S ORD-1998-014 Designation of Orange County Historic Landmarks

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DRAFT o(. AN ORDINANCE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE BINGHAM SCHOOL IN ORANGE COUNTY,NORTH CAROLINA AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK Whereas, all of the prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance prescribed in Part 3C, Article 19, Chapter 160A (Historic Districts and Landmarks) of the General Statutes of North Carolina and an Ordinance creating the Historic Preservation Commission of Orange County(the "Historic Preservation Ordinance')have been met; and Whereas, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has taken into full consideration all statements and information in the survey and research report prepared by the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission and presented to the Board of County Commissioners on the 6th day of May, 1999 on the question of designating the property known as The Bingham School as a historic landmark; and Whereas,the property known as The Bingham School, located in the Bingham Township in the County of Orange and more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, is one of the most intact examples of the Greek Revival Style in Orange County;and Whereas,the property known as The Bingham School is composed of a complex of early nineteenth century buildings and a Greek Revival structure built ca. 1845 for William J. Bingham, an reknowned educator and patriarch of one of Orange County's most prominent families during the 19*century;and Whereas, the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission has recognized the historic, architectural and cultural significance of the property known as The Bingham School and has recommended that the property be designated a"historic landmark"as defined in Section 2.6 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance; and Whereas, the Division of Archives and History of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources has reviewed and commented on the findings of the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission. Now, therefore,be it obtained by the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina that: Section 1. The property known as The Bingham School, located at the Oaks Crossroads in the Bingham Township, Orange County, North Carolina jurisdictional area, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, is hereby designated a historic landmark pursuant to Part 3C, Article 19, Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and the Orange County Historic Preservation Ordinance.