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Attachment 4 21 Orange County HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Summary January 23, 2013 Environment and Agricultural Center, Hillsborough MEMBERS PRESENT: Todd Dickinson (Chair), Steve Rankin (Vice Chair), Statler Gilfillen, Rob Golan, Bob Ireland MEMBERS ABSENT: Joanna Lelekacs STAFF PRESENT: Peter Sandbeck, Rich Shaw GUESTS: None ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER Chair Dickinson called the meeting to order at 7:08 pm. ITEM #2: CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO AGENDA The special presentation by Stewart Dunaway was moved before the items for decision. ITEM #3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES (December 12, 2012) Dickinson asked for comments on the draft October 24 meeting summary. Golan and Dickinson pointed out three typos in the summary. Gilfillen motioned to accept the minutes as amended; seconded by Golan. Approved unanimously. ITEM #5: SPECIAL PROGRAM a. Presentation by Stewart Dunaway Dunaway began his presentation by providing an overview of his work on establishing, removing, and correcting NC state historical markers, including Hart's Mill (July 2007), Dickerson Chapel, and the First Paper Mill in Hillsborough (removed). He said his application for a marker at Dickerson Chapel was denied. Dunaway then described his work researching old maps, deed records, and other documents for individual town lots in Hillsborough. He introduced the contents of his new publication, which describes 238 town lots, along with public buildings, churches, schools /academy, roads, bridges, mill, town fires, and Chaseville. Dunaway noted one objective of writing his book was to give people access to deed records for all original town lots. He shared some interesting things he learned, including the following: a) a lot of deed records were lost; b) no original house from the mid -1750s remains; c) there was minor lot renumbering, d) street names have changed; e) the "Colonial Inn" was actually the Orange Hotel (1838); f) the town clock was possibly rebuilt or new in 1805 -06; g) the first courthouse was on the Haw River; h) the second courthouse was damaged by fire (1790); 3rd courthouse 1791; 0 courthouse 1845; and John Berry helped relocate the 4t" courthouse to the corner of Churton and Queen streets (now Dickerson Chapel AME Church). Dunaway answered questions from HPC members. Ireland asked whether he use Mary Claire Engstrom's lot listings. Dunaway said he consulted and used her information. He noted discrepancies regarding the demise of the original Anglican church (St. Mathews) due to fire, and provided his theory on that subject. He thinks the building parts were sold as scrap rather than the church being destroyed by fire. Dunaway responded to other questions, including whether he had researched changes to water courses [No]; why streets were named Tryon, King, and Queen following the Revolution [Perhaps town and county were more forgiving than other areas]; how would someone recognize a 1770s house [nails, joints]; and, could Magnuson house have been relocated [not on Sanborn maps; dendrochronology might help age.].