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2 <br />County. Citizens also acknowledged that suburban sprawl threatens the cultural and <br />historical significance of the azea. The Historic Preservation Commission advocates <br />measures to protect the integrity of St. Mary's Road as a preservation resource. <br />Durham County is also interested in the St. Mary's Road/Trading Path. The Durham <br />County Historic Preservation Commission has approved the concept of a St. Mary's <br />Road/Indian Path Historic Corridor. They aze currently updating their historic <br />resources inventory and will include their portion of St. Mary's Road in the <br />reassessment. The Hazdscrabble Plantation (circa 1775), located on the Durham <br />County side of St. Mary's Road, is a (Durham) County Historic Landmazk. <br />According to Orange County's historical azchitecture survey, fifteen historic inventory <br />sites aze located along the road, including three National Register sites and three <br />National Register-eligible sites. The Historic Preservation Commission believes the St. <br />Mary's Road/Trading Path Corridor contains suitable contributing characteristics to <br />qualify as a rural historic district. The corridor exhibits elements of a historic cultural <br />landscape that has evolved through use by the people whose activities and occupancy <br />have modified the physical environment. The corridor possesses a significant <br />concentration, linkage, and continuity of land uses, buildings and structures, roads, and <br />natural features that would qualify it as a National Register Rural Historic District. <br />Grant funds would be used to develop a National Register nomination for the St_ <br />Mary's Road/Trading Path Historic Corridor. Funds would be used to hire a consultant <br />to conduct survey work aimed at developing a thorough historic context of the rural <br />landscape of the corridor. The scope of work would include: determination of historic <br />area boundaries and evaluation of the landscape elements; expanded surveys on historic <br />structures and azcheological sites; evaluation of significance and historic integrity of the <br />landscape anti built environment; application of the National Register criteria, and <br />prepazation of the National Register Multiple Listing forms. The work would also include <br />the required photography for the nomination forms and preparation of a color slide <br />presentation. <br />Listing in the National Register of Historic Places is an honorary designation which <br />recognizes the importance of a site to the Nation's heritage. National Register designation <br />imposes no restrictions on property owners; however, it does offer a degree of protection <br />by ensuring a review of federally-funded projects to determine if they pose adverse <br />impacts to National Register sites. This requirement is described in Section 106 of the <br />National Historic Preservation Act. Similarly, North Carolina law (General Statutes Sec. <br />121-12a) provides for consideration of National Register sites in state-funded or state- <br />licensed projects. (The attached National Register Fact Sheets provide additional <br />information on the National Register.) <br />RECONIlI~IENDATION: The Administration recommends that the County Manager be authorized to apply for up to <br />$18,000 from the Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program. If the grant proposal is <br />accepted by the State Historic Preservation Office, the Planning Department will request <br />$8,000 in the FY1998-99 Budget as a cash match. The grant and matching funds would <br />be used to complete a National Register nomination for the St. Mary's Road/Trading Path <br />Historic Corridor. <br />