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s A. Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history: 0. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; C. Property embodies the distinctive charaUadstres of a papa, period, or method of construction or represents the Work of a maxi or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable amity whose components lack individual distinction: D_ Property has yielded, or s likely to yield information important In prehistory or history. According to the nomination form, the Holden- Roberts Fatm is eligible far listing in the National Register of Historic Places under two artelow, Criteria A —the property is associated with events that have made a significant canYtlbution to the broad patterns of our history, and Criteria 8 —it embodies distinctive characteristics of an architectural type, a rend, or method of construction A late ninetsentbcentury 1 -house with modest Greek Revival details, the Holden- Roberts House was built In 18]3 -]4 far Addison Holden, the ball brother of North Carolina's Reconstruction Governor William Woods Holden, George Cain Roberts purchased the property from Holden in 1908 and made only minor changes to the house, most notary Ne auction of a one -spry wing to the north elevation and the installation of Craftsman -sar posts on the east porch. A number of outbuildings survive on the property dating to the first half of the twentieth century . On January 30, 2002, the Hislodc Preservation Commission recommended approval of the National Register Nomination of the Holden- Roberts Farm, by a vote a6-0. (One HPC umber was. absenq FINANCIAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact is associated with this decision. RECOMMENDATION(Sb Based on the findings ofthr Orange County Historic Preservation Commission, the Manager recommends that the Board recommend approval of the National Register Nomination of the Holden - Ropers Farm.