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Attachment 1 Orange County HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Approved Meeting Summary December 11th, 2019 Old Orange County Courthouse 106 W. King Street, Hillsborough MEMBERS PRESENT: Susan Ballard, Tom Loter, Art Menius, Paul Noe, Steve Peck MEMBERS ABSENT: Todd Dickinson (excused) STAFF PRESENT: Peter Sandbeck GUESTS: Phil Mace, Upper Eno Heritage Group ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Menius called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm. ITEM #2: CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO AGENDA: None ITEM #3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES for October 23, 2019 (Attachment 1): Menius moved to approve the minutes as corrected; seconded by Ballard; motion approved. ITEM #4: ITEMS FOR DECISION: Approval of the HPC meeting calendar for 2020 (Attachment 2) Members discussed the draft calendar and agreed that July was the best month for a summer vacation; that is consistent with other local boards. Peck moved to approve the calendar with no meeting in July and with the date correction for January; seconded by Loter. Motion passed. ITEM #5: DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Special Presentation about the history and architecture of Mason Hall by Phil Mace: Staff introduced Phil Mace, a local historian who has carried out research on a variety of topics and sites in the county, with a focus on the upper Eno area. Mr. Mace provided a detailed program about the history of Mason Hall, a late 18th/early 19th century village north of Mebane, and the fine federal period house that stood there until recently. The program was richly illustrated with maps, reprinted newspaper articles and photos to tell the full story. The settlement thrived until the completion of the NC Railroad in the 1850s, which drew the population southward to Mebanesville, now called Mebane. Mr. Mace also showed a sequence of plat drawings to illustrate changes in the land ownership history and parcel configurations. Members asked questions about the program afterwards. b. Annual Report and Work Plan for 2019-20: Staff referred members to the revised final draft of this document for one last review and discussion. Members pointed out minor typos and offered some additional thoughts and edits. Staff noted these and will incorporate into the final draft to be submitted to the county clerk before the end of December. Peck suggested adding an item that addresses potential Orange County involvement in the upcoming 2501h anniversary of the American Revolution. He just spent the morning at the State Archives with the statewide planning committee as the Burwell representative. Staff will add an entry stating that the HPC will form a subcommittee to begin working on that topic. Discussion followed about the many 1