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~ <br />2) Age - buildings gain significance with age <br />3) Historic significance - association with famous person or event <br />4) Architectural significance - link to well-known architect; nationally popular style; <br />example of innovative construction technique <br />5) Environmental significance - does farm still look like a farmstead <br />6) Contributing factors - does property have other features that contribute to knowledge <br />of site, e.g. farm equipment, fountains, statues <br />7) Integrity - has the property changed or does it retain original features - windows, <br />doors, etc. <br />Common buildings gain significance as they get older if they retain fheir original features, <br />particularly as fewer examples survive. <br />Orange County Local Landmark Program <br />- Administered by Historic Preservation Commission <br />- Properties designated individually or as part of historic districts <br />- Individual landmarks eligible for 50% reduction in property taxes <br />- Proposed changes require Certificate of Appropriateness from HPC <br />- Properties may lose designation if historic/architectural character is compromised <br />(subject to three year back taxes) <br />Local Landmark Application Timeline <br />Part 1(initial consideration) - submitted May 2009 <br />Part 2(formal application) - submitted late August 2010 <br />- HPC Accepted Application - October 27, 2010 <br />- Forwarded to SHPO for comments - November 1, 2010 <br />- HPC reviewed SHPO comments & prepared memo requesting Public Hearing with <br />BOCC - December 8, 2010 <br />- Public Hearing with BOCC - March 3, 2011 <br />- Formal Recommendation from HPC - March 23, 2011 <br />- BOCC Consideration of Designation Ordinance - April 19, 2011 ~ <br />The Orange County HPC uses seven criteria to evaluate the historic and architectural <br />significance of potential local landmarks and local historic districts: resource type, age, <br />historic significance, architectural significance, environmental significance, contributing <br />factors, integrity. While each property is unique, the systematic evaluation formula <br />combined with a multi-step review process ensures that all sites are assessed using a <br />consistent approach. The HPC scored the Murphey School highly on its historic site <br />evaluation form-69-74 out of a maximum of 100 during Dec 8th meeting. <br />Criteria A for its association with statewide efforts to improve education, and Criteria C for <br />its distinctive architecture. <br />Murphey School was designed by Henri Colvin Linthicum, a specialist in school design and <br />partner with his father in the architectural firm of Linthicum and Linthicum. It was named for <br />North Carolina's "Father of Public Education," Archibald D. Murphey. <br />The Murphey School building complex survives as a remarkably intact example of the <br />classical brick consolidated schools that were constructed throughout rural North Carolina <br />