ORD-2015-012 Ordinance Designating the Property Known As The White Cross School In Orange County, North Carolina As A Local Historic Landmark

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ORD- 2015 -012 P `F 'a AN ORDINANCE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE WHITE CROSS SCHOOL IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK Whereas, all of the prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance prescribed in Part 3C, Article 19, Chapter 160A (Historic Districts and Landmarks) of the General Statutes of North Carolina and an Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission of Orange County (the "Historic Preservation Ordinance ") have been met; and Whereas, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has taken into full consideration all statements and information in the application and the designation report prepared by the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission and presented to the Board of County Commissioners on the 3`d day of March, 2015, on the question of designating the property known as the White Cross School as a historic landmark; and Whereas, the property known as the White Cross School, located in Bingham Township in the County of Orange and more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, is significant as one of only three brick consolidated schools still standing in the County; and Whereas, the original building constructed in 1933 and enlarged in 1948 retains a high degree of architectural integrity, with most of its original historic exterior and interior features still preserved; and Whereas, the White Cross School is an important and increasingly rare example of a rural school built according to the plans promoted by the State Department of Public Instruction in the 1920s and 1930s to provide modern, well -lit and sanitary facilities for students; and Whereas, the White Cross School played a pivotal role in the social and cultural life of the White Cross community and lower Bingham Township until it was closed in 1961; and Whereas, the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission has recognized the historic, architectural and cultural significance of the property known as the White Cross School and has recommended that the property be designated a "historic landmark" as outlined in Article 3 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance; and Whereas, the State Historic Preservation Office, an agency of the Office of Archives and History of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, has reviewed and commented on the findings of the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission, and has approved the White Cross School for designation as a local historic landmark; Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina that: Section 1. The property known as the White Cross School, located in Bingham Township, Orange County, North Carolina jurisdictional area, consisting of approximately 1.4 acres more particularly described in Exhibit B, is hereby designated a historic landmark pursuant to Part 3C, Article 19, Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and the Orange County Historic Preservation Ordinance.