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12 <br /> ORD-2023-033 <br /> Attachment 3 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE <br /> DAVID FAUCETTE HOUSE (PIN: 9856431462) <br /> IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br /> AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK <br /> WHEREAS, all of the prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance prescribed in <br /> Chapter 160D, Article 9, as amended(Historic Districts and Landmarks) of the General Statutes <br /> of North Carolina and an Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission of Orange <br /> County(the "Historic Preservation Ordinance") have been met; and <br /> WHEREAS, the members of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners have <br /> taken into full consideration all statements and information presented by the Orange County <br /> Historic Preservation Commission at a joint public hearing held on the 16th day of May, 2023, on <br /> the question of designating the property known as the David Faucette House as a historic <br /> landmark; and <br /> WHEREAS, the property known as the David Faucette House, located in Cheeks <br /> Township in the County of Orange and more particularly described in Attachment A attached <br /> hereto, is significant as one of the County's best preserved early 19th century farmhouses; and <br /> WHEREAS, the original house constructed c. 1830 retains a high degree of architectural <br /> integrity,with most of its original historic exterior and interior features still preserved, along <br /> with a significant and picturesque site along the Eno River, all in an intact rural setting; and <br /> WHEREAS, the David Faucette House is significant as a rare surviving example of an <br /> early 19th century two-story farmhouse of the late Federal style in the Eno River valley; and <br /> WHEREAS, based on the additional information further detailed in the landmark <br /> designation report and in the National Register Nomination for the David Faucette House, all of <br /> which is incorporated herein by reference, the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission <br /> has demonstrated that the property known as the David Faucette House possesses special <br /> significance in terms of its historic, architectural and/or cultural significance and has recommended <br /> that the property be designated as an historic landmark as outlined in Article IV of the Orange <br /> County Historic Preservation Ordinance; and <br />