winter 2014-15 winter 2014-15 Number 148 This year, our 75th Anniversary, has been incredibly busy for Published by Preservation North Carolina, Est. 1939 Preservation North Carolina (PNC). www.PreservationNC.org
The Historic Preservation Regional Offices and Staff e had a wild ride during the summer as the general assembly Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. Headquarters Northeast Regional Office considered the renewal of the state’s rehabilitation tax 2014 Board of Directors 220 Fayetteville Street 117 E. King Street Suite 200 Edenton, NC 27932 Rodney Swink, Raleigh, Chairman P.O. Box 27644 252-482-7455 credits program. In its final hours, the legislature failed to Fred Belledin, Raleigh, Vice Chairman Raleigh, NC 27611-7644 Fax 919-832-1651 W and Chairman-elect 919-832-3652 e-mail: extend them. Though historic preservation received unprecedented Bettie Edwards Murchison, Fax 919-832-1651 [email protected] Wake Forest, Secretary e-mail: [email protected] local political and media support, it wasn’t enough to overcome Don Tise, Chapel Hill, Treasurer Claudia Deviney, Director Bruce Hazzard, Asheville, At-Large Myrick Howard, President objections rooted in tax reform. Some key legislative opponents have Executive Committee Member Elizabeth Marsh, Office Piedmont Regional Office Eddie Belk, Durham, Immediate Past Assistant 735 Ninth Street, expressed their willingness to work out a solution in 2015. Chairman Robert Parrott, Regional Suite 56 Director P.O. Box 3597 Diane Althouse, Charlotte Shannon Phillips, Director of Durham, NC 27702-3597 Through our Endangered Properties Program James Andrus, Enfield Resource Development 919-401-8540 Millie Barbee, West Jefferson Lauren Werner, Director of Fax 919-832-1651 (aka the Revolving Fund), we’ve sold sixteen Ramona Bartos, Raleigh Outreach Education/ e-mail: [email protected] Website Editor endangered historic properties in the last twelve Anne Rendlemen Daniel, Greensboro Cathleen Turner, Director Anne Faircloth, Clinton Dawn Williams, Office months, placed seven significant properties under Manager/Properties Ned Fowler, Boone Western Regional Office Coordinator permanent protection through easements, and James Goodnight, Raleigh 2 1/2 E. Warren Street, Mary Frances Wilson, Melanie Graham, Charlotte Suite 8 acquired five properties for future resale. We Annie Jacobs, Wilmington Development Associate PO Box 2 averaged more than two property transactions each Rebecca Love, Shelby Shelby, NC 28151-0002 Bellamy Mansion Museum of Susan MacIntosh, Winston-Salem 704-482-3531 History and Design Arts month! Autumn Rierson Michael, Davidson Fax 919-832-1651 503 Market Street Edward Norvell, Salisbury e-mail: And then, there’s the Bellamy Mansion Museum, Wilmington, NC 28401 Gray Reed, Raleigh [email protected] public outreach, 75th Anniversary events, awards for Jennie Stultz, Gastonia 910-251-3700 James M. Tanner, Jr., Raleigh Fax 910-763-8154 Ted Alexander, Director PNC, and so much more to tell you about. Clark Twiddy, Kill Devil Hills e-mail: Hayes Wauford, Winston-Salem [email protected] This Special Edition of North Carolina Preservation is our Year-End Trish Wilson, Wilmington Gareth Evans, Director Appeal. We hope you’ll enjoy it and then use the inserted envelope or go Bob Lock, Site Manager online to make a special gift to help us finish the year in the black. We Brooks Murphrey, Administrative Assistant usually send our members a letter as the Year-End Appeal, but this year’s Ashley Relf, Operations Manager successes have been so exciting, we thought you would enjoy seeing more. Please help us! Without your generous support, this year would have been a On the cover: Crabtree Jones House, Raleigh very different story.
The mission of Preservation North Carolina is to protect and promote buildings, Myrick Howard sites and landscapes important to the diverse heritage of North Carolina. President
NC Preservation (Winter 2014-15, Number 148 is published quarterly by Preservation NC, PO Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Preservation November 2014 NC, PO Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644. 2 3 Breaking Records: Winter 2014-15 Again and Yet Again The Bellamy Mansion Museum Rocks
he Bellamy These activities Mansion get media attention, Museum of which in turn THistory and Design attracts even Arts in Wilmington, more visitors. The
North Carolina Preservation Carolina North owned and operated by museum’s email PNC, broke a record in blasts reach 13,000 2013 with more than recipients far and 20,000 visitors, and it’s wide. Executive Bellamy Mansion Museum, already surpassed that Director Gareth Wilmington record this year with Evans sometimes two months left to go. introduces himself At a time when as “the guy who museum visitation spams you from the is down all across Bellamy Mansion.” the country, why This year we is the Bellamy completed the Mansion Museum restoration of the doing so well? It’s Bellamy Mansion Slave Quarters slave quarters, a programming wrapping up two whirlwind. Programs about pertinent decades of research and restoration for and diverse historical subjects (such the three structures and garden on the as women in the antebellum South, Bellamy Mansion site. Back in 1993, urban slavery, Civil War battles in the from all over the globe. More than 150 from Robert Bellamy in 2008 for a when the property was first conveyed Cape Fear region, and local postcards), faithful volunteers and a small dedicated permanent building maintenance fund. to PNC, the main house had been educational exhibits, jazz concerts, staff keep things humming. A generous gift in 2013 from Lucia and vacant for a half century and badly chamber music recitals, art shows, The financial support for this work Tom Hughes allowed the museum to damaged by arson. The carriage house ladies hat parties, and holiday tree is almost entirely private—from people purchase the historic house next door was gone, and the slave house was decorating are just some of the many like you. for additional income. barely hanging on. activities that take place there. We had Over the next decade, we hope Let us know if you’d be interested Now fully restored, the compound sixty-five events in the last year—not to enhance the endowment for this in helping secure the Bellamy Mansion is a major draw for southeast North counting the twenty-four rentals for important site through planned Museum for the benefit of future Carolina, attracting diverse visitors private special events. gifts, building on a generous bequest generations.
4 5 Gifts of Real Estate Winter 2014-15 Drive PNC’s Engine North Carolina Preservation Carolina North
Jim and Doris Kovach, donors of the Cellar Plantation, Enfield (Halifax County)
thirty-five years as a family get-away. After the death of their adult son, the years ago, PNC helped find a buyer for Kovachs generously decided to donate it another family house in Warren County. back to PNC so that it could be enjoyed This summer PNC was able to sell the by another family. Peete House, a fine Colonial Revival Bennett Perry of Henderson donated iving an unneeded and PNC Regional Director Cathleen Turner structure with Dr. Peete’s office out front, Cascine Mill to PNC in 2006 with much loved property to and the new buyers of the Peete House to enthusiastic new buyers, Michael Lilly funds for its stabilization. The mill, a PNC is a natural solution for and David Brown who moved to North remarkable mid-19th century structure, Gpreservationists. We all know of horror exceptional for our work with donated Carolina from Rock Hill (SC) with their seventy-five feet in height, represented stories where historic properties have property. family. It was a win-win-win—for the the latest in water-powered technology. been given to churches, universities and In December 2012, members of the Peetes, the buyers and PNC. In 2012, PNC started a sustained hospitals, even historical societies, only Peete family sold PNC their homeplace Near the end of 2013, Jim and Doris conversation with Michelle and Simon to be demolished and sold for land. in Warrenton at a much reduced price, Kovach of Arlington (VA) donated the Brough of Louisburg about their Historic real estate is core to PNC’s allowing each family member to take Cellar Plantation in Enfield to PNC. purchasing the property, renovating one mission, and gifts of real estate are an a charitable deduction for his or her The Kovachs purchased the substantial or both of the derelict houses on the site, important part of how PNC has thrived portion of the gift. It was the second late-Georgian house from PNC in 1979 and returning the mill to some form of through the years. The last year has been time that the Peetes worked with PNC; and, after restoration, used it for nearly operational condition. In late 2013, the
6 7 North Carolina Preservation 8 The handsome Colonial Revival house is Henderson (Vance County) members, attheCharles S.Brewer House, Buyer Charlie Miller withBrewer family Cascine Mill, Franklin County Broughs purchased theproperty, andby PNC by Brewer familymembers and House inHenderson wasdonatedto first public showing in a half-century first publicshowing inahalf-century central to a fine but challenged historic central toafinebutchallengedhistoric or more. the fallof2014theyhaditready forits sold toCharlieMiller ofChapelHill. This summer, theCharlesS. Brewer 19th-century house by PNC into the houseby PNCintothe 19th-century Russ committedfrom thebeginning Crabtree Heights neighborhood.Thank with to unwind the complicated saga with tounwindthecomplicatedsaga construction noise, spectator traffic, noise,spectatortraffic, construction around thehousedisappeared acre- known fornearlyfourdecadesthat of theCrabtree Jones House. We’ve of Greenville SCwasgreat towork accompanied therelocation oftheearly that’sand even themuddyrunoff preservationist nextdoor! preservationist house was on the last piece of land to house wasonthelastpieceofland to highway establishmentstookroot. The have beenincredibly patientaboutthe to bemoved. Astone’s throw away be sold.Aspurchaser ofthe lastparcel, by-acre asmotels,banks,andother someday theJones House wouldhave goodness, we have anaward-winning from an interstate exit, the open land from aninterstateexit,theopenland from St. Frances. She andherneighbors Historic Woodville Inc. donated Historic Woodville isMolly Urquhart, Cemetery in WoodvilleCemetery to PNC,which first wedding! St. Frances Methodist Church and who happens to live next door to the who happenstolive nextdoortothe new bloodandinvestment.new neighborhood willbebolstered by the in Raleigh,more than100milesaway siteoftheCrabtreenew Jones House events venue. They’ve already hadtheir of Pittsboro whowilluseitasaspecial a very smallworld.The a very President of about itsfuture. Thehouseandthe district, andthefamilywasworried sold it to Kim and Annette Ringeisen sold ittoKimandAnnetteRingeisen summer camefrom anonprofit. Russ Davis ofDavis Property Group Another generous donation this Another generous donationthis North Carolina, aswe allknow, is Crabtree Jones House during relocation, Raleigh Ringeisen Ringeisen Methodist Church, Annette andKim (center) withthebuyers ofSt. Frances Molly Urquhart ofHistoric Woodville We doourbesttomakesure thatthe you hopeforwithamoved house. who were astounded thatthelarge new foundation. new and thefundsforitsrelocation anda long, longtime—inperpetuity. donor’s generosity isrespected fora like it’s alwaysbeenthere, exactlywhat preserved, and he donated the house andhedonatedthehouse preserved, house withthree earlychimneyscould help keepourwork going. house rested amidstthe comfortably that the buildings will be preserved. that thebuildingswillbepreserved. that PNCplacesinthedeed,ensuring transactions istheprotective covenants the high-profile dramaendedup to makingsure thatthehousewas trees site.It onitsnew willsoonlook being anti-climactic.Everything went be moved inonepiece.Fortunately smoothly, andafterthree hoursthe The move drew scores ofpeople, And, theproceeds from thesesales A keyingredient inallthese
9 Winter 2014-15 Winter North Carolina Preservation 0 1 A House, East Durham Before andafter:Georgetta Bullock S. Covington Foundation, two classes neighborhood and examined strategies neighborhood and examinedstrategies neighborhood. Theclassesgathered neighborhood whichstretched from near downtown Durham. Thelarge detailed information about the detailed information aboutthe and Regional Planning studiedthe ofCity at theUNCDepartment downward spiral. historic working class neighborhood historic working classneighborhood the Durham Freeway toI-85wasona With from theMarion support impact onEastDurham, a exploring how tohave areal decade ago,PNCstarted Don’t Worry, It’s Good All in East Durham in East Seeing RED Seeing RED
Durham policeandwarnedtoleave the renovate them,andsellthemtoowner- revitalization! neighborhood fortheirsafety. That’s not country. During work, theinventory occupants withcovenants that require a winning strategy for neighborhood a winningstrategyforneighborhood houses inanarrowly targetedarea, should strategicallyacquire vacant students were frequently stoppedby for revitalization from across the The classes concluded that PNC The classesconcludedthatPNC Durham Before andafter:1918Hart Street, East Project RED(Revitalize EastDurham). Raleigh provided PNCwithalow- years later, we’ve house, soldourfourth work withPreservation Durham as we went towork tofigure outhow to renovated Georgetta Bullock House related investment tobuyandrenovate interest loan of$425,000asaprogram- not work becausebuyers withinthe and we have three more renovations in direction, brandingourcollaborative embark onthisfundamentalchangein of usingoptionsandsellingthehouses owner occupancy. PNC’s usualmethod progress. houses inEastDurham. Now, two to an enthusiastic young married to anenthusiastic young married to takeonarenovation themselves. So targeted pricerangewouldnotbeable for renovation byowners thenew would The A.J. Fletcher Foundation of Last year we soldthefully We removed twolayers ofartificial School graduate,andSarah works was Accucise aminority- Construction, returned thewindows totheiroriginal in 2014. 1918 Hart Street,in 2014.1918Hart aone-and-a- couple, Sarah andBrett Fox. Brett isa owned and-operatedlocalcompany. downtown Durham. PNChadacquired photographer andrecent Duke Divinity half story house,was alsoacquired from half story the originalwoodclapboards. We also the Craftsman bungalow from Habitat size andconfiguration. Our contractor siding, asbestosandvinyl,restored for aHispanic advocacy nonprofit in for Humanity forthecostofclosing. Our nextProject REDsalewasearly
11 Winter 2014-15 Winter Habitat for closing costs, and again we was donated. The contractor, Coral Winter 2014-15 used Accucise Construction. Our buyer Homes, is owned and operated by a Kenny Parrella is a hair stylist at a salon local African-American woman. near Duke. A great new neighborhood Most recently, PNC sold the Emory- advocate, he has already hosted an open Binns House to Marshall Stroscio and house to celebrate his new home and Laura Vepraskas, who both work for promote Project RED. tech companies in the Triangle just Early this summer PNC sold 213 three highway exits away. They have a South Driver Street, its first Project seven year-old daughter. Our buyers RED rehabilitation, to Emmanuel initially were interested in purchasing Rittner, a veteran who was relocating 213 S. Driver, but the Emory-Binns with his fiancé from Arizona, Caryn House across the street captured their Beestein. Emmanuel is working in attention. Covered with aluminum construction, and Caryn works for a siding, damaged by fire, and burdened North Carolina Preservation Carolina North cell tower company. PNC acquired the with an inadequately supported house from Preservation Durham which had owned it for several years. We knew it would be a challenging rehab from the get-go, and it was. The rear addition Before and after: Emory-Binns House, East on the house had failed. Fortunately Durham design and structural engineering work bathroom addition above the front porch, Before and after: 213 South Driver the Emory-Binns House was a pitiful Street, East Durham sight, but Marshall and Laura had the vision to see its potential. By September 2013 PNC entered into a contract for them to buy it before we started the PNC is working in concert with rehab. The buyers got to customize the a number of other organizations and house, choosing the fixtures and finishes. the City of Durham to help bring Once again, Accucise did the work. East Durham out of its long spiral of This summer, PNC bought the disinvestment. Our direct real estate Benjamin King House, a small intervention is making a clear difference bungalow next door to Kenny’s house as other buyers are now taking our on Hart Street. The house had been lead and purchasing vacant houses for purchased as an investment property by renovation. a buyer who just let it sit vacant. Using The biggest beneficiaries of Project materials salvaged by PNC in Raleigh, RED are the neighborhood’s long-time renovation is underway by Rainbow Way residents, who now have good neighbors Construction, a gay minority-owned and are seeing new public infrastructure Durham-based company. The house investment in the area. These days, the will go on the market this winter. PNC police no longer ask you why you’re in has also acquired two more Victorian the neighborhood. cottages where work will begin soon.
1 2 13 beaded joists long hidden behind neighborhood revitalization in the Winter 2014-15 Finding Buyers for sheetrock. The house turns out to be Loray Mill Village, similar to Project remarkably intact. RED in Durham. The last of the trio, the Terry- The City of Raleigh is also working Surplus Public Properties Taylor House, sold this summer to with PNC on two surplus houses that Harvi and Vann Cooper, who were it owns. In both cases, the houses looking for a property to restore as a will be sold to PNC after purchasers B&B that was also close to their family. are ready to take title. At least one of The Coopers have also jumped right those sales is expected to be concluded into the renovation process. With all by the end of 2014. PNC worked three houses now under renovation, with Raleigh a few years ago to find a what was once a liability for the buyer for 811 South East Street, which county is now turning into an asset for provides a stirring before-and-after the community. image of how the preservation of a North Carolina Preservation Carolina North Using the special legislation, the small house can improve a community. City of Gastonia has given PNC two All three of these houses are significant houses in the Loray Mill Village for for their African-American heritage. resale. A negotiated sale can be for a price of zero dollars, combined with the obligation for PNC to find buyers to do the renovation. PNC hopes to do a more concerted program of
Pittsboro Houses Before and after: 811 South East Street, or more than three decades PNC to a nearby side street, and they have Raleigh has been able to take advantage of been added into the adjacent National special legislation that allows local Register district. Fgovernments to sell surplus properties Our first sale took place in 2012. to nonprofit preservation organizations Jan and Ray Carney of Wyoming, through a negotiated sale. Many of New York bought the thrice-relocated these properties have been large public late-18th century Patrick St. Lawrence structures, such as schools, hospitals, or House and immediately started city halls. During the last year, we’ve renovation work. The Carneys became worked to find buyers for several surplus our best advocates for the other two publicly owned houses. houses. Chatham County relocated three This spring the McClenahan House, historic properties in 2011 to make dating from the early 19th century, way for the construction of a new sold to Jane and Kenneth Bynum of judicial facility in downtown Pittsboro, Apex who were looking to retire in and contracted with PNC to find Pittsboro where Jane could pursue her buyers. The three houses continue weaving. The Bynums have already to be neighbors after their relocation uncovered original sheathed walls and
1 4 15 to find excellent buyers, Joe and Jodi Winter 2014-15 Our Regular-Ole Williams, who have already made great strides in refurbishing the fine elegantly Preservation Work: detailed house. Purchased for use as a museum Endangered Properties Program by the Averasboro Battleground Commission, the William T. Smith House served as a Union hospital after the late Civil War skirmish at Averasboro (straddling the line between Harnett and Cumberland Counties). As is happening with other small museum groups, the commission reached the conclusion that the project was too big North Carolina Preservation Carolina North and decided to work with PNC to find a buyer for the important house. PNC Rosenbacher House, Winston-Salem didn’t have to look far. Diane Campbell, In Winston-Salem, the clock was the daughter of one of the leaders of running against the Rosenbacher House, the commission, was moving back to a prominent Neoclassical Revival House North Carolina and quickly found her in the downtown area. The house dream home. Work is underway, replete faced an uncertain future as foreclosure with the usual unusual stories about the loomed. In January, PNC was able historic house.
William T. Smith House, Averasboro
Charles McNari House, Wilmington here’s nothing “regular” about downtown Wilmington. The house had the work of our Endangered been converted into a funeral home, Properties Program. Each which opened up first-floor spaces Tendangered property faces its own without adding adequate structural version of threat, and each resolution support for the upper floors. The is different. Since the creation of its house was collapsing in on itself, and revolving fund in 1975, PNC has saved condemnation was imminent. PNC hundreds of properties that would have was able to find a buyer with substantial otherwise been lost. renovation experience, but he realized In January, PNC found a buyer that he already had a full plate. After for the Charles McNari House, the cleaning up and securing the house, he substantial home of an African- put the house back on the market and American middle-class family near has quickly found a new buyer.
1 6 17 North Carolina Preservation 8 1 Terri Marshall, executive director of Mt. Gileadplant waterworks Earl Jackson House, Gastonia Housing Foundation, Opportunity has Charlotte Regional Realtor Association’s in Gastonia wasanobvious targetfor neighborhood, theEarlJackson House estate ofitsdeceasedowner wanted ensure that thesmallhousemaintains and moved in.PNC’s covenants will purchased thecharmingbungalow to makesure thatdidn’t happen. teardown, buttheexecutor forthe Sited ontwolargelots inapopular What do you do with a small utility What doyou dowithasmallutility A refreshing twistforadaptive use! (NY) andEngland, whoare(NY) creatively neighbors. its proper placeamongstitslarger adapting the plant into their new home. home. adapting theplantintotheirnew and Shawn Welland ofLongIsland plantwasuncertain. old waterworks property, anditsmarketing attracted the attentionofStephanie Paulay structure? PNC got an option on the structure? PNCgotanoptiononthe In Mt.Gilead, thefuture ofthe Below: Powell-Hilker House, Goldsboro Kattiera-Terressa Ly Kaylienna-Maria Ly and Terrence Byrdsong anddaughters,
PNC Dillon-Raiford House, Goldsboro the endofyear. one ofwhichisexpectedtoclose before has received offersontwomore houses, the USAirForce. Since thesesales,PNC Goldsboro. Terrence isaStaff Sergeant in want tobringtheirfamilymembers to to Terrence andKaren Byrdsong, who sold three adjacenthousesonJohn Street activity haspickedup. ThissummerPNC substantial progress ontheirhomes,and of thepre-recession buyers have made a revival seemstobeinprocess. Several out from undertheproject in2008, but Great Recession knockedthemomentum a turnforthebetterthissummer. The surrounding downtown Goldsboro took Goldsboro inthehistoric neighborhoods Development Corporation andCityof 19
the Downtown Goldsboro ’s collaborative work with
19 Winter 2014-15 Winter Preservation Easements— Winter 2014-15 Protecting Buildings and Sites North Carolina Preservation Carolina North
Thomas B. Loesch (Lash) Woolen Mill Office, Bethania, Forsyth County
placed the house, which dates back to Sitting on four building lots, the 1828, under a preservation easement that Thomas B. Loesch (Lash) Woolen Mill Robert A. Dunn Cottage, Blowing Rock protects the house and its two acre site. Office is now a protected property in the Dall Wilson of Raleigh recognized Bethania National Historic Landmark reservation easements are a wood shingles. The preservation easement that his mother’s Mid-Century Modern District in Forsyth County, thanks to great protective tool for historic permanently protects the house and its house in the historic Cameron Village the foresight of owner Tommy Beroth properties. They are permanent, five acres from destruction. neighborhood was vulnerable without and attorney/preservationist Mike Pbinding legal restrictions that are not Similarly, at the other end of the state, protection. Located near both a major Leonard. Brothers Israel and Thomas subject to erratic political winds. David Senseney knew that development development project and a shopping Lash were entrepreneurs who bridged Ann Meade and daughter Allison pressure would eventually threaten the center, the house was a sitting duck the era between an agrarian economy Meade, the owners of the Robert Chase-Bragg-Boos House (aka Sound for teardown. He placed a preservation based on slavery and the new postbellum A. Dunn Cottage in Blowing Rock, Front Inn) on Ocracoke Island. He easement on the property before putting industrial economy. Before the Civil recognized that their property would it up for sale. The new buyers have War they owned a flaxseed oil mill, a probably be worth more without the Chase-Bragg-Boos House, Ocracoke Island started work on its renovation. grist mill, a tannery, and a cigar factory, substantial stone home built in 1924 which produced one million cigars. The 618 Daniels Street, Raleigh on nine building lots and positioned woolen mill was built after the Civil for the perfect mountain view. Dunn, War. All that’s left is the office, which the long-time president of Commercial has been converted into a residence. The National Bank in Charlotte (predecessor important site is now protected. of NCNB), hired prominent architect The Littleton Women’s Club placed Leonard L. Hunter to build his “cottage” a preservation easement on Person’s of Grandfather Mountain stone and Ordinary, the oldest structure in
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Person’s Ordinary, Littleton
Littleton. In operation by 1770, the Baptist Church in Polk County were tavern/inn (ordinary) was a stagecoach both protected. The land under the stop between Hillsborough and Halifax, Doc Sain Cabin was already protected St. Matthews Missionary (above) and Doc Sain Cabin (below), Saluda owned by Thomas Person (1733-1800). under a conservation easement by the Person was active in the Regulator Pacolet Area Conservancy, so PNC had movement and became a prominent to work out a collaborative protective Anti-Federalist leader. In 1925, the inn arrangement with the regional land became the property of the Warren trust. The log cabin was built in the County Board of Education, and in early 20th century as a farmhouse 1957 the Littleton Women’s Club leased and is thought to be one of the last the building from the school board and of its kind in the area. St. Matthews subsequently restored the structure as a Church, dating back to the early 20th museum. After a change in the county century, served for decades as the center line, the property ended up in Halifax for Saluda’s small African-American County, while owned by the Warren community. The original church County school board. The easement building burned around 1960, when it was used to facilitate the transfer of was replaced by the current concrete- the property from the school board to block structure. Our thanks to the the Women’s Club using the surplus Burdetts for ensuring the preservation property arrangement. of these two iconic structures. Betsy and Allen Burdett of Saluda Easements—they’re a great wanted to make sure that the Doc Sain preservation tool. Consider one to Cabin and St. Matthews Missionary protect your own historic property!
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75 Years Old and Looking Ahead Growing Stronger to 2020
or its 75th Anniversary, not “mature” (in fundraising lingo) reservation North Carolina citizens live in a one-person household, Preservation North Carolina until the deaths of donors, which just finished a new long-range and substantially more than half live in has been working on building may be many years from now. plan to guide us until 2020. households of two-or-less. At both ends PAmong the elements of the new plan of the demographic spectrum, young Fits financial base in the future, while We hope that you will consider North Carolina Preservation Carolina North celebrating its past accomplishments. adding Preservation North Carolina are making sure that the legislature and old, those numbers are increasing. Over the last few years, PNC has to your own estate planning. If passes some form of incentive for We will continue to work in East focused on encouraging planned you own a historic property, please historic rehabilitation and putting an Durham and Goldsboro as pilot gifts as well as gifts of property from consider donating it to PNC in increased emphasis on Mid-Century projects for neighborhood revitalization, its members and supporters. We your will. Modern architecture (probably the most and we hope to work in the Loray have thus far received commitments PNC has helped shape North endangered building type in North Mill Village in Gastonia, where nearly or gifts of $8.4 million. This Carolina in very tangible ways, Carolina). 800 houses are included in a National fundraising approach reflects a long- making our state a better place We will also put increased emphasis Register historic district of national term strategy, commensurate with to live. Let’s make sure that this on saving the modest historic houses significance. Most of those houses are PNC’s patient approach to historic important work can continue for in downtown neighborhoods. Small modest in size. property. Many of these gifts will the long haul. houses make good homes for small Through the years Preservation households, young and old, and they North Carolina has been a national help provide a level of affordability. leader in its work with rural houses, Too often, they are being sacrificed to downtowns, school buildings, and build large ones, contrary to our state’s industrial heritage. With its new plan, it demographics. Households are getting is positioned to continue its leadership Where There’s a Will, smaller. In 1950, only 22% of adults in in the preservation movement in the the US were single. Today, more than years ahead. There’s a Way . . . 50% are. About one-third of our state’s ev Webb of Wilmington, a former chairman of PNC’s board, left PNC Documentary photo, Loray Mill Village, Gastonia Ba generous bequest in his will. Bev will long be remembered for his preservation work, especially in Charlotte, Hillsborough and Edenton. His creative legal work helped make the purchase of the historic Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsborough by PNC a reality. This early NASCAR dirt track and its 166 acres of land along the Eno River have provided crucial protection to Ayr Mount, the landmark owned and opened to the public by Classical American Homes Preservation Trust. The speedway itself is now a recreational walking trail.
2 4 25 Can We Tweet? Winter 2014-15 NC has had a terrific year in 4,011 Twitter followers and have its outreach to preservation- had 144,471 photo views on Flickr. minded citizens of North If this all sounds like Greek to PCarolina (and beyond). you, let’s put it this way: a whole Each of its last two conferences, lot of people, including the younger Edenton in 2013 and Raleigh in generation, are interested in the 2014, has been attended by more work of PNC. This year we even than 500 participants. PNC’s had several Happy Hours, aimed at website receives 1.4 million hits a building a younger constituency. month (yes, a month). Our website We’d love to have you engage
North Carolina Preservation Carolina North gets 126,826 page views per month, with us—in person or through and we have 29,379 Facebook news social media. feed views per month. We have
has received several important PNC recognitions this year for its contributions to North Carolina’s history and culture. PNC received the 2014 Trustee’s Award for Organizational Excellence from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Myrick Howard, president of PNC since 1978, received The North Caroliniana Society Award
Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Marsh courtesyPhotos of Elizabeth in May, and he will be honored in December by The North Carolina Society of New York. These honors are greatly appreciated by PNC.
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In the Public Eye
ince PNC is directly involved sued its owners and the city for in making preservation approving the house. happen, it is constantly in Myrick became a de facto Sthe public eye. spokesman for the inclusion of The relocation of the Crabtree modern architecture in historic Jones House in Raleigh received districts, thereby continuing the North Carolina Preservation Carolina North tremendous attention. In 2013, architectural continuum that’s an open house prior to the move taken place for centuries. He attracted 700 people, thanks to noted many sources dating back to Celebrating our front-page coverage. Last winter, the 1960s where preservationists dramatic images of the large, early have encouraged new design 75th Anniversary! house being moved were broadcast differentiated from the historic far and wide. A time-lapse video fabric. He wrote an editorial of the move posted on YouTube by about how the early-19th century his year the News and Observer has received Crabtree Jones House had been more than more than 4,000 views. added on to through the decades, 1,000 North The effort to extend the tax and each time the owners have TCarolinians across credits in the legislature brought used the style of their own day the state participated another wave of media interest rather than copying the style of in one of our 75th this summer, with numerous the original construction. As a Anniversary Preservation supportive editorials and local result, the house is more interesting Celebrations! articles about preservation. Often and its heritage enhanced. Lots of PNC and PNC’s projects were readers responded that “they got cited. it” why preservationists often aren’t Ironically the publicity jackpot advocates for copycat design. He came from a new house, not an received supportive feedback from old one. A contemporary house all across the country (as well as approved for construction in the England, Australia and Qatar) and Oakwood Historic District by the was quoted by the New York Times Raleigh Historic Development in an opinion piece. Commission became a cause PNC is out there, making the célèbre for preservationists and case for preservation with its many many others when a neighbor facets.
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regularly drive several hours to past chair. Thanks also to his attend. The meetings start out with predecessor, Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll Who Runs this the question: “What have you done of Greensboro, who leaves the for PNC lately?” Sometimes the board after serving eleven years, six Organization Anyway? answers draw applause; at other of them in a leadership capacity. times, laughter. Additionally, six board members You don’t hear enough about It’s tough board duty, but PNC rotated off the board this year. board membership has resulted Congratulations to the new our board! in long-term friendships among chairman, Rodney Swink of people who care intensely about Raleigh, and the new vice-chair/ North Carolina Preservation Carolina North our state. Bylaws limit a member’s chair-elect, Fred Belledin of reservation North Carolina where members get perks, PNC’s participation to six years, except Raleigh, who will be leading the has a dedicated board of board members pay for their own in the case of its top officers. Each organization forward for the next directors that works hard participation and have obligations year dozens of names are considered four years. A full list of board Pbehind the scenes to make sure for obtaining contributions. The for a few vacant board slots. It’s members are on the inside front that the organization is going board meets quarterly, and the interesting and rewarding work. cover. in the right direction and being meetings rotate around the state Hats off to Eddie Belk of Thank you, PNC board managed well. Unlike some boards so each board member has to Durham, who steps down as chair members, for your dedication! but stays on as the immediate
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lease, please make a generous year-end contribution Pfor the continuation of our important work into 2015. Your support is crucial. Our members provide about one-third of our annual revenue!
Vice Chair Fred Belledin, Secretary Bettie Edwards Murchison, Chair Rodney We shall be most grateful. Swink, and Immediate Past Chair Eddie Belk
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