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~u~-a~I~-o~5 <br />-DRAFT - <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE <br />MURPHEY SCHOOL <br />IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK <br />Whereas, all of the prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance prescribed in Part 3C, <br />Article 19, Chapter 160A (Historic Districts and Landmarks) of the General`-Statutes of North <br />Carolina and an Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission of Orange County <br />(the "Historic Preservation Ordinance") have been met; and <br />Whereas, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has-taken into full consideration <br />all statements and information in the application and the designation report prepared by the <br />Orange County Historic Preservation Commission and presented to the Board of County <br />Commissioners on the 3rd day of March, 2011, on the question of designating the property <br />known as Murphey School as a historic landmark; and <br />Whereas, the property known as Murphey School, located in Chapel Township in the <br />County of Orange and more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, remains a <br />remarkably intact example of the classical brick consolidated schools that were constructed <br />throughout rural North Carolina during the 1920s and 1930s, and retains the original teacherage, <br />water tower, and some play equipment; and <br />Whereas, the original classroom wing displays elements of Spanish Revival design, a less <br />common form for consolidated schools, and the subsequent classical temple-front auditorium <br />was constructed with WPA funds; and <br />Whereas, Murphey School was designed by Henri Colvin Linthicum, a specialist in school <br />design and partner with his father in the architectural firm of Linthicum and Linthicum; and <br />Whereas, Murphey School was named for North Carolina's "Father of Public Education," <br />Archibald D. Murphey, a native of Orange County; and <br />Whereas, the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission has recognized the <br />historic, architectural and cultural significance of the property known as Murphey School and <br />has recommended that the property be designated a "historic landmark" as outlined in Article 3 <br />of the Historic Preservation Ordinance; and <br />Whereas, the Division of Archives and History of the North Carolina Department of <br />Cultural Resources has reviewed and commented on the findings of the Orange County Historic <br />Preservation Commission. <br />4 <br />Now, therefore, be it obtained by the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, <br />North Carolina that: <br />