Agenda 05-02-2019 - 8-a - Minutes

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10 1 significant Schley Grange Hall nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. 2 Contracted with a historic preservation consultant to prepare the nomination report, to be 3 approved by the State Historic Preservation Office in 2019. Project funded jointly by the 4 Grange and County through Lands Legacy program. (2018-19) 5 • Cedar Grove Community Center National Register Designation: Consultant completed 6 draft National Register Nomination for the historic Cedar Grove Negro School and 7 submitted to State Historic Preservation Office for final review. Property should be listed 8 on National Register in 2019. A plaque will be installed. (2018-19) 9 • Piper-Cox House at Eno River State Park: The HPC assembled a team of members and 10 historic restoration experts to assist the State Park in assessing damage caused when a 11 large tree fell on the roof of this important historic house. HPC prepared report outlining 12 recommendations and submitted to park; HPC chair made personal contacts with local 13 legislator to get the State to take action to make repairs to prevent damage. (2018) 14 • Annual "Farm to Table" Demonstration for Historic Preservation Month: HPC members 15 once again presented hands-on programs on historic woodworking, historic hand tools 16 and traditional farm life skills for over 300 fourth graders at Blackwood Farm Park, as 17 part of the annual "Farm to Table" event sponsored by DEAPR. (2018) 18 • Efland Home National Register Nomination: Completed a project to prepare a National 19 Register Nomination for the historic Efland Home (NC Industrial Home for Colored Girls) 20 with funding provided through the County's Lands Legacy Program. (2017). 21 • Historic Courthouse Archaeology and Preservation Project: Contracted with professional 22 archaeologists to carry out archaeological survey of the Old Courthouse Square, using 23 ground penetrating radar (GPR). Contracted with an architectural historian to carry out 24 research about Old Courthouse and Square as part of upcoming CIP project to preserve 25 the historic Old County Courthouse and the Courthouse Square. (2017-19) 26 • Historic Resources Inventory: Completed a two-year project to update the County's 27 historic resources inventory. The HPC obtained federal grants totaling $20,000 for this 28 effort from the State Historic Preservation Office, through the Certified Local 29 Government (CLG) program.(2016) 30 • New Historic Landmarks: Designated four additional properties as Orange County Local 31 Historic Landmarks since 2013: the Dr. Arch Jordan House in Caldwell (2017); the White 32 Cross School in White Cross (2015); the Nicholas Corbett Hester House in Cedar Grove 33 (2015); and, the Captain John S. Pope Farm in Cedar Grove (2013). This brings the total 34 to ten landmarks. 35 • Blackwood Farm Park: Provided assistance with the restoration work at Blackwood Farm 36 Park, including development of interpretive signage for the Strayhorn slave cemetery 37 (2015). 38 • Regional History Symposium: Held a successful piedmont regional history symposium in 39 partnership with Preservation Chapel Hill and the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough 40 (2014) 41 42 He reviewed some of their activities they propose to carry out in 2019: 43 • Historic resources book, in preparation for publication in 2020. Author is now under 44 contract and writing is well underway. (Fiscal impact: the FY 2018-19 budget included 45 $25,000 in County funds, allowing the project to secure $25,000 in matching funds 46 from the Alliance. HPC staff will provide project support. 47 • Historic Piper-Cox House at Eno River State Park: Continue a partnership with the Eno 48 River State Park to promote the appropriate restoration of this historic site, to repair roof 49 damage caused by a falling tree in 2018. The HPC will help the Park develop creative 50 new uses for the house to ensure that it remains a viable attraction for park visitors.