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Orange County HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Approved Meeting Summary February 23rd, 2022 Virtual Meeting via ZOOM MEMBERS PRESENT: Todd Dickinson, Art Menius, Cecelia Moore, Paul Noe, Steve Peck, MEMBERS ABSENT: Tom Loter STAFF PRESENT: Peter Sandbeck GUESTS: None ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER Chair Dickinson called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm. ITEM #2: CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO AGENDA: None ITEM #3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES for December 8, 2021 (Attachment 1): Menius moved to approve the minutes; seconded by Moore; motion approved. ITEM #4: ITEMS FOR DECISION: None a. Landmark application for the Eno Quaker Burying Ground: Staff explained that as per our ordinance, landmark reports are presented to the HPC for approval, then are forwarded to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for their mandatory review and special editorial input. Staff and Dickinson have visited this site and vouched for its significance and integrity. Staff noted that there is no owner of record, due to the way the meeting was closed in 1847. The County Attorney reviewed this situation and determined that we could designate this as a landmark without an owner of record. Staff presented a PowerPoint overview of the Burying Ground, showing examples of the late 18t" and early 19t" century folk gravestones and the fieldstone wall that surrounds the site, which retains an intact rural and wooded setting. Discussion followed about future ownership by the county, future access etc. Staff reviewed the concerns expressed by the closest neighbors and affirmed that the county will respect those concerns. Peck offered the following motion: The HPC finds that the Old Eno Quaker Burying Ground possesses special significance to Orange County in terms of its historical, architectural, archeological and cultural importance, and that it possesses integrity of design, setting, workmanship, materials, feeling and association; seconded by Moore; motion passed. Staff will submit the final application to the SHPO for their review. b. Landmark application for the Davis Cotton Gin: Staff reviewed the background of this property. Members toured the site during our field trip there in 2020. Dickinson reported on the various repairs that he and staff have done, including repairing the roof and added structural supports to the barn to stabilize the cotton gin and press, which was leaning over. Staff presented a PowerPoint showing various views of the site, the barn and the gin itself. Menius offered the following motion: The HPC finds that the Davis cotton gin, the press, and the barn possess special significance to Orange County in terms of its historical, architectural, archeological and cultural importance, and that these possess integrity of design, setting, workmanship, materials, feeling and association; seconded by Moore. Discussion followed about the use of the sorting area of the log barn and the process of pressing/forming the bales and then 1