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M SiwTj a _ <br /> ., .. � � SEC <br /> •�. E1VE� r c 1 . 7 1959 <br /> North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources <br /> James G.Martin,Governor Division of Archives and History <br /> Patric Dorsey, Secretary William S. Price,Jr.,Director <br /> • February 14, 1989 <br /> • <br /> Tina Vaughn, Director <br /> Department of Housing and Community Development <br /> Town of Chapel Hill - <br /> 317 Caldwell Street Extension - <br /> Chapel Hill, N.C. 27516 <br /> Re.: Former Municipal Building Renovation for Homeless <br /> Shelter, Chapel Hill, Orange County, ER 89-7935 <br /> Dear Ms. Vaughn: <br /> • <br /> Thank you for your letter of January 27, 1989, concerning the above <br /> project. We have reviewed the revisions and would like to comment. <br /> The changes made in the plans since the January 13, 1989, meeting between . <br /> • representatives of the town of Chapel Hill, the project architect, and <br /> our staff appear to address our major concerns. The single item which <br /> was not addressed regards dropped ceilings and window head heights. <br /> • <br /> We continue to encourage-.the-archit-ectF-.to:rataiut•asT gxeatt a ceiling- n. - .- <br /> height as possible within..the_building.,' .and especially...adj acent_to..the. . .. ' <br /> perimeter walls. - If the' ceilings are'lowered• below the height-of the : •• <br /> window surrounds, .then-a reveal:should be-construucted.to minimize the-: . • <br /> visibility of the ceiling from the exterior and' to meet the Secretary of <br /> the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating <br /> 'Historic Buildings. . <br /> . The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National <br /> Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the Advisory Council on Historic <br /> Preservation's'Regulations for Compliance with Section 106, codified at <br /> 36 CFR Part 800; and to Executive Order 11593, "Protection-and Enhance- • <br /> ment of the Cultural Environment." <br /> Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions <br /> concerning the above comment, please contact Ms. Renee Gledhill-Earley, <br /> environmental review coordinator, at 919/733-4763. <br /> ( elS <br /> l' � • <br /> •v <br /> Day Brook, Deputy State <br /> Historic Preservation Officer <br /> • <br /> DB:slw 109 Eastfones Street•Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 <br /> cc CrA Arrh-i or•f- <br />