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ORD- 2015 -004 lAttachme nt 4 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE <br />WHITE CROSS SCHOOL <br />IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK <br />14 <br />Whereas, all of the prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance prescribed in Part 3C, <br />Article 19, Chapter 160A (Historic Districts and Landmarks) of the General Statutes of North <br />Carolina and an Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission of Orange County <br />(the "Historic Preservation Ordinance ") have been met; and <br />Whereas, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has taken into full consideration <br />all statements and information in the application and the designation report prepared by the <br />Orange County Historic Preservation Commission and presented to the Board of County <br />Commissioners on the 3rd day of March, 2015, on the question of designating the property <br />known as the White Cross School as a historic landmark; and <br />Whereas, the property known as the White Cross School, located in Bingham Township <br />in the County of Orange and more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, is <br />significant as one of only three brick consolidated schools still standing in the County; and <br />Whereas, the original building constructed in 1933 and enlarged in 1948 retains a high <br />degree of architectural integrity, with most of its original historic exterior and interior features <br />still preserved; and <br />Whereas, the White Cross School played a pivotal role in the social and cultural life of <br />lower Bingham Township until it was closed in 1961; and <br />Whereas, the White Cross School is an important and increasingly rare example of a rural <br />school built according to the plans promoted by the State Department of Public Instruction to <br />provide modern, well -lit and sanitary facilities for students; and <br />Whereas, the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission has recognized the <br />historic, architectural and cultural significance of the property known as the White Cross School <br />