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3 <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />Memorandum <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Todd Dickinson, Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission <br />DATE: April 2, 2011 <br />SUB7ECT: Murphey School Designation as an Orange County Local Historic Landmark <br />COPY: Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />Please find attached a draft ordinance prepared by the Historic Preservation Commission, with <br />which you may designate the Murphey School as our next Orange County Local Historic <br />Landmark. <br />We, the Historic Preservation Commission, highly value this structure as an excellent adaptive <br />reuse of an abandoned historic building. Its restoration was very well done, conserving the <br />materials, exterior and interior design, architectural details and site of the structure in such a <br />way as to fulfill our desire and obligation to preserve, protect, and return a significant Orange <br />Country structure to use. I am sure its neighbors are happy an abandoned eyesore is now a <br />beautiful building, available to them for community events. <br />The designation of the Murphy School as a Local Historic Landmark is a deserved recognition of <br />the care and diligence Mr. Miller has taken in his work. This return to service of a respected, <br />well preserved and restored Orange County building, is the primary intention of our Local <br />Landmark program. We hope the County Commissioners are as happy with the effect of the <br />program as we are. <br />Thank you for your support of our efforts. <br />