Agenda - 08-25-1997 - C2 - Laserfiche WebLink

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oos BACKGROUND: Following is a chronology of significant events in the effort to nominate the (continued) Cedar Grove Rural Crossroads Historic District to the National Register: 1992-1993 Inventory of Orange County historic architecture; Cedar Grove identified as potentially eligible for National Register of Historic Places. July 1993 Cedar Grove placed on the National Register Study List by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. January-May 1995 Draft National Register Nomination project conducted by planning intem, Shannon Sexton, as a graduate student project. May 1995 Orange County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) holds series of community meetings to gather public comment on the Historic Preservation Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Cedar Grove crossroads area cited by citizens as one of County's most treasured historic resources. October 1995 State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) conducts field trip to Cedar Grove crossroads as pan of annual historic preservation consultants' workshops. October 1996 HPC holds monthly meeting at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church; presents National Register nomination proposal to area property owners. November 1996 Orange County Planning Department mails a "straw poll" form to property owners within the proposed National Register Historic District to gauge interest in the nomination. Responses run 2 to 1 in favor of the National Register listing. Local churches submit petitions in support of nomination. April 1997 HPC selects consultant Kaye Graybeal, a rural historic district specialist, to complete National Register nomination. June-July 1997 HPC meetings held at Cedar Grove Methodist and Eno Presbyterian Church. Kaye Graybeal presents findings; residents provided information about benefits of National Register listing.