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ORANGECOUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 15, 1998 Agenda Abstract Item #_ SUBJECT: Request for Proposals - National Register Nomination for the White Oak Grove School DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No ATTACHMENTS: (1) Articles from News of Orange County (2) National Register Study List (NRSL) Application (3) Letter from SHPO re: Placement on NRSL (4) Request for Proposals INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald R. Belk 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 preparation of a nomination of the White Oak Grove School to the National Register of Historic Places. BACKGROUND: Earlier this year, a group of citizens inquired to the Historic Preservation Commission about the possible historic designation of the White Oak Grove School . Residents and surviving alumni cited the importance of White Oak Grove School as a neighborhood focal point the 1930's to the 1950's. There is also interest in acquiring and restoring the structure as a community center (see Attachment #1) The Historic Preservation Commission submitted a National Register Study List application on behalf of the property owner (see Attachment #2). At the quarterly meeting of the North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee, the White Oak Grove School was placed on the National Register Study List (see Attachment #3) In October, again at the urging of citizens from the area, the Historic Preservation Commission voted to place White Oak Grove School on its priority list for National Register nominations and local historic designation for 1999. There is $10,000 in the current fiscal year budget designated for National Register nominations and local landmark designations. White Oak Grove School will be the first of three or four properties recommended for the annual historic designation program. The cost of preparing a National Register nomination for this site is estimated to range from $2,500 - $3,500.