of the artifacts , and a description of the context in which they are found. Data recovery efforts
implemented with this task are also expected to be very limited as predicated by the narrowly
focused research objectives and preliminary nature of the proj ect ' s scope of work .
The third part of the field testing program consists of determining the potential for the
preservation and further recovery of historic archaeological information from sites within the
corridor . This will be accomplished, in part, by assessing the results of the first two tasks .
means of determinin the otential for the existence of
Background research will provide the me g p
historically recorded sites within the corridor . Field checking the archival information will
provide a means of assessing the accuracy of the historic record, and will yield information about
the nature of site disturbance and artifact preservation . These data, together with settlement
models developed as part of the background research, may then be used to make a reasonable
estimate of the archaeological resources that lie within the St . Mary ' s Corridor project area.
Included in this will be an appraisal of the potential accessibility of these resources for future
archaeological field testing .
Development of a Research Design
design for further archaeological work will be based on the results
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of background research and archaeological field testing . The design should ( 1 ) specify any
further archival research necessary to identify historic sites or landscape features within the
project area, (2) present a comprehensive plan for surveying the project area for historic and
prehistoric archaeological resources , (3 ) describe the means whereby the sites will be tested and
recorded and the archaeological material analyzed and curated, and (4) indicate how the
assessment of the NRHP eligibility of the resources will be conducted in future research . The
research design should also present a preliminary plan for integrating the preservation of
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archaeological resources within the St . Mary ' s Corridor into the larger context of preserving
Hillsborough ' s vernacular landscape .
Reporting Results
The report, to be prepared as part of this study, should provide overviews of those portions of
prehistory and history that are relevant to the Hillsborough area of Orange County, set within the
broader context of the Southeast . A review of the major periods of prehistory and history that are
represented in the archaeological and historical literature of Orange County should be presented .
From this information models of travel on the St . Mary ' s Road and settlement along its flanks
should be advanced . The report should be accompanied by copies of the relevant historic maps
and documents showing the historic road locations , land ownership tracts , structures , and any
related archaeological sites . The standards and guidelines for reporting field-testing activities
should follow Orange County ' s RFP for this project (included in this package) and those of the
North Carolina State Office of Archaeology .
Project Budget
The total project budget is $ 6 , 500 funded from Orange County general revenues and a 1998
Certified Local Government grant . Consultants submitting a proposal must provide, insofar as
possible , an estimate of the amount of time to be expended on the project.
Type of Contract
The type of contract awarded will be . on a cost reimbursement basis with a "not-to -exceed"
provision.
Consultant Selection/Oualifications
Consultants or consulting firms will be evaluated in part on the basis of the following criteria .
1 . The person/firm must have performed satisfactorily on previous archeological surveys as,
indicated by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources , Division of Archives
and History, Office of State Archeology ;
I The person/firm must demonstrate a professional writing capability with a style of high
quality that is suitable for publication,
3 . The person/firm must have adequate experience and staff to perform the work required .
Previous work in the Chapel Hill, Orange County, and/or Research Triangle area is
preferable ;
4 . The person/firm must have the ability to meet the time schedule established for the work;
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5 . The person/firm . must meet the qualifications of 36 CFR 61 .
There will be two main considerations in the selection process : ( 1 ) familiarity with the geographic
area, and (2) previous completion of archeological surveys and National Register Nominations for
archeological sites or historic districts . However, these will not be the controlling criteria. Where
two or more persons/firms are proposed to undertake the project, the proposal must specify in some
detail the working relationship envisaged in the partnership or joint venture . This latter requirement
does not apply where two or more persons are members of the same firm .
Submission of Proposals
Persons or consulting firms interested in the project are invited to submit a proposal, including a
statement of qualifications which addresses the aforementioned criteria. References and samples of
previous work must be submitted as part of the proposal . Proposals must be submitted to Orange
County by 5 * 00 p . m . (DST) on March 15 , 1999 . Proposals may be mailed or delivered to :
Donald R. Belk, AICP , Preservation Planner
Orange County Department of Environment and Resource Conservation
3 06F Revere Road
Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
Telephone 919/732 - 8181 , extension 2594
Questions regarding the project may also be addressed to the same individual .
All proposals received will become the property of Orange County and will be evaluated to
determine which proposal most closely meets the requirements of the County . At the discretion
and option of Orange County, oral interviews may be conducted with one or more firms to assist in
the selection oprocess .
Orange County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to accept the proposal most
favorable to the County .
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ORANGECOUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date ; March 3 , 1999
Agenda Abstract
Item #
SUBJECT ; Request for Proposals - Publication of Orange County Architectural History
DEPARTMENT : Environment and Resource Conservation PUBLIC HEARING : Yes X No
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED : Yes XNo
ATTACHMENTS : INFORMATION CONTACT :
Donald R . Belk
Request for Proposals Preservation Planner/X2594
PHONE NUMBERS :
Hillsborough 732 - 8181
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
Chapel Hill 967 -9251
PURPOSE: To approve a Request for Proposals for publication of the Orange County Architectural History .
BACKGROUND : On June 2 , 1999 , Orange County received a grant of $5 , 000 from the NC Department of Cultural
Resources for publication of the Orange County Architectural History .
This grant was an important step toward achieving one the Historic Preservation Commission' s Historic
Preservation Goals submitted for BOCC consideration in the FY1999-99 fiscal year . The $ 5 , 000 grant
represents a significant portion of the funds needed to produce a casebound , hardcover edition of the
County ' s architectural history . Remaining publication funds may be obtained from a loan from the NC
Federation of Historical Societies and contributions from the private sector .
A manuscript of the Orange County Architectural History was completed in 1996 by Richard Mattson of
Charlotte , NC . Dr . Mattson also selected over 100 historically significant sites throughout the rural
portions of the County and wrote captions for photographs of these sites .
The attached Request for Proposals will be used to select a publisher to develop a format and layout for
the publication and advise the County on the cost and requirements of publication . The publisher will
be charged with providing text and cover designs , determining the size of photographs and illustrations ,
providing or supervising typesetting work, overseeing printing services , and coordinating the overall
production leading to the publication of the architectural history . The publisher will be asked to provide
a summary of the projected printing costs for 1 , 500 hardbound copies of the publication .
ERCD staff will distribute the RFP to qualified publishers in the area . The HPC will consider proposals
and provide a recommendation to the BOCC , along with a proposed project contract .
RECOMMENDATION:
Administration Recommendation
The Administration recommends approval of the Request for Proposals .
Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Department
P . O . Box 818111111sboroubh, NC 27278
Phonelo 919- 732-8181 or 91M67-9251 x2597
Fax : 919- 64 3002 + 1 .. .
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
For : Publication of the Architectural History of Orange County
Submission Deadline : April 1 , 1999
Contact : Donald R. Belk, A1CP , Preservation Planner
Orange County Department of Environment and Resource
Conservation
3 06F Revere Road
Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
9191732 - 8181 Extension 2594
email : dbelk@co . orange .nc .us
Orange County is seeking a qualified and experienced publisher for the Architectural History of
Orange County.
Project Description
Orange County seeks "to publish its architectural history manuscript . The publication shall be a
high quality book suitable for sale to the general public and other institutions . The publication will
educate and enlighten the public of the significance of Orange County' s historic resources .
We seek an initial printing of 1 , 500 copies .
The manuscript was completed by Richard L . Mattson of Charlotte, NC . (Dr . Mattson also wrote
The History and Architecture of Nash County, North Carolina. ) The manuscript is accompanied by
108 black and white prints of the most significant historic sites of Orange County . Dr. Mattson also
wrote captions for these photographs . The manuscript also contains an archeological component,
written by Patricia Samford and Stephen Davis of the Research Laboratory of Archeology at the
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill .
Additional materials will be collected for the publication. After a contractual agreement is reached
with a publisher, the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission will announce the project
and solicit from citizens such historical items as old pictures of homes and farmsteads, family
portraits, letters , photographs of commercial enterprises and workaday scenes, and other
memorabilia that could be included in the publication along with the photos of historical structures .
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Scope of Work
The publisher will ;
1 ) compile the manuscript and photographs , and select the most appropriate and representative
materials received from citizens .
2) develop a format and layout for the publication, and advise the County to the dimensions of
the book. Specifically, the publisher will :
• provide text and cover designs ,
• determine the size of photographs and related illustrations ;
• provide or supervise typesetting work,
• oversee printing services , and,
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• coordinate overall production leading to the publication of a casebound printed
book .
3 ) provide a summary of projected printing costs for 1 , 500 copies .
The publisher will design and print the manuscript under the review of the Orange ' County Historic
Preservation Commission and staff.
Project Schedule
The projected starting date is May 1 , 1999 . Publishers submitting a proposal must provide an
estimated completion date for the project.
Project Budget l
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$ 5 ,000 grant from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources and possibly a loan from
the North Carolina Federation of Historical Societies . Consultants submitting a proposal must
provide , insofar, as possible, an estimate of the costs for professional fees, travel, and supplies, in
addition to the above-referenced preproduction work. Consultants must also provide an estimate of
the amount of time to be expended on the project. j
Type of Contract
The type of contract awarded will be on a cost reimbursement basis with a " not-to-exceed"
provision.
Selection/Qualifications
ill be evaluated in part on the basis of the following criteria ,
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1 . The person/firm must have performed satisfactorily on previous architectural history
i publcations .
2 . The person/firm must have adequate experience and staff to perform the work required .
Previous work in the Chapel Hill, Orange County, and/or Research Triangle area is
preferable ;
3 . The person/firm must have the ability to meet the time schedule established for the work;
and
4 . The person/firm must meet the qualifications of 36 CFR 61 .
There will be two main considerations in the selection process : ( 1 ) familiarity with the geographic
area, and (2) previous completion of architectural history publications . However, these will not be
the controlling criteria. Where two or more persons/firms are proposed to undertake the project, the
proposal must specify in some detail the working relationship ' envisaged in the partnership or joint
venture . This latter requirement does not apply where two or more persons are members of the
same firm.
Submission of Proposals
Persons or firms interested in the project are invited to submit a proposal , including a statement of
qualifications which addresses the aforementioned criteria. References and samples of previous
work must be submitted as part of the proposal . Proposals must be submitted to Orange County by
5 : 00 P .M . (DST) on April 1 , 1999 . Proposals may be mailed or delivered to :
Donald R. Belk, AICP, Preservation Planner
Orange County Planning Department
306F Revere Road
Hillsborough,. North Carolina 27278
Telephone 919/73M 181 , extension 2594
Questions regarding the project may also be addressed to the same individual .
All proposals received will become the property of Orange County and will be evaluated to
determine which proposal most closely meets the requirements of the County . At the discretion
and option of Orange County, oral interviews may be conducted with one or more firms to assist in
the selection process .
Orange County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to accept the proposal most
favorable to the County .
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North Carolina , as well as our main office in Stone Mountain ,
Georgia . Our project team would consist of myself and/or
Jennifer Langdale . I have a Master ' s degree in Heritage
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Savannah River Site, P.O . Box A, Bldg. 773 -68A, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 ( 803 ) 725 -0881 • Fax (803 ) 725 -0879
7064 Northwest 52nd Terrace, Gainesville, Florida 32653 Voice/Fax (352 ) 371 -9050
architectural history • urban studies http ://Nvww.newsouthassoc.com
We plan to work closely with the North Carolina Department of Cultural
Resources , as well as local neighborhood representatives , planners , historians ,
and the Orange County Planning Department . We would develop information
for a historic context on the property by reviewing county land records ,
conducting oral interviews , and searching the records of local libraries ,
newspapers. , churches , school boards , historical societies and state archives .
Research would help reveal how the school fits in with patterns of local history
and development of the African-American community . Evaluation of the
physical structure of the school building would include determining how it has
changed over time , as well as thoroughly documenting the present condition by
photography and development of a site plan and floor plan . After the facts are
gathered and the historical integrity of the building is assessed, we would apply.
the National Register criteria for evaluation and make the case for significance
as required by National Register Bulletin 16A. It appears that the school may
be significant under Criterion A (for its association with local historical events )
and possibly Criterion B (for its association with the life of a locally significant
person) . Depending on the physical integrity of the building and other factors ,
it could also possibly be significant for its architecture , design or construction
( Criterion Q .
Before proceeding with field work , we propose to conduct a public
meeting to notify the community of the process and to answer questions and
solicit information . We will also conduct a second public hearing to present
findings and results on the proposed nomination . If the consultant needs to
attend the hearing before the National Register review board , we will also be
happy to do that . However , it is not included in the proposed budget , and that
would need to be negotiated as an additional expense ,
We are prepared to begin work within two weeks of a notice to proceed . ,
The first draft of the National Register nomination , including maps and
photographs , would be submitted within eight weeks of project inception . If
revisions are necessary, those would be completed within 30 days after the
comments are received . We are confident that we can meet your project
deadline of August 1 , 19999
We appreciate the opportunity to bid on this interesting project . If you
have any questions or need further information , please feel free to contact us .
Sincerely,
NEW SOUTH ASSOCIATES , INC .
Denise P . Messick
Historian / Architectural Historian
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1 ) . LABOR Hours Rate Total
PUBLIC MEETINGS (2)
Historian 16 $ 31 . 20 $49910
$499 * 20
HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Historian 40 $ 31 . 20 $ 1 , 24 & 00
$ 1 , 24 & 00
SITE VISITAND PHOTOGRAPHY
Architectural Historian 16 $ 31 . 20 $499 * 20
$499 * 20
PREPARATION OF NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS
Historian/Arch . Hist . 48 $ 31 . 20 $ 1 , 497 . 60
Graphics Specialist 8 $ 27 . 04 $ 216 . 32
$ 1 , 713 . 92
TOTAL LABOR AND OVERHEAD $ 3 , 960 . 32
FEE 1100 % $475924
TOTAL LABOR , OVERHEAD , AND FEE $4 , 435 . 56
2) . EXPENSES Amount Descr. Cost
Document Procurement 100 Copies $0 . 25 $25000
Vehicle Rental & Gas 8 Day ( s) $45 . 00 $ 360000
Housing 6 Day (s ) $ 60 . 00 $ 360 * 00
Meal Allowance 8 Day ( s ) $ 25 . 00 $ 200 . 00
Air Fare 1 roundtrip $ 200 * 00
Photography and Developing $ 80 . 00
$ 19225 * 00
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New South Associates - Confidential
Professional References
For Denise P . Messick.
Ms . Pamela Sterne King (coordinator for Roebuck Springs National
Historic Preservation Planner Register nomination )
City of Birmingham
Department of Planning and Engineering
500 City Hall
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(205 ) 254-2719
Mr . Richard Kimmel (client for Buffalo Springs NRHP nomination )
US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
P . O . Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 284024890
(910) 2514994
For Jennifer Bryant Langdale .
Mr . Scott Power (supervisor for Conoho Creek NRHP nomination )
Historic Preservation Specialist
North Carolina Department of Archives and History
117 West 5th Street
Greenville, North Carolina 27858
(919 ) 830-6580
Ms . Ellen Mertins
Survey and Registration Division Chief
Alabama Historical Commission
486 South Perry Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
(334) 242-3184
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Jennifer Martin, National Register Coordinator
Survey and Planning Branch
State Historic Preservation Office
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 -2807
Re : Cabe-Pratt-Harris House National Register Nomination
Dear Ms . Martin :
Enclosed are letters from the Chairs of the Orange County Board of Commissioners and Historic
Preservation Commission, respectively, finding that the Cabe-Pratt-Harris House meets the criteria
for listing in the National Register of Historic Places .
Also enclosed is a copy of the Public Hearing Notice that was sent via certified mail to the owner of
the Cabe-Pratt-Harris House and to all property owners within 500 feet of the site . The Notice was
published in the News or Orange County on December 30 , 1998 and the Chapel Hill Herald on
December 26 , 1998 and January 2, 1999 . No written comments were received; however, a few
adjoining property owners inquired by telephone . Most questions concerned the impact of the
National Register listing on private property .
We look forward to a favorable finding by . the National Register Advisory Committee on January
141 1999 . Should you have any questions about the enclosures, please contact me .
Sincerely,
Donald R. Belk, AICP
Preservation Planner
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January 12 , 1999
Jennifer Martin, National Register Coordinator
Survey and Planning Branch
State Historic Preservation Office
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 -2807
Re : Cabe-Pratt-Harris House National Register Nomination
Dear Ms . Martin .
We , the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission, have reviewed and
discussed the nomination for the Cabe-Pratt-Harris House and find that the
property meets the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as
stated in Section 8 of the report. We therefore , recommend that the property be
submitted for listing in the Register.
Sincerely ,
Tom Allison
Chair, Orange County Historic Preservation Commission
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P. O. Box 8181
200 S Cameron Street
Hillsborough, NC 2 72 78 ++
Alice M. Gordon, Chair
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Jennifer Martin, National Register Coordinator
Survey and Planning Branch
State Historic Preservation Office
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 -2807
Re : Cabe-Pratt-Harris House National Register Nomination
Dear Ms . Martin.
We the County Orange Board of Commissioners , upon the recommendation
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discussed the nomination for the Cabe=Pratt-Harris House and find that the
property meets the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic
Places as stated in Section 8 of the report . We therefore , recommend that
the property be submitted for listing in the Register .
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James B. Hunt Jr. , Governor Division of Archives and History
Betty Ray McCain , Secretary Jeffrey J. Crow, Director
December 18 , 1998
MEMORANDUM
TO : Local Historic District , Landmarks , and Preservation Commissions
FROM : David Brook , Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer ' L
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RE : 1999 Annual Historic Preservation Commission Conference ,
March 26 and 27 , Hickory
The State Historic Preservation Office is again proud to co- sponsor North Carolina ' s Annual
Historic Preservation Commission Conference , to be held March 26 and 27 , 1999 , in Hickory .
It is the only statewide conference specifically designed to meet the training and information
needs of North Carolina ' s eighty local preservation commissions . For over half a century ,
local commissions have been a bedrock of preservation in North Carolina .
We join the Hickory Historic Preservation Commission , Hickory Landmarks Society ,
Catawba County Historical Association , and Preservation North Carolina in inviting all
commission members and staff to attend . Whether your commission deals with landmarks ,
districts , or both , the conference provides an opportunity to learn from state and national T
experts and the experience of other commissions . The participation of your commission will
make the conference complete .
Keeping Character , Keeping Change , " focuses on the
This year ' s theme , " Design Review :
important , and sometimes difficult , design review role of commissions . Participants will gain a
clearer understanding of how to safeguard the special character and visual qualities of historic
districts and landmarks as these places undergo change to meet the needs of today ' s property
owners . Sessions will address the character of North Carolina ' s historic architecture and
settlement patterns and will show how to evaluate the important features of a building ,
neighborhood , community , or. landscape . Participants will advance their understanding of
designprinciples , a lication of u' 'g pp guidelines , and coordination of the commission s design
review decisions with building code requirements and preservation tax credit reviews . The
culminating session will be a step-by- step practice in reviewing an application for a Certificate
of Appropriateness using proper procedures . Focus groups will enable all participants to
discuss the topics in greater detail with the presenters and one another .
Thomas Hylton , a Pulitzer Prize- winning journalist and author of Save Our Land, Save Our
Towns : A Plan for Pennsylvania , written in . partnership with Preservation Pennsylvania , will
be the keynote speaker . Mr . Hylton will address the contexts of community and landscape
preservation in which commissions work . He will show how thirteen states , from Vermont to
Oregon , have used the public planning process to establish goals aimed at building real
communities , not sprawling development . He argues that encouraging a more neighborhood-
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centered way of life in villages , towns , and cities could preserve farmland and open space and
protect the environment . Each commission delegation will be given the book to take home .
Jo Leimenstoll , AIA , associate professor at UNC - Greensboro and nationally recognized
expert on design guidelines , will lead a team presentation on the process developed by the
National Trust Community Partners Program to create affordable housing design guidelines
and how it was used in the South Greensboro Historic District .
The rich architectural heritage of Hickory and Catawba County and the beautiful western
Piedmont landscape will be a wonderful setting for the conference . We will meet in historic
First Presbyterian Church and Old City Hall . The Hickory Landmarks Society will host dinner
at Maple Grove , a wonderful ca . 1875 Italianate- style farmhouse . The owners of the Judge
Councill House have invited our group to tour this grand Queen Anne- style house being
renovated as a bed- and-breakfast inn . On Saturday afternoon, the Catawba County Historical
Association will host a guided bus tour of some of Catawba County ' s National Register
properties , including Bunker Hill Covered Bridge ( ca . 1895 ) and Old St . Paul ' s Church and
Cemetery ( ca . 1818) , which features a log church with vernacular exterior and Federal- style
interior .
The registration brochures will be mailed out in January . Please call Melinda Coleman.,
Preservation Commission Services Coordinator , at 919-733 -6545 or intern Chris Lambert at
919- 733 -4763 . if you would like more information . We look forward to seeing you in Hickory .
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Fridav, March 26
1 : 00 pm Registration First Presbyterian Church
1 * 30 Welcome
Mayor Bill McDonald; Dr. Jeffrey Crow, State Historic Preservation Officer
1935 Hickory' s Special Character
Tricia Reynolds, Neighborhood Coordinator, City of Hickory
1 : 55 Keynote Address -
Save Our Land, Save Our Towns
Thomas Hylton, Journalist and Author
2 : 45 Break
100 North Carolina' s Historic Architecture : Understanding the Special Character of the Tar Heel State
Michael T. Southern, Research Historian, HPO
3 : 50 Keeping African American Heritage
*African American Historic Preservation : Past, Present, Future
Dr. Ben Speller, Chairman, North Carolina African American Network for Historic Preservation
•Mountains to Coast: Traditional African American Settlements in North Carolina
Tracey Brown, SecretaryZreasurer, North Carolina African American Network for Historic Preservation
4 *40 Focus Groups
5 : 30 Optional Tour of Councill House
6 : 00 Dinner at Historic Maple Grove
Saturday, March 27
8 : 30 am Sign In, Continental Breakfast Old City Hall
9 ; 00 Opening
9 : 05 Design - Review : Special Relationships with Significant Others
*Historic Preservation Tax Credits : Keeping Together
•Secretary of the Interior' s Standards : Keeping Up with an Old Friend
*Artificial Siding: Keeping It in Its Place
*Building Code for Historic Buildings : Keeping the Public Health and Safety
Tim Simmons, ALA; F. Mitchener Wilds, JeffAdolphsen, Restoration Branch, HPO
10 : 10 Break
10 :20 Design Guidelines for Affordable Housing
Jo. Leimenstoll, ALA; Associate Professor, UNC-Greensboro
Mike Cowhig, Community Planner, City of Greensboro
Renee Gledhill Earley, Environmental Review Coordinator, HPO
11 *25 Focus Groups
12010 Break
12 * 30 Working Lunch First Presbyterian Church
•HPO Update, David Brook, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
*PNC Update, Rob Maddrey, Public Education Coordinator, PNC
* Grants Update, Linda Edmisten, Grants Administrator, HPO
* Commission and CLG Update, Melinda Coleman, CLG Coordinator, HPO
130 Break
1 * 45 Nuts and Bolts of COA Review: A Practicum
Dan Becker, Executive Director, Raleigh Historic Districts Commission
3 : 15 Optional Three Hour Guided Bus Tour of Catawba County Historic Sites
Reservation required; see registration form.
HPO - North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office; PNC - Preservation North Carolina;
NCAANHP - North Carolina African American Network for Historic Preservation
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REGISTRATION FORM
Name (to appear on name tag) Check One,
Staff
Name of Commission Commission Chair
Commission Member
Address/City/Zip Other
Daytime Telephone
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Registration Fee (please check) Optional Bus Tour of Catawba County
I will attend both days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45 I will attend the Saturday tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10
Includes workshop materials, Friday dinner,
Saturday lunch, and refreshments $ Amount Enclosed
I will attend Friday only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35
Includes workshop materials, refreshments, I would like a vegetarian meal.
and dinner. I would like vegetarian meals for my guest(s).
I will attend Saturday only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3S Check here if you are disabled or have specific
Includes workshop materials, refreshments, accommodation needs. You will be contacted .
and lunch. regarding special assistance.
I would like additional tickets for
Friday dinner. . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * $ $ so * * 6 . 64 . 0 . 0 . . . . . . $20 each
Please return registration form by March 19 with check or purchase order made payable to Preservation North Carolina to: Rob
Maddrey, Preservation North Carolina, PO Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611 =7644. Questions about registration should be directed to
Linda McRae at (919) 733 -6545 .
Attendance at this conference qualifies for AICP Continuing Professional Development Program credits and Certified Local
Government annual educational requirements,
ACCOMMODATIONS IN HICKORY
Please make your own hotel reservations by calling one of the following hotels. To secure a special rate, you must call by March 12 and refer to the
State Historic Preservation Conference. Special rates range from $65 to $71 single/double, and each offers a free breakfast buffet. Gateway Center:
909 Hwy. 70 SW, 1-800-789-0686;� Quality Inn: 1725 13th Ave. Dr. NW, (828) 431-2100; Comfort Suites: 1125 13th Ave. Dr. SE, 1-800-742 7026;
Holiday Inn Selects 1385 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd. SE, ( 828)- 323-1000 . Hickory Bed and Breakfast: 464 7th St, SW, (828) 324-0548, rates range from
$85 to $105 and include breakfast for two adults.
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Please duplicate this brochure and distribute to your commission . members .
500 copies of this brochure were printed at a cost of $ .256 each.
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North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
James B . Hunt Jr. , Governor Division of Archives and History
Betty Ray McCain , Secretary Jeffrey J. Crow, Director
January 21 , 1999
Memorandum
To : Historic Preservation Commissions
From: Krystal Ricoma, AANB P Intern, State Historic Preservation Office
RE : 2nd Annual Statewide Conference of the African American Network on Historic Preservation
Enclosed you will find a copy of the information and registration form for the 2d Annual Statewide
Conference of the North Carolina African American Network on Historic Preservation. Please copy and
distribute it to anyone you feel would be interested in the network and/or the conference . Thank you for
your assistance.
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Preservation of Historic African American Sites
co-sponsored by
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Old Salem , Inc .
Forsyth County Joint Historic Properties Commission
March 12= 13 , 1999
Winston-Salem
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Friday , March 121 '
3 : 00 - 5 : 00 p . m . Self-Guided Tour of Historic African American Sites in Wlnston-Salem
5v30 - 7 : 00 Registration and Reception , Diggs Gallery , Winston-Salem State University
Saturday, March 13' Shirley Auditorium , Fine Arts Center, Salem College
8 : 30 a . m . Registration and Coffees Exhibits Set-Up
9630 Welcome
9 * 50 Keynote Address by Frances H . Smiley, Group Travel Coordinator, Alabama Bureau
of Tourism and Travel: " Development Through Heritage Tourism in the African American
Community"
10 *45 Business Meeting and Afternoon Preview
noon Lunch
1 * 00 p . m . Plenary Session : " Building the Future-- Historic Rehabilitation Projects in African American
Communities"
3 : 00 - 4: 30 p. m . Concurrent Sessions : .
A) " Dollars and Cents--Creative Partnerships and Funding for Preservation Projects"
B) " Marking the Past--identification and Care of Historic Cemeteries"
Register by March 5, 1999
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Conference Registration Form
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reception ( $ 5 each ) I would like a vegetarian lunch 3/ 13 .
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Please complete , detach and mail this form by March 5"' with your check payable to " NCAANHP " to :
African American Historic Preservation Conference
C/O State Historic Preservation Office
109 E. Jones St . IHCAfl
Raleigh , NC 276014807
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The Conference archaeologist John Clauser and restoration contractor Dean
Ruedrich .
" Marking the Past, Building the Future " begins Friday The network seeks the involvement of interested citizens
afternoon with a self-guided tour of historic churches and across North Carolina, including historians, business and
the Happy Hill neighborhood . The visit to St. Phillip ' s community leaders, and city and regional planners . Space
Moravian Church , the oldest African American church will be provided for registrant's to publicize the activities of
building in the state, will be accompanied by a trip to Old local organizations . Registrants are invited to bring a table-
Salem ' s archaeology lab, where researchers will explain the top or free-standing exhibit (wall space is available) for
exciting results of recent excavations at St . Phillip ' s . For display at the conference site on Saturday.
late registrants, tour maps will be available at the Old Salem
Visitors Center. The Friday evening reception at Winston-
Salem State University ' s Diggs Gallery will feature hors The North Carolina African American Network on
d ' oeuvres , music , and two gallery exhibits of African and Historic Preservation
African-inspired art.
Informative sessions will be held Saturday at Shirley The North Carolina African American Network on Historic
Auditorium in the Fine Arts Center of Salem College . Preservation was established in March 1998 following
Frances H . Smiley, one of the nation ' s most influential almost two years of planning by a twenty-five member task
African Americans in tourism, will deliver the keynote force supported by the State Historic Preservation Office of
address . A plenary session on historic rehabilitation the N . C . Department of Cultural Resources . The network
projects in African American neighborhoods will feature a (s a membership organization with the primary goals of
panel of developers, architects, and bankers. The meeting education , enhancement of economic development, and
ends with two concurrent sessions. In " Dollars and Cents, " support of preservation groups and institutions in African
Mikki Sager of The Conservation Fund will discuss grants American communities . During its first year, regional
and creative partnerships, State Historic Preservation Office meetings were held in Asheville, Wilmington , and Concord ,
architect Tim Simmons will talk, about the rehabilitation tax where citizens shared information about historic
credits , and Addle Luther will tell about the conversion of a preservation projects , opportunities, and challenges in
school to housing for the elderly. " Marking the Past" will African American communities . With this information , the
feature a slide show on historic African American network' s steering committee is formulating a strategic plan
cemeteries by noted author Ruth Little and presentations on to be presented on March 13 , 1999 during the annual
research and repair of cemeteries and grave markers by business meeting .
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registrants, a block of rooms has
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blocks from Old Salem and Salem
College . The Salem inn is offering
a special conference rate of $ 53 . 76
for a single room and $ 60 . 48 for a
s . f double ( all taxes and continental
St breakfast included ) . Call the hotel
directly at 336/725-8561 or
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rates, mention the African
American Network . Higher rates
lee will apply after March 5 , 1999 .
P/ease direct your questions about the conference to; Phone 919/7334763 FAX 919/733-8653
African American Historic Preservation Conference
C/O State Historic Preservation Office
109 E . Jones Street
Raleigh , NC 27601 -2807
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Department of Anthropology
College of Arts & Sciences
( 919 ) 9624243 301 Alumni Bldg. , CB# 3115
Fax No: 96M613 February 08 , 1999 Chapel Hill , NC 27599 -3115
Landfill Owners Group
c/o Rod Visser
Assistant County Manager
Post Office Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Dear Landfill Owners Group :
Please allow me to introduce myself and to call your attention to a matter that concerns
the Greene Tract . I am a professor in the Anthropology Department at UNC with specialties in
archaeology, history, and ecology. I have, since the early 1980s, served Orange County as a
citizen volunteer; I was appointed to the Environmental Affairs Board and the Rural Character
Study Committee, and at present I am a member of the Shaping Orange County ' s Future
Committee . I am also a resident of the Homestead Road/Merin Road area; I live on Billabong
Lane, in Chapel Hill Township .
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Since building near there in 1977 , I have walked frequently in the wooded area of the
Greene Tract . My archaeologist ' s eye * has identified several structures of historic note in the
area, not the least of which are what appear to be three "ice extraction" ponds, many log
structures (both cabins and outbuildings) , the Greene homestead and several other dwellings .
Many of the structures are on the , Greene tract , with the ponds and several other structures
surrounding it . They are elements of a landscape that together could permit interpretation of a
period and a group of people under represented in Orange County history . Although I have not
done the research, I believe that these were the homes, fields, and workplaces . of black farm j
families who provided many services to Chapel Hill .
Another interesting aspect of the Greene Tract is its flora. Around the Greene home (now
in ruins) are oaks as large as those outside my office on McCorkle Place on UNC ' s campus- -this
is to say several feet in diameter and over 100 feet tall . Although I am no botanist, I also suspect
that some plants on the Tract are worthy of note .
I would like to suggest that, in siting the materials recovery unit, that you take these
landscape features, both cultural - and environmental, into consideration. This could be done
through the County' s Historic Preservation Commission and the Commission for the
Environment . This is what would be necessary :
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a constituent institution
of The University of North Carolina
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an historic sites archaeologist should evaluate the structures and do some
preliminary research in County archives to ascertain the structures ' antiquity
a forester and a botanist should ascertain the locations of the most sensitive flora and that
worthy (like the oaks) of every preservation effort
materials recovery site planners should work with these specialists to mitigate danger to
these Orange County historic and environmental resources .
I do not imagine that this would take so very long; now, while ground cover is minimal, is
an excellent time to do the historic sites survey. At least from the forestry perspective, it is also
not a bad time to plan to avoid the Tract ' s large hardwoods .
This course of action offers considerable benefits to the County. Two of Shaping Orange
County ' s Future ' s subcommittees--environment and quality of life--have already recommended to
the SOCF group as a whole that future County development focus, where possible, on historic
and natural themes . The SOCF has already adopted a values statement that endorses this
recommendation. This offers a good-faith opportunity to show how our cultural and natural
resources can be used to retain the distinctive character of Orange County; in the case of the
Greene Tract, the Northwest , Area Plan could profitably incorporate these features .
It has been many years since the Greene Tract was purchased ; if the Tract were purchased
today, relatively stringent historic and environmental value assessments such as those I suggest
would be required . Rather than seeing it as a liability, such studies should be seen as a means of
honoring earlier Orange County residents, and enhancing
protecting beautiful natural resources,
quality of life of its current inhabitants .
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this matter .
Sincerely,
oe
Carole L . Crumley
Professor
crumley@unc . edu
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
James B. Hunt Jr. , Governor Division of Archives and History
Betty Ray McCain, Secretary Jeffrey J. Crow, Director
January 28 , 1999
Donald R . Belk, AICP
Preservation Planner
Orange County Historic Preservation Commission
306 -F Revere Road
Hillsborough , NC 27278
Dear > 1
Thank you for the report on Orange County ' s activities as a Certified Local Government (CLG)
in North Carolina. ' s preservation program during FY98 (ending June 30 ) . The CLG program is a
national initiative to preserve the unique and valuable historic character of hundreds of
communities across the Corintry . It provides for increasing local ' involvement in preservation and
yoffers technical assistance And grants to participating local governments such as Orange County .
Staff members of the State JAistoric Preservation Office have reviewed the information in the
report and find. that Orange County is fulfilling the four basic responsibilities for continued i
participation in the CLG program :
1 . Enforcing state and local legislation for the designation and protection of historic resources
2 . Maintaining a system for survey and inventory of historic properties
3 . Providing for adequate public participation in the historic preservation program
Ar . Reviewing National Register nominations through a qualified local historic preservation
commission
We congratulate the County upon the local designation of four landmarks : Bingham School,
Chatwood, Moorefields, and Rigsbee ' s Rock House . These properties are listed in the National
Register of Historic Places and are most worthy of the recognition and protection of local
landmark designation . We commend the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission for
developing the local landmakc designation program . We hope its adoption by the Board of County
Commissioners last year- fill. open the way to the more designations . We also commend the
Commission for its stro�nw support of the successful nomination of the Cedar Grove Rural
Crossroads Historic Usetrict to the rational Register, culminating years of commitment and
efforts to build support for recognizing this valuable rural historic resource . These preservation
activities greatly benefit :: he citizens of Orange Couintsy ,
109 East Jones Street • Raleigh . North Carolina 276t11 -2907 ��9
(� C Mr . Belk
January 28 , 1999
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In addition to the four basic responsibilities, CLGs also must meet certain more specific
requirements in the Gtcide ,ines for North Carolina 's Certified Local Government Program . The
Commission was outstanding in meeting the requirement for members and staffto participate in
educational and training meetings . The local community benefits from the Commission ' s
increasing knowledge and expertise and from the recognition Orange County receives as a result
of the Commission ' s involvement and leadership in the statewide network of local
preservationists .
Congratulations on the continued certification of Orange County as an important local
government partner in North Carolina ' s historic preservation program . We thank the Board of
County Commissioners , the Historic Preservation Commission, and the citizens for all they do to
preserve the area ' s unique and valuable historic resources and for the contribution their efforts
make to the community ' s quality of life .
We hope to see you and as many Commission members as possible at the 1999 Preservation
Commission Conference, March 26 and 27 , in Hickory .
Sincerely,
Melinda Coleman
CLG Coordinator
State Historic Preservation Office
cc : Alice Gordon, Chair, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
Tom Allison, Chair, Orange County Historic Preservation Commission
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century schoolhouse in April 1998 , the Boormans
have been painting the outside wood, trying to
keep it in good condition. '
BY PATRICK O ' NEItt. estate agent showed her the school that sits on a trying to get around that stove to get warm."
Correspondent two-acre lot. Within a week, she showed the place to Growing upon a nearby farm, Burnette and many
Gary, and they made an offer that was accepted, of her nine sisters and brothers attended Hickory
CHAPEL HILL — Vivian Burnette remembers the getting the school for $109,000 , Grove School: Despite the challenges of segregated .
joy of opening the door: to her classroom' on winter "I think it was a pretty good bargain," she said. gducation, Burnette' said the 'families took pride 1I
mornings and crowding with' Tier classmates around Viviaiti 'Burnetteis' glad: to' kilo - the"Boormans are • the , hook ' ' '
the warm pot belly stove in the middle of- the room. IF a piece of local history, a school where The children and parents pitched in to keep the '
The heat from the wood-burning stove felt good she spent five years of her'youth. school spiffy, Burnette said, She remembers washing '
after the one-mile walk down N .C. 54 to the small "It is a landmark," Burnette said. "To some of us the windows, raking up pinestraw in the _school yard
two-room schoolhouse that served about 50 African- that live in this community, it's special." and keeping the hardwood floors shiny with a coat '
American elementary school students in the first half The Boormans, and a few volunteers, have been of liquid wax.
of the century. spending their weekends at the school trying to "It was our school," Burnette said. "We took care
When it' s doors restore the 1 ,700 of it. We made it look nice around there."
first opened around1 . �� ;;,,;: ,:, I:,;,y ;, f; ."; , square-foot wooden The Boormans both grew up on Minnesota farms .
1907, the Hickory „ ; ' ! 4 � a Ifr , •ii .
t , �k , building. During the Both remember their own days in cold one-room
Grove School : : : t , ' ^f? • t week, about 10 rural schoolhouses,
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children to receive Natalie Boorman, Unlike mere renovation — where the old is often
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an education, a rare k • s,,' ' ' ry .fix = i
experience in the :..; : : , 4 is ,
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segregated South. { ` ' " '4 } ! = ? ,, a;" ;'s ; offer programs for saving, preserving and restoring the old.
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closed its doors in ,4•fv. ' .,a: ,S r, . �^ ,` !;;! ',:;? < ';`; •: , t ' neighborhood that , historic value, Gary said; restore without altering
the earl 1950s the ' < ? x'\ ry: ,, s :-` = ` �s,�.' sits about three the history of the buildin You really need to work
building which : Ad '`"'r ` "` F ' k"`''' ' " � °" ; ,� 3` " miles from with what you've' got, more fixing rather than
+ � \ ; " ` downtown Chapel replacing."
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transformations. It remembers, the process. It's much more delicate. You've got to work
has been used as a ' Gary Boorman moves some boards before tearing down textbooks were old with the building. If your goal is to preserve, then
rooms and fixtures that were added by the building's
day care center, a and dated. Her you just enjoy the process . Everything just takes
church, a night club previous owner. The building will now be used to house white counterparts ' longer than I expect."
and, a community a pottery cooperative and will be called the Hickory could ride the school The Boormans have done preliminary work to get
center. Grove Arts Center. bus to class, and it's the school listed on the National Register of Historic
The building is unlikely that the Places. They have petitioned. Orange County and
going through another transformation that owners white parents had to chop wood so their children state officials to help them do what's necessary to
Natalie and Gary Boorman hope will be its last. The could have heat in the classroom, like some of the meet the national criteria.
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Boormans, who bought the old school last year, are African-American parents did. Mitch Wilds, a senior restoration specialist with
restoring the building to its original appearance to And the white children probably didn' t have to the state, visited the Hickory Grove School- to advise
use it as an artists' co-op. leave class to use an outhouse. For Burnette and her the Boormans as to how best to restore the building.
As the first white owners, the Boormans say they classmates, water for washing and drinking had to He advised them to first repair water damage and
want to be respectful of the building's heritage and be carried in buckets from a house across the street fix the roof — most of the original tin roof is still in
history; they want to preserve part of the memories from the school, , good shape. The Boormans are also renovating some
that Vivian Burnette and hundreds of other African- "Chapel Hill and Carrboro were just as segregated of the renovation work that was done to the
American children have. as Mississippi at that time," Burnette said. "We had •
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D10 The Chapel Hill News Sunday, January 24, 1999
al registry has some concerns that the sultant to prepare a National Register a building that will be more appreciated in another,hundred years.The.major goal is
Hickory_Grove School has lost some of its nomination application for a:one-room 20 years." to preserve it and enjoy doing that."
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integrity*due to renovation. Some of the schoolhouse in the Cedar Grove For,the Boorman; restoring the old Natalie Boorman has a dream of mak-
Continued from Page D1 . original windows were removed., Township. _ . ., schoolhouse is a labor of love, pure and ing her studio a place where local.chil-
Windows are.a defining feature of a _ Belk thinks the success of the renovation simple. The work is painstaking, and dren can come for art workshops.*She
schoolhouse in the 1960s, when abath= building,"Beviri said.;: ',will be an important factor as to whether requires great attention to detail, both in. hopes to get African-American artists to
room and deck were added:. ` The committee,is also.looking at other - the`Hickory Grave School can make the the deconstruction and reconstruction' join the co-op as well. Artists pay $80 a
Wilds says:the building is "an intact old schoolhouses in'Oiange County to see National Register of Historic Places.., . . ... phases. month to use the building and store their
example'of an early 20th=century wood if any are more deserving of consideration .'.'If they were to restore it ,as a stand- Working a full-time job as a scientist at materials there. The co-op also.has three
frame schooL.It's wonderful that.they are for -the National Register of Historic alone building, I think the state would National Institute of Environmental kilns on--site.'
taking the steps to preserve.this struc- . Places. Part of the consideration is based have to take another look at it,"Belk said.-.. Health Sciences in RTP would keep most A part-time clinical instructor in the UNC
ture." on how unique the.building is in its com-' Gary Boorman said getting the building people busy enough, but Gary is more School of Social Work,Natalie says it's cru-
Wilds says the Boorman do "have a munity. on the National Register of Historic Places than happy to head for the schoolhouse on cial to recognize the important role the old
chance" to get the school listed on-the Don Belk, in the Orange County is "a goal,but not a big goal." ' the weekends to spend long hours with school has played in that community.
National Register. Debbie Bevin, in the Planning Department, said several old He say the building will eventually,be his wife restoring the school. Frequently ."Our plan is to preserve-the heritage,"
i state's survey and planning branch, has one-room schoolhouses are still standing._: listed on the registry. the couple keeps working late into the Natalie said. 'Td like it to become a com
advised the Boorman to:continue their in the county, but some have.been reno- "The timing might not be right,"he said, - night. munity kind of place.We want to cultivate
restoration efforts and to seek a.study list. -vated to look significantly different,a fac- "It's not a hundred years old yet.I think it , "Once you get on a project,it's hard to the involvement of the neighborhood,make
application at a later.date:- for that would-likely exclude them from will become increasingly.valuable to the stop," he said. "The building is basically it known to black artists. We're the first
Bevin said the state advisory committee ., consideration. as, historical places. Belk community over the years, It's been part soon& The wood is very, very.sound. white people to own it and occupy it.I want
that considers application for the.nation- said the county has already hired a con-. of the community for 90 years.I think it's . After we finish the work it'll stand for to be respectful of its heritage and history."
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Same bat time , same bat guano !
Some worry that the condition of a historic clock may be imperiled by
waste from flying mammal.
By David Schulman, Staff Writer
HILLSBOROUGH on When dusk falls in Hillsborough, the evidence is plain to
judges , jurors and convicts alike : The Old County Courthouse has bats in the
belfry .
And, some say, the hour has struck to do something about it .
The habits of the roosting bats , it seems , have fouled the mechanism of the rare
18th- century clock that crowns the historic courthouse and threaten to make the
cupola treacherous for non-winged creatures .
" There ' s concern among some folks in Hillsborough that, with the bats and the
guano and everything, it could affect the structure of the cupola, " said Orange
County preservation planner Don Belk ,
Lawyer Cy Hogue III, who has taken over many of the clock-keeper' s duties
performed since the early 1960s by Allen Lloyd, said he has nothing against the
bats themselves .
You d do the sam t e hing if you were a bat, Hogue saki .
But he said it would be better for the old clock if the bats ' easy access to the
clock mechanism were restricted, to prevent their guano from gumming up the
old gears and shafts .
" The place, " Hogue said, " could use some sealing . "
The county' s Historic Preservation Commission took up the issue late last year,
but decided that bat-proofing the clock and cupola would be more appropriately
undertaken by other county departments .
" We 're going to ask the county to look at that through their normal maintenance
procedure , " Belk said .
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The 1766 clock which features an anchor/recoil escarpment d -
arp an a nine foot
pendulum, is one of only two 18th-century English-made clocks in the United
States . Thought to be a gift of the English Lord Hillsborough, the clock has
looked out over Hillsborough for most of the past 225 years . Though the bell
that for over a century had tolled the hours was replaced in April 1997 by a
larger, heavier - and older - English bell , the clock itself has sat atop the old
courthouse since 1846 .
And the bats and their guano ? Not a new phenomenon.
" They've been doing their business , " Hogue said, " ever since time began . "
David Schulman can be reached at 918 -2022 ext . 377 or dschulma@nando :com
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