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North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources James G.Martin,Governor Division of Archives and History Patric Dorsey,Secretary William S. Price,Jr.,Director February' 14, 1989 Tina Vaughn, Director Department of Housing and Community Development Town of Chapel Hill 317 Caldwell Street Extension Chapel Hill, N.C. 27516 Re: Former Municipal Building Renovation for Homeless Shelter, Chapel Hill, Orange County, ER 89-7935 Dear Ms. Vaughn: Thank you for your letter of January 27, 1989, concerning the above project. We have reviewed the revisions and would like to comment. The changes made in the plans since the January 13, 1989, meeting between . representatives of the town of Chapel Hill, the project architect, and our staff appear to address our major concerns. The single item which was not addressed regards dropped ceilings and window head heights. We continue, to encourage the architect to retain as great a ceiling i height as possible within the building, and especially adjacent to the perimeter walls. If the ceilings are lowered below the height of the window surrounds, then a reveal should be constructed to minimize the visibility of the ceiling from the exterior and to meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. . The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's'Regulations for Compliance with Section 106, codified at 36 CFR Patt 800; and to Executive Order 11593, "Protection and Enhance- • ment of the Cultural Environment." Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment, please contact Ms. Renee Gledhill-Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919/733-4763. ( ineeEely, 0 Day Brook, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer . DB:siw 109 East ones Street•Raleigh,North Carolina 27611 cc: GGA Architects