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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 16, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~~ <br />SUBJECT: Resolution -Recognition of Dr. Nels Anderson and Dr. Nancy Anderson and <br />the Holden-Roberts Farm's Listin in the National Re ister of Historic Places <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Conservation <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) Resolution of Recognition -Drs. Nels and <br />Nancy Anderson <br />2) Location Map of Holden-Roberts Farm <br />3) Site Plan of Holden-Roberts Farm <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, ERC Director, ext. 2590 <br />Tina Moon, Preservation Planner, ext. 2583 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />4) Photo of Holden-Roberts House Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To recognize Drs. Nels and Nancy Anderson for their achievement in having <br />their property, the Holden-Roberts Farm, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. <br />BACKGROUND: Long-time residents of the St. Mary's Road community, Nels and Nancy <br />Anderson have demonstrated continued preservation stewardship for their historic property, <br />the Holden-Roberts Farm (also know as the Cain Roberts Farm). When Orange County <br />completed its countywide inventory of historic sites in the early 1990s, the Andersons' <br />property was one of approximately 24 sites identified as being eligible for the National <br />Register, and it was placed on the "study list". The Andersons hired a consultant to prepare <br />their nomination, and the Holden-Roberts Farm was formally listed in the National Register of <br />Historic Places. Only eleven other individual properties located within Orange County's <br />planning jurisdiction share this designation. <br />The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of buildings, structures, <br />objects, sites, and districts worthy of preservation for their significance in American history, <br />architecture, archaeology, and culture. Listing in the National Register is a prestigious honor <br />in historic preservation, and the attached resolution publicly recognizes this accomplishment. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br />