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FOR OFFICE USE ON�.Y <br /> C0 IN ACK <br /> 'rror C <br /> Grant IDt 8 <br /> C s ' '' W.Commen! GREATER TRIANGLE CO'NSMT NITY FOUNDATION f <br /> Application for Regional Community Grants or <br /> Glaao Inc. Special Projects Grants <br /> Choose only one: <br /> 1. Program: _ Regional Community Grants: collaborative project between agencies in Wake, Durham and Orange <br /> Counties (rarely exceeds $15,000) <br /> or X Glaxo Inc. Special Projects Grants: innovative and creative projects meeting significant <br /> community needs in any field (rarely exceeds $5,000) <br /> 7'oral Given in Foll, 1997 Grant Cycle: $107,630.00 <br /> 2. Name of Organization: Orange County Historic Preservation Commission <br /> 3. Contact Name and Title: Marvin Collins Orance County Planning Director <br /> 4. Phone Number: (919)732-8181 extension 2592 <br /> 5. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborouah NC 27278 <br /> 6. Street Address: 306F Revere Road <br /> (if different) <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> 7. How long has this organization been in existence? Over 23,2 years <br /> 8. In the space below, state a short summary description of the project (separate from the attached narrative). Please <br /> do not exceed space provided. <br /> Orange County has recently completed a county-wide inventory of historic <br /> architecture and is currently surveying archaeological sites in the unincorporated <br /> portions of the county. The Historic Pre ervation Commission now seeks to publish <br /> the results of the inventory and includ _istoric properties surveyed in the Towns <br /> of Chapel Hill, Cal�rboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane. The publication will feature <br /> a description of the history of the county, chapters on architecture and archae- <br /> ology wi`h individual entries fo roperties and sites listed during the survey. <br /> Text will be supplemented with b ack and white photographs and stories of the <br /> people associated with the sites. <br /> Publication of the inventory will produce a principal educational tool to <br /> inform Orange County residents and visitors of the County's cultural resources. <br /> Historic and archaeological resources are irreplaceable if destroyed. Orange County <br /> is committed to identify and protect them by increasing the awareness of property <br /> owners, developers, and the general public. Protecting the heritage of the County <br /> and North Carolina can only enhance the quality of life for contemporary and <br /> future generations. <br /> 9. Total cost of project: 5 40,000 •(approximate) <br /> 10. Amount requested from Greater Triangle Community Foundation: $ 6000 <br />