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4 <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> This document presents Mattson, Alexander and Associates' proposal for the <br /> completion of the Orange County historic architectural resources survey, and <br /> the preparation of a manuscript, suitable for publication, of the architectural <br /> history of the county. This proposal was prepared in response to the Request <br /> for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Orange County Planning Department. <br /> The project will be conducted by Mattson, Alexander and Associates, Inc. The <br /> company is well qualified to undertake this project based on extensive <br /> previous experience in the survey and evaluation of rural architecture in <br /> North Carolina. The two-person staff has conducted numerous architectural <br /> history projects that have entailed both architectural surveys and related <br /> historical essays. Currently, the firm is completing a National Register <br /> nomination for the town of Belmont, a local historical designation report for <br /> the town of Cornelius, and architectural surveys of Tyrrell and Northampton <br /> counties. All of this work is being conducted according to the standards of the <br /> North Carolina Division of Archives and History. Richard L. Mattson has also <br /> published The History and Architecture of Nash County, North Carolina (1987), <br /> a work closely related in scope to the proposed Orange County project. <br /> WORK PLAN <br /> Phase 1. Completion of Survey <br /> During the first phase of the project, an estimated 75 properties will be <br /> evaluated for possible inclusion in the architectural inventory of Orange <br /> County. A selected number of these resources will be surveyed and annotated <br /> on U.S.G.S. topographic maps. All survey work will be conducted in accordance <br /> with standards set forth by the State Historic Preservation Office, North <br /> Carolina Division of Archives and History. <br /> Phase 2. Preparation of Architectural Historical Manuscript <br /> The second phase will consist of the preparation of the manuscript suitable for <br /> publication. This manuscript will include both an historical/architectural <br /> essay and entries on selected, surveyed properties in the county. Both the <br /> essay and the entries will concern broad patterns of development as well as <br /> specific individuals and buildings. The manuscript will deal with vernacular <br /> architecture and cultural landscapes, as well as high-style or unique <br /> buildings. It will address such themes as the development of plantations and <br /> middling farmsteads, the rise of farm tenantry after the Civil War, the <br /> evolution of African American communities, rural industrial growth, the <br /> emergence of crossroads settlements, and the influence of waterways, roads, <br /> and rail lines on shifting patterns of settlement. While the manuscript will <br /> focus on rural Orange County, the roles of Chapel Hill and Hillsborough in <br /> shaping the rural landscape will also be discussed. Documentary maps and <br /> photographs will be identified for inclusion in the essay. <br />