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003 <br /> The Commission then discussed properties of interest arriving at the following priority list . <br /> 1 . Smith Cole. House, OR 0365 , Chapel Hill Township <br /> 2 . Benjamin -Duke House, OR 0666 , Eno Township <br /> 3 . Pittard Place, OR 0829 Cedar Grove Township <br /> Belk will look into the White Oak School in Cedar Grove as a separate issue . <br /> Allison called for a motion to select these three properties for a priority list . <br /> MOTION : Rich moved in the affirmative to accept these three properties as a priority list. <br /> Seconded by Lloyd. <br /> VOTE : Unanimous . <br /> d. Announcement : 1st Annual Conference - NC African-American Network on Historic <br /> Preservation <br /> Belk stated that he will not be able to attend, but encouraged Commission members to attend if <br /> possible . <br /> e. The White Oak School, Cedar Grove (aka " House, OR 761 ") <br /> Belk reported earlier in the discussion of the designation priority list, that the White Oak School , <br /> while not a Rosenwald School, was built by the Cedar Grove black community and opened in <br /> 1927 . It was built by George Corbett and all of the land around it is still Corbett land. The <br /> School was built by the community, maintained by the community and was later turned into a <br /> house . There is some interest within the community of trying to save the school and eventually <br /> turn it into a community use. Kathleen Turner contacted Belk stating that she has been working <br /> with the Northern Orange County Black History Committee and one of the members of that <br /> committee wanted to find out more about the building . It was at first thought that it could be a <br /> Rosenwald School , but didn ' t really fit the pattern . Belk, Ms . Turner and Iris Chapman went out <br /> to look at the building and while they were there someone pulled up in a truck and asked if he <br /> could help them. It turns out that this gentleman is Troy Corbett, whose father built the building <br /> back in the 1920 ' s as a school . About an hour later, they were able to talk with the woman who <br /> is the caretaker of the property. (The owner of the property is an elder lady who lives in the <br /> Washington D . C. area.) The caretaker is interested in obtaining National Register and local <br /> designation to provide some tax benefits . Ms . Turner and this History Committee is looking into <br /> it, but certainly this would be a great candidate for local designation and National Register. The <br /> key at this point is to stabilize the building . <br /> Belk stated that while they were speaking with the caretaker, Ms . Corbett-Askew, she showed <br /> them some papers , one of which was a letter from the Orange County Superintendent of Schools <br /> dated 1927 . This letter was to Mr. Corbett telling him that if they could come up with $ 5 . 00 , the <br /> School Board would provide some desks . Ms . Askew told them that they had to basically scrimp <br /> 3 <br />