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r <br /> 2 <br /> Historical Significance of Property <br /> Sunnyside was purchased by Captain John Berry in <br /> 1845 . It was enlarged and remodeled by Captain <br /> Berry and is now a 2 1/2 story frame house known <br /> for its double brick chimneys on each gable side. <br /> The house now belongs to Laura Baldwin, and has <br /> been in her family since the 19201s . Uses of the <br /> property since the 1920 ' s have included, farming <br /> of cotton, corn and lumber, and the raising of <br /> chickens and quail . The home has been identified <br /> by the County Commissioners as a site of historic <br /> significance in "An Inventory of Sites of <br /> Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological and <br /> Geological Significance in the Unincorporated <br /> Portion of Orange County". The North Carolina <br /> Division of Archives and History recognizes <br /> Sunnyside and has indicated that further study <br /> regarding its eligibility for the National <br /> Register of Historic Places is warranted (see the <br /> attached letter) . <br /> Reba and Roses is located in a farm building <br /> previously used to raise chickens and quail, and <br /> is located several hundred feet to the rear of the <br /> residence. <br /> Surrounding Land Uses <br /> Properties to the north, east, and south are zoned <br /> AR Agricultural Residential . Property to the west <br /> is zoned PD-H-R2 Planned Development District- <br /> Rural Residential (Scotswood) and is designated in <br /> the Land Use Element as 10-Year Transition Area. <br /> Access <br /> Access to Reba and Roses is from Baldwin Road (SR <br /> 1554) an existing unpaved State-maintained <br /> secondary road. Traffic generation estimates <br /> submitted by the applicant, based on use in <br /> previous years, indicated that traffic volumes <br /> -- - --- -_ range--from a low of 4 to 5 trips per day An <br /> January, February, July, August and November, to <br /> 30 trips per day on week-ends in the remaining <br /> months . Exceptions to these figures would be for <br /> special events which may occur three or four times <br /> per year. At these times traffic could increase <br /> to about 50 trips per day. By comparison, a <br /> single-family residence generates an average of 10 <br /> trips per day. <br /> On February 21, 1995, the Board of Commissioners <br /> approved the Preliminary Plan for Black Walnut <br />