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{:'titi�:•:{::•is{?ti` ::::}:•}� :{ti{ti�ii:�:•:��i::ii};•:{iti �::�:v;;{:;:,:• i :;:; :i;r:i?•:•};{•[[ iC qq Design Guidelines, Cont 'd from page I Clothing, Cont'd from page I The purpose of the design guidelines is to assist property modeling authentic reproduction Victorian clothing ( 1850s owners as they plan changes to their properties and to assist the — 1870s) . The exhibit and fashion show are free and donations are Historic District Commission determine if proposed changes are gratefully accepted by the sponsoring organizations , in keeping with the property and the district. Although design guidelines have been in place for more than ten years, local The Orange County Historical Museum, a non profit member commissions often update them so that they remain relevant to organization of The ,Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, preserves the local district they were developed for. Nationally- renowned collections , mounts exhibits , and promotes Hillsborough' s and architect Jo Leimenstoll has been hired to prepare the revised Orange County's history . Located at the corner of N. Churton and guidelines . Ms . Leimenstoll is highly sought after by communities W. Tryon Streets , the museum is open to the public Tuesday — to prepare guidelines and has done a marvelous job tailoring Saturday 11 : 00 a. m. — 4 : 00 p . m. and Sunday 1 * 00 p . m. — 4 . 00 P . M. Hillsborough's guidelines to the historic district. Admission is free . For more information on the public hearing , guidelines or other information contact Margaret Hauth at 732 - 2104 , ext. 228 or Cathleen Turner at the Alliance office . Burwell Features Thomas DaySdiool Furniture Exhibition The Burwell School Historic Site is featuring the exhibition "Thomas Day, A Remarkable Man and His Legacy" through mid-August. The exhibit includes pieces of Thomas Day furniture that are a part of the Burwell School Historic Site collection and pieces on loan from the private collections of Hillsborough residents . A free African-American, Thomas Day ( 1801 - c. 1860) is remembered today as one of the South's most extraordinary furniture makers . In the 1820s Day was connected to Hillsborough before moving north to Milton, NC where he established the largest furniture shop in the state by the 1850s . During his career, Day provided furniture and interior architecture for homes throughout the Carolina Piedmont and Southside Virginia . Over fifty people attended the exhibit opening on May 18 featuring a slide presentation by Laurel Sneed, Executive Director of the Thomas Day Project, titled "Thomas Day, Free Man of Color ." The Burwell School Historic Site is owned and administered by the state appointed Historic Hillsborough Commission, a non-profit member organization of The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough . The site is located at 319 N . Churton Street on the corner of N . Churton and W. Union Streets in Hillsborough. The site is open to the public Thursday through Saturday , 11 # 00 a . m. — 3 : 00 p . m. and Sunday, 1 : 00 p . m, — 4 : 00 p . m. Admission is free and donations are gratefully accepted. For more information, please call The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough at 919/73 2. 7 741 .