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Page 39 The Washington Area Historic Foundation is restoring �^ the former Washington City Hall for use as a local history museum and meeting space . Grant funds have r been used to complete structural repairs to the roof �. =r ,. , : . . ,�. framing and the bell tower of this handsome 1884 public ,:. t ;. k.h_ r t . w `$ ' Y X` building . A second phase of grant-assisted work will -- _ ,F. include upgrading electrical service in the building. � � ,� . . Other work to be completed includes repairs to the -� " window sash and doors . IL During the past year the 1907 YMCA Building on the ; I campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel _ z Hill has been the subject of a feasibility study by architect David Gall of Winston-Salem . Designed by At ": r tr ' F f architect Frank Milburn, the Jacobean Revival-style building is in need of upgrading to current codes to ►�-Ye � �'� serve several new uses , (former) Washington City Hall , Beaufort The Kernersville Preservation and Downtown County. Structural repairs to the roof Development Council has plans to move the old framing and bell tower have been completed Kernersville Railroad Depot to an adjacent piece of on this handsome public building, property to preserve it. Grant funds will assist in the move of the depot, which was built in 1873 when the Northwestern North Carolina Railroad reached Kernersville . The depot will serve as a community event facility . --Paul E. Fomberg NEW STATE REHABILITATION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR NON -INCOME-PRODUCING HISTORIC STRUCTURES OFF TO A GOOD START Since the 30 percent state tax credit for rehabilitating non-income-producing historic structures became effective January 1 , 1998 , owners of historic properties throughout the state have been submitting applications to the Restoration Branch of the State Historic Preservation Office . The new state tax credit allows owners of certified historic structures--properties either individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places or contributing structures in a National Register or Certified Historic District--to claim a 30 percent * credit on qualifying rehabilitation expenditures against their state income taxes , To qualify for the credit , owners It must spend at least $ 25 , 000 on qualified rehabilitation costs within two years and have their rehabilitation work approved by the HPO before it begins . To obtain HPO review and approval', owners must submit a Part A application describing the proposed rehabilitation project, an Attachment 1 application determining that the property is National Register-listed or contributes to a National Register or Certified Historic District , and a Part B application certifying that the completed rehabilitation project meets the Secretary of the Interior 's Standards for Rehabilitation .