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24 <br /> ORD-2015-035 Attachment 4 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE <br /> NICHOLAS CORBETT HESTER HOUSE <br /> IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br /> AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK <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 151'day of December, 2015, on the question of designating the property <br /> known as the Nicholas Corbett Hester House as a historic landmark; and <br /> Whereas, the property known as the Nicholas Corbett Hester House, located in Cedar <br /> Grove Township in the County of Orange and more particularly described in Exhibit A attached <br /> hereto, is significant as one of the County's best preserved late 19th century Italianate Style <br /> farmhouses; and <br /> Whereas, the original house constructed in 1881 retains a high degree of architectural <br /> integrity, with most of its original historic exterior and interior features still preserved, along <br /> with a significant collection of historic farm outbuildings including a ca. 1850 log house, all in <br /> an intact rural setting; and <br /> Whereas, the Nicholas Corbett Hester House reflects the tremendous prosperity achieved <br /> by the enterprising tobacco farmers in the northern part of the County; and <br /> Whereas, the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission has recognized the <br /> historic, architectural and cultural significance of the property known as the Nicholas Corbett <br /> Hester House and has recommended that the property be designated a"historic landmark" as <br /> outlined in Article 3 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance; and <br />