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86 <br /> 6.i,.j.STA7Z <br /> North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources <br /> State Historic Preservation Office <br /> Ramona Nf,Bartos,Administrator <br /> Governor Roy Cooper Office of Archives and History <br /> Secretary D.Reid Wilson Deputy Secretary Darin J.Waters,Ph.D. <br /> January 20, 2023 <br /> Peter Sandbeck <br /> Cultural Resources Coordinator <br /> P.O. Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> RE: Proposed Designation of the David Faucette House,2421 Bane Road, Efland, Orange County. <br /> Dear Mr. Sandbeck: <br /> Thank you for the report we received on the proposed designation of the David Faucette House, 2421 <br /> Bane Road, Efland, Orange County. We have reviewed the report and offer the following comments in <br /> accordance with North Carolina General Statute 160D-946. <br /> The report cites the historic significance and architectural description of 1999 National Register <br /> nomination for this house, and supplements that nomination with updated photographs. The house has not <br /> been altered since the 1999 listing. The nomination, and therefore the report, state that the house is <br /> significant as a good, nearly unaltered, representative example of an early-nineteenth century farmhouse <br /> in the Eno River valley. <br /> The concise nomination was thorough and complete, and provided a good architectural context of other <br /> early nineteenth and late eighteenth-century houses in the county. We have shared modest <br /> recommendations with staff to strengthen the report, but we believe the report provides the information <br /> that the commission and the local governing body will need to make an informed judgement regarding the <br /> building's worthiness for local designation <br /> The Office of State Archaeology notes the David Faucette House is closely related to the surrounding <br /> environment. Archaeological remains, such as trash middens, remains of garden planting beds and fence <br /> lines, former outbuildings, and other structural remains which may be present, can provide information <br /> valuable to the understanding and interpretation of the property. Information concerning the character of <br /> daily life at the David Faucette House, as well as structural details and landscape use, can be obtained <br /> from the archaeological record. Additionally, due to the house's proximity to the Eno River, there may be <br /> remains of prehistoric occupations. Therefore, archaeological remains may well be an important <br /> component of the significance of the property. At this time no investigation has been done to document <br /> Location:109 East Jones Street,Raleigh NC 27601 Mailing Address:4617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh NC 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax:(919)814-6570/8146898 <br />