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Regional Offices and Staff The Historic Preservation nyone who is following the demographic statistics about Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. Headquarters Regional Office 220 Fayetteville Street, Suite 735 Ninth Street, Suite 56 2018 Board of Directors 200 P.O. Box 3597 North Carolina can’t help but be concerned. P.O. Box 27644 Durham, NC 27702-3597 A Fred Belledin, Raleigh, Chairman Raleigh, NC 27611-7644 919-401-8540 Between 2010 and 2016, Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) added 133,908 Louise Porter Martin, Raleigh, Vice 919-832-3652 [email protected] residents and Wake County (Raleigh) increased by 125,711. Recently an entire Chairman and Chairman-Elect [email protected] Cathleen Turner, Director Autumn Rierson Michael, Davidson, National Register historic district in Raleigh was wiped out for new apartments. Myrick Howard, President Secretary Western Regional Office At the same time, 49 out of 100 NC counties lost population. Losing Annie Cockrill, Office Andrew Stewart, Raleigh, Treasurer 2 1/2 E. Warren Street, Assistant population can result in the loss of businesses, reductions in property values Suite 8 Annie Jacobs, Wilmington, At-Large Clarissa Goodlett, Director of P.O. Box 2 (there goes the retirement plan!), and dispirited civic morale. Executive Committee Member Communications Shelby, NC 28151-0002 Rodney Swink, Raleigh, Immediate Shannon Phillips, Director of North Carolina was not alone. The majority of counties nationwide have 704-482-3531 Past Chairman Resource Development [email protected] Dawn Williams, Office & lost population since 2010, according to recent estimates from the U.S. Census Diane Althouse, Charlotte Properties Manager Ted Alexander, Director Bureau. In 27 states, half or more of the counties lost population between 2010 Richard Angino, Winston-Salem Mary Frances Wilson, Development Associate Loray Mill Village and 2014. Denise R. Barnes, Durham Neighborhood Can preservation help? Maybe. George Carr, Greensboro Bellamy Mansion Museum of Revitalization Kevin Cherry, Raleigh History and Design Arts 704-616-1862 For years, Don Rypkema, preservation economist and writer, has argued that Ned Fowler, Boone 503 Market Street [email protected] our modest historic downtown buildings provide ideal incubator spaces for new James Goodnight, Raleigh Wilmington, NC 28401 Jack Kiser, Project Manager Melanie Graham, Charlotte 910-251-3700 Richard Hunter, Warrenton [email protected] Kessell (Loray) History Center Earl Ijames, Wendell Gareth Evans, Director 300 S. Firestone Street Laurie Jackson, Raleigh Laural Coffey, Resource Gastonia, NC 28052 Susan MacIntosh, Winston-Salem Development Manager 980-266-9923 Thomas Massey, Carolina Beach Bob Lock, Site Manager [email protected] Leslie Randle-Morton, John Moore, Winston-Salem Amanda Edwards, Director Operations Manager Marshall Phillips, Charlotte David Ruffin, Raleigh Eastern Regional Office Ranse Stokes, Raleigh 315 Evans Street Goldie Frinks Wells, Greensboro P.O. Box 398 Hayes Wauford, Winston-Salem Greenville, NC 27835-0398 Trish Wilson, Wilmington 252-689-6678 [email protected] Maggie Gregg, Director

On the cover: Mother Earth Motor Lodge, Kinston. Photo by Jeff Branch.

The mission of Preservation North Carolina is to protect and promote buildings, sites and landscapes important to the diverse heritage of North Carolina.

NC Preservation (Spring 2018, Number 157) is published quarterly by Preservation NC, PO Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Preservation NC, PO Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644. Kinston art installation by Thomas Sayre. Photo by Bill Russ. 2 3 S p r i n g 2 0 1 8 5 the community is succeeding. Preservation Preservation the community is succeeding. why Success begets success. Tourists trek to downtown to downtown trek Tourists begets success. Success By now, everyone has probably heard about the recent about the recent everyone heard has probably now, By There’s a new vodka distillery in town. In their own their own distillery a new vodka In in town. There’s Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of into the Heart Journey A 100,000-Mile Towns: Our former bank building and a motel in a retro-fitted former former bank building and a motel in a retro-fitted Earth has branched out to distill Mother food, and more. gin. in Raleigh and distilled with roots vodka gluten-free successes in historic downtown Kinston, instigated in successes in historic downtown through a national public television show. through spirits hospitality and within the restaurant, trailblazers has become an icon for the farm-to-table movement has become an icon for the farm-to-table movement led directly to two new lodgings (a boutique hotel in a led directly large part each of which a brewery by and a restaurant, of Mother Earth Brewing, founded by Stephen Hill, has Hill, Stephen founded by Earth Brewing, of Mother housing for artists in historic houses. Chef and affordable opened nearby, have new restaurants arts scene. Several including places for oysters, vegetarian selections, soul selections, vegetarian including places for oysters, close friends and experienced by in Kinston. Founded set out and G Patel Mullins Mark industries, Cary Joshi, were founded by natives who came home. The success who came home. natives founded by were and handcrafted is a new, Vodka House “Social words: Holiday Inn…and I mean “retro”!), at least two distilleries, I mean “retro”!), Inn…and Holiday an active by Kinston for food and drink, complemented Vivian Howard of The Chef and the Farmer restaurant restaurant Farmer The Chef and the of Howard Vivian

James and Deborah Fallows visited hundreds of towns, large and small, of towns, visited hundreds Fallows and Deborah James One of the necessary ingredients for success in the Fallows’ observations is of the necessaryOne for success in the Fallows’ ingredients For their new book, For What if you could live in a place that has a good local coffee shop, an shop, in a place that has a good local coffee could live What if you selections, selections, soul food, businesses. They are affordable and adaptable. New local coffee shops, shared shops, shared local coffee New and adaptable. affordable They are businesses. oysters, oysters, and more. and drink, arts scene. complemented complemented the larger cities because of their high expenses and settling into smaller towns to to into smaller towns high expenses and settling because of their the larger cities having a strong civic story civic having a strong about precursors to larger projects. precursors open to diversity in all forms, has local beer and farm-to-table offerings, and is all forms, has local beer and farm-to-table in open to diversity like nirvanaof the future or 30-somethings, the core Sounds to 20- affordable? and have some encouraging observations. Some young entrepreneurs are leaving leaving are entrepreneurs young some encouraging observations. and have Some create new startup businesses. Younger Americans are often choosing where they often choosing where are Americans Younger new startupcreate businesses. can definitely play a strong role in that story. role in that can definitely play a strong unusual or innovative school (public or private, including community college), is including school (public or private, unusual or innovative for food food for begets success. anby active have opened opened have want to live on the basis of quality of life factors, and smaller towns sometimes life factors, and smaller towns on the basis of quality of want to live workforce. workspaces, and food trucks are popping up in unlikely places in small towns, small towns, places in in unlikely up popping food trucks and workspaces, are places for places for nearby, including to downtown fit the bill. restaurants Success Several new Kinston vegetarian Tourists trek Tourists America, America,

4 Above: The O’Neil Hotel, Kinston. Below: Mother Earth Motor Lodge (photo by Jeff Branch). Jeff Lodge (photo by Motor Earth Mother Kinston. Below: Hotel, The O’Neil Above: N o r t h C a r o l i n a P r e s e r v a t i o n 6 Rocky Mount Mill (above) andmillvillage(below). People aboutKinston. are story hearinganew Cultural District, adiverse andwalkableneighborhoodjustnextto downtown. new civic vibe, new jobs, young civicvibe,new people comingbacktotown,new andmore. in Kinston.” made from farm-to-flaskin Carolina… North entrepreneurs whotookadvantage ofthecommunity’s affordable historic assets. as atotalloss.Between 1990 and2010,Kinstonlost16%ofitspopulation. economy. Relocated live andwork artists inrestored & historichomesintheArts pioneering artists ofallgenrespioneering artists torelocate toKinstonand helpbuilditscreative to establish their distillery…to produce theirpremium spirits.Afterevaluatingto establishtheirdistillery…to several possibilities, they selected a century-old, abandoned[historic]powerseveral possibilities,theyselectedacentury-old, plant four years agotoactivate thepower offriendshipandcreate apremium vodka “The triosearched forsitesacross South“The Carolina, Virginia andNorth Carolina But now, creative toafew haschanged,thanksinlargepart thecivic story Meanwhile, thesmART KinstonCityProject Foundation isactively recruiting Kinston, you mightask?After Hurricane Floyd, Kinstonwasbeing writtenoff It’s notjustabouttourism. Localfolksare enjoying arenewed qualityoflife: Vision’s leadersconductedafar-reaching searchlocationbutwere foranew Talk toanyone who’s from Rocky Mount orgrew upthere, andyou willhear Those are allheadlinesfrom justoneweek! How’s civicvibe. thatforanew Koi Pond Brewing CompanyinRocky Mount. Photo by Garry E.Hodges. MLK speechmovie,” “International festival toshowcase Diversity,” “Brewery owner Headlines from aboutthemillinclude:“Events recent articles news topromote restaurants, breweries andco-working spaces(yes, we dostillhave towork!) are in competitive market.” old buildings. optimism andprideintheirtown,different messagethanadecadeago. avery attracted by theRocky Mount Mills’ sceniccampusandlive-work-play amenities about toleave Rocky Mount, andthemillrenovation keptthemintown. “Envolve housing, offeringanaffordable alternative foryoung professionals andsmallfamilies. that shouldhelpEnvolve Vision attracttop-notchtalenttothecompanyinahighly to competeinentrepreneur contest,”and“Durham brewer tosetupshopatMills.” the Brew Mill, anincubatorforbrewing. Of restaurants course,new are following. businesses­­ buildings insmallertowns andcities. food andbeerscenesinDurham are attractingnationalattention.Nearly allofthe The millvillageatRocky Mount Mills isbeingrenovated forhigh-qualityrental Durham, oncethered-headed stepchildofthe Triangle, isattractinghigh-tech It’s more thanjustfoodanddrink.Amajorlocalbusiness,Envolve Vision, was In Rocky Mount, historicRocky Mount Mills isbeingrenovated andbrandedas Elsewhere inNorth Carolina, onefindsotherpocketsofinnovation inhistoric —and young techies—from placeslikeNew York andSilicon Valley. The

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8 1 0 2 S g n i r p N o r t h C a r o l i n a P r e s e r v a t i o n 8 Myrick Howard ispresident ofPreservation North Carolina. Mount Airy. project withGene Rees, touring Spencer Mill PNC board andstaff White Elephant Brewing, Mount Airy. reverse thedemographictrends thatthreaten toleave oursmallertowns andrural ideas can sometimes use new buildings.Newideas cansometimesusenew ideasmustuseoldbuildings.” national attentionforhiswork inrenovating buildingsin areas behind. according totheFallows. Fifty years ago,Jane Jacobs, urbanobserver, thelegendary localbusinesses. new or fermentationtosupport and Surry are programs inbrewing addingcertification and/ said thesamething. Diversity andauthenticityare criticalcharacteristicsofsuccessfulcommunities, Maybe ourstate’s oldbuildingscaninspire even more innovation andhelp Mount developer andnative Gene Rees Airy hasreceived In In Community collegesincountieslikeNash, Rockingham, The Death andLife ofGreat American Cities ’ Winston-Salem. Retirees, too. Airy. The downtown group Town withallthecharmofMayberry.” Want ahip Mount Airy is a true SouthernMount isatrue Airy Fostering adiverse variety of in Mount ratherthanmove Airy tomore expensive can getone.Some younger natives are opting tostay authentic diningexperiences, our Traditional Music roots. localwine,and entertainment, and around downtown Mount living is enhanced by arts, living isenhancedby arts, historic urbanloftindowntown Mount You Airy? there boasts:“where oururban small businessesflavored with (1961), Jane Jacobs wrote: “Old Cities Cities Great American Great Jane Jacobs Jacobs Jane and Lifeand of New ideas New ideas In In wrote: “Old new buildings. buildings. new can ideas buildings.” oldmust use sometimes use sometimes use The Death The Death (1961), (1961), Update on our New Headquarters Before theymove, we’re doing allofthe We hopetomove thehousesinApril. damage that’s notasbadwe imagined). surprises have beeninourfavor (i.e., houses fortheirmoves, andmostofthe Seattle founditthisweek. One ofhisgranddaughterslivingin before moving toHarlem inthe1930s. who lived inOberlin formostofhislife written around 1950by LemuelGraves, and poignantrecollection about Oberlin We recently received acopy ofanelegant as well asthefamilieswholived inthem. about theGraves-Fields andHall Houses hard toraisethoselastfunds. our goalof$1,250,000! We are working in additionalgifts,puttingusat90%of Oberlin, we have received over $250,000 houses inthefreedmen’s villageof S We’ve donealotofwork toprep the We continuetolearnmore andmore relocate andrenovate twohistoric magazine aboutourplansto ince we mailedouttheyear-end (See page10.) success. projectwrap upthismeaningful with much! so very you have already madeagift,thankyou financially, pleaseconsiderdoingso. If project allthemore timely. torn down inthelastmonth,makingour was, whitewasthecolorofchoice. many ofitsearlyyears, andby thetimeit White! The housewasn’t paintedfor darker). green, green (darker) andgreen (even taller ofthetwohouseswasoriginally research by David Black shows thatthe Fields House before themove. Paint Wasting notime! systems assoontheyare putinplace. ready roughing inmechanical tostart repairs,needed structural sowe’ll be Help ushitourgoalsowe can If you haven’t ourproject supported Two more Oberlin houseshave been The neighboringsmallerhouse? We’re even goingtoprimetheGraves-

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P e r s n o i t a v r e New Ideas Must Jacobs Use Buildings—Jane Old Preservation+Innovation Preservation North Carolina 2018Preservation Carolina North Conference Annual your room! Visit www.PreservationNC.org forconference information andto book Mansion)! visiting thehistorictreasures in nearby Wilmington (includingourown Bellamy advantage ofourgreat conference rates.Andwe couldn’t beatthebeachwithout Blockade Runner Beach Resort. You canbookyour room rightnow and take R&R (rescues andrestorations) atourconference hotel,thebeautifulmid-century It won’t behard withthebeachasabackdrop! That’s right—you’ll alsoenjoy some North Carolina’s historic landscape. Come network, learn,andbeinspired by thecreative waysinnovation isshaping and spaces. folks are puttinginnovation towork lifetohistoricbuildings andbringingnew buildings. From KinstontoGreensboro, smalltowns andnot-so-smalltowns alike, restaurateurs, brewers, andotherinnovators are ideasinold establishingtheirnew hand. This year we’ll explore thewaysentrepreneurs, architects, builders,chefs, must useoldbuildings.” Jane Jacobs famouslysaid– Balcony viewatBlockade Runner Beach Resort. Photo by Joshua McClure. Save the Date! the Save Wrightsville Beach/Wilmington Wrightsville 17-19 October She was right—Innovation andPreservation gohandin “Old ideascansometimesusenewbuildings.New ideas

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the wall indicated that the tax credits started her tour, historic tax credits were g n i r p Preservation North Carolina’s would not be renewed by the legislature, not a part of the statewide legislative

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r e Cultural Resources, Susan went on a articles and editorials from across the P Congratulations to the 2017 award winners! 69-stop Historic Tax Credits “Awareness state. With all that attention, historic Tour” across the state. By visiting tax credit legislation was overwhelmingly buildings that had been revived by the passed the State House in 2015 and tax credits, Susan brought media and ratified by the Senate in the concurrence a r o l i n a political attention to the impact of the tax process. The tax credits now continue to C credits on local economic development lift communities across the state. o r t h

N The ROBERT E. STIPE PROFESSIONAL AWARD was given to Benjamin Briggs. Benjamin Briggs, a native of High Point and a lifelong member of the High Point Friends Meeting, has led the largest local historic preservation organization in North Carolina for nearly 12 years. During that period, Preservation Greensboro has grown tremendously, increasing the power of preservation for the L to R: Myrick Howard, PNC President; Benjamin Briggs; Fred L to R: Myrick Howard, PNC President; Susan Kluttz; Jennie Stultz, PNC Former surrounding community. Benjamin’s Belledin, PNC Chair Vice-Chair; Fred Belledin, PNC Chair preservation career accomplishments span a much longer time period and are Assessment Reports on buildings in and The RUTH COLTRANE CANNON retail on the first floor, an office on the equally impressive and diverse. around central North Carolina. AWARD was presented to Susan Kluttz. second, and a loft on third-floor. Mixed Benjamin has been an active long term Long before Susan Kluttz was appointed use was groundbreaking in 1984. The Benjamin graduated from North Carolina State University in 1989 with a B.A. in member of Preservation North Carolina Secretary of Cultural Resources by renovation served as a model for Main and their Association of Revolving Funds, Governor Pat McCrory in 2012, we at Street communities statewide—and it Multi-Disciplinary Studies (Architecture and Sociology) and followed that with a Vernacular Architecture Forum and the Preservation North Carolina knew her as still does, 30+ years later. National Trust for Historic Preservation, a preservationist. master’s degree in Historic Preservation Susan also served as Salisbury’s mayor from Boston College in 1996. By 1999, including ushering in Preservation Back in 1984, PNC sold the derelict until 2011, becoming the city’s longest he was leading the Historic Preservation Greensboro Incorporated as a National 1859 Kluttz Drug Store on the square serving mayor. She served with then- Technology Program at Randolph Trust Partner. in downtown Salisbury to a partnership Mayor Pat McCrory of Charlotte Community College. Benjamin has And he practices what he preaches, consisting of Susan and her husband as founding members of the North assisted in the application of tax credits having personally restored two homes Bill and their distant cousins, George Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition. for an income-producing property; he’s for resale and his own residence, a house and Margaret Kluttz. These preservation When McCrory was elected governor, completed numerous Conservation Plans, built in 1843 that has been in his family allies renovated the building using the he appointed Susan Kluttz as the only Historic Structure Reports and Condition for six generations. Federal rehab tax credits for mixed-uses: Democrat in his cabinet.

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N renovating it. L to R: Rob Tiger, CCCRA; Sandy Nicolette, CCCRA; Fred Belledin, PNC Chair; during the slower winter months, the John and Cyndi Dellinger set out to Myrick Howard, PNC President Dellingers continue to refine the facility develop the mill into a special events The STEDMAN INCENTIVE GRANT Life.” Fundraising activities were begun and the business model. venue. They visited nearly every was awarded to the Clay County in earnest, with proceeds ear-marked for mill renovation job within hours of The Dellingers take their role as stewards Communities Revitalization Association. the Historic Courthouse project. In 2013 Lincolnton to learn about successes and of the history of this important site and 2014, Clay County Government In the late 1990s, the Clay County pitfalls. It took the first six months just to seriously. The Laboratory Mill has taken a allocated $50,000 for preservation work Courthouse sat forlorn and neglected clear out the trees and brush enough to challenging building type—a vacant mill to be overseen by CCCRA. It became on the town square in the center of see the mill. building in a rural setting—and turned it evident that CCCRA would need a long- Hayesville. The courthouse and square into a remarkably successful venture. term lease for the courthouse if grants of Now, The Laboratory Mill is booked seemed to reflect the economic downturn any consequence were to be obtained and solid for at least a year ahead. Every year of this small town, comprised of empty used for assistance with a government- storefronts, cracked sidewalks, and broken owned building. With the assistance of windows. With the help of HandMade in state Senator Jim Davis, legislation was The MINNETTE C. DUFFY America, a group of community activists approved. The Commissioners agreed LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION formed an all-volunteer organization to enter into a 20 year lease with the AWARD was presented to Friends called Clay County Communities CCCRA for the Historic Courthouse and of Oberlin Village for the Oberlin Revitalization Association. Courthouse Square in 2016, provided that Cemetery. As the organization grew, it took on the ownership could be transferred to the Historic Oberlin Village represents the exterior renovation of the county’s Town of Hayesville. the longest surviving and most intact historic 1888 Courthouse and significant The Town was more than willing to Reconstruction-Era freedman’s colony enhancements to the courthouse square. assume ownership, and the deed was in Wake County. Oberlin Cemetery In 2007, two years after completion of transferred in January 2017. When was established in the heart of the the exterior restoration, Clay County completed, the vision is to offer upstairs village behind the Oberlin School, the L to R: Rodney Swink, PNC Former Chair; Government moved to the new space for events, musical performances, village’s central meeting place. About Sabrina Goode; Myrick Howard, PNC courthouse. receptions and exhibitions. The downstairs 600 individuals are believed to have been President; Fred Belledin, PNC Chair CCCRA’s “Friends of the Historic buried in Oberlin Cemetery, but only will provide several spaces for retail and By the early 21st century, Oberlin Courthouse” was organized in 2010 and 145 scattered monuments of stone and CCCRA’s office. Cemetery was neglected and overgrown. adopted the slogan “Bring It Back to concrete have survived. 14 15 Because its ownership was diffuse, surveying, and promoting the cemetery

belonging to “the people of Oberlin as the heart and soul of Oberlin Village. S g n i r p Village” rather than to a church The Friends of Oberlin Village’s future congregation or nonprofit organization, goals for the cemetery are to secure no particular group was responsible a dedicated vehicular access from 8 1 0 2 e r v a t i o n s for its upkeep. The Friends of Oberlin Oberlin Road into the cemetery, map r e Village was founded in 2011 to act as and mark the many unmarked graves, P the guardians of the sacred site. restore damaged grave monuments, and construct a series of walkways through Since then community and university the cemetery. groups and individuals have spent a r o l i n a thousands of hours raking, cleaning, C o r t h N

2017 PNC Honor Award winners. Photo by Tammy Cantrell. Call for Nominations Now accepting 2018 Preservation North Carolina Awards Nominations! 2017 Carraway Awards of Merit winners. Photo by Tammy Cantrell. Preservation North Carolina's Honor Awards are now open for Twelve GERTRUDE S. CARRAWAY AWARDS OF MERIT were also given nominations. The awards recognize outstanding people, projects, to these deserving recipients: businesses and organizations in the field of historic preservation in these categories: Betty Wright, Mount Airy Jocelyn Lynch for the Burgwin-Wright House Garden, Wilmington Gertrude S. Carraway Awards of Merit (up to 12 given each year); Appalachian Barn Alliance, Mars Hill the Minnette C. Duffy Landscape Preservation Award; the L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Business Award; the Stedman Incentive Grant; the Robert E. Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, Durham Stipe Professional Award; and the Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award. Paul Fomberg, Raleigh Stewart Gray, Davidson The deadline to nominate is May 28, 2018. Visit http://www. Self-Help Ventures Fund for Revolution Mill, Greensboro presnc.org/experience/awards/ for information on awards and how to submit a nomination. Speas Vinegar Company building, Charlotte Jim and Jeff Daniels for the Goldsboro Drug Company Building, Goldsboro Dr. Jeffrey Childers for Gourd Hollow, Spring Hope Matt Hobbs and Katie O’Brien for the Crabtree Jones House, Raleigh Larry Carver for the John Watson House, Warrenton 17 1 6 See www.PreservationNC.org for more information See www.PreservationNC.org for more information

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400 McCollum Road Don’t miss this potential live-work opportunity in the 20 West Mills Road Madison, NC beautiful North Carolina mountains! The C.N. West Franklin $110,000 General Merchandise building was built around 1927 by $39,900 See (D) on map Clyde and Minnie West using materials from the Old West See (A) on map Brothers Store which, at the time, was located across the Idyllic retreat just 30 minutes from Greensboro! street. The two-story frame structure would be ideal for retail, The McCollum Farm is a remarkably intact arts or studio space on the ground floor with a live-in area on the second. The downstairs was early 19th century tobacco farm situated in the rolling foothills of Rockingham County. The recently used as a pottery studio. original tall two-story log house is thought to have been built in the 1820s, but could be earlier The property is adjacent to the recently rehabilitated Aunt Vonnie West House and Post according to some historians. It is constructed of hand-hewn square-notched logs. A one-and- Office, Rickman’s General Store, and the Cowee School and Community Center. a-half story addition of similar construction was built in the 1840s next to the earliest section creating two rooms on the first floor separated by a center hall. A two-room rear ell was added The property is also listed as a contributing structure in the Cowee-West’s Mill National to the back of the 1840s section around 1904 creating even more space. The 1820s interior Register Historic District, including five outbuildings: root cellar, garage (with apartment features an elegantly detailed Federal mantel, a primitive post-and-lintel mantel on the second above), log barn, wood shed, and barn. All of the buildings will require complete floor, a winder staircase enclosed by a finely crafted board-and-batten door, and an interesting rehabilitation and all are contributing structures, making them eligible for rehabilitation tax closet under the stairs with a board-and-batten door secured by an early intact wooden rim lock. credits. The log house will require extensive rehabilitation in the 1820s section including foundation Cowee is about 2 1/2 hours to Atlanta, 2 1/2 hours to Knoxville, less than two hours to the work and new flooring, ceiling repair, and the installation of mechanical systems including many attractions in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, and less than 45 minutes to Cullowhee, electrical, plumbing and HVAC. The 1840s side with rear ell is habitable, but will benefit from the home of Western Carolina University, and Cherokee. The area is beautifully situated in cosmetic updates and possibly some system upgrades. the Nantahala National Forest, the largest of NC’s four National Forests. There are a wide variety of activities for visitors to enjoy, including whitewater rafting, camping, biking and The house and some of the outbuildings are available with five acres of land. More property is horseback riding on over 600 miles of trails. Square Feet: 2,668; Lot Size: 1 acre available at an additional cost. The house is currently being rented. The house was added to the National Register Study List. Square Feet: 1,935; Lot Size: 5 acres; Zoning: Agricultural Contact: Ted Alexander, PNC Western Office, Shelby, 704-482-3531, [email protected] Contact: Cathleen Turner, PNC Piedmont Office, Durham, 919-401-8540, [email protected]

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Restore Raleigh’s only surviving Lustron house Exuberant display of elaborate woodwork; picturesque to its sleek mid-century splendor! Fewer than setting on a hill among some of the finest homes 2500 Lustron homes were built between 1947 and in Warrenton! Early 20th century homage to some of 1950 to answer America’s post-WWII housing Warren County’s finest 19th century houses. It’s exuberant shortage. display of elaborate interior and exterior features run the The Raleigh Lustron was manufactured in 1949 gamut of Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival styles. Built in 1932 by Janice and Peter and is the Desert Tan two-bedroom Deluxe Seaman, who were in the lumber business and the latter a skilled woodworker, the Seaman Winchester model featuring prefabricated House is a testament to their appreciation of architectural refinement. Decades of neglect enameled metal-panel walls and roof, aluminum have resulted in severe water damage, collapsed floors and collapsed rear wall. The house tripartite casement windows, built-in pass-through will need all new electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems, structural repair, roofing, a new metal China cabinet, bedroom vanity, and trellis kitchen and bathrooms. The house is located in the Warrenton National Register historic downspout porch post. Moved from Gotno Farm district and may be eligible for tax credits. on Buffalo Rd. to a super-convenient downtown Though the property is overgrown, the house and outbuildings fading, it doesn’t take Raleigh location. Assembly required. much imagination to see the beauty and quality of the estate. The outstanding woodwork Square Feet: 1,020; Lot Size: 0.09 acre; Zoning: and spacious well-laid out rooms within a stately house situated on a slight rise with Residential mature trees and boxwoods calls out to be preserved. Contact: Cathleen Turner, PNC Piedmont Warrenton is about a 1-hour drive from Raleigh via US Routes 1 or 401; an hour from Office, Durham at 919-401-8540 or [email protected] Durham via I-85 and about two hours from Richmond, VA via I-95 to I-85. Square Feet: 3,100; Lot Size: 0.07 acre; Zoning: Residential Contact: Cathleen Turner, PNC Piedmont Office, Durham at 919-401-8540, [email protected] 2 2 H i s t o r i c P r o p e r t i e s o f t h e A ss o c i a t i o n o f R e v o l v i n g F u n d s H i s t o r i c P r o p e r t i e s o f t h e A ss o c i a t i o n o f R e v o l v i n g F u n d s 2 3 See www.PreservationNC.org for more information See www.PreservationNC.org for more information

Loray Properties, Gastonia Nadal House H i s i r o t 107 Nash Street

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A center. $99,000 contender to Raleigh’s escalating real 878 square feet; Lot Size: 0.2 acres Although the mill and surrounding village estate market. Three bedrooms, 2 baths, languished for years, in 1998 Firestone formal dining and living rooms, just over donated the mill to Preservation North 9'ceilings, 3 fireplaces, large kitchen, sunroom and hardwood Carolina. After a long effort, Preservation floors. Permanent stairs to attic not counted as livable space, NC sold Loray Mill in 2012 to developers but the possibilities are endless. Stabilization work and new who are implementing at $75 millon electric completed. Square Feet: 2,244; Lot Size: 0.3 acres; renovation. The revitalized mill is bringing Zoning: Residential new residents and commercial spaces, and is providing huge momentum for the Contact: Kathryn Ferrari Bethune, Preservation of Wilson, neighborhood’s turnaround. Other new www.preservationofwilson.com, 252-234-7694 or 252-230-9189, 329 S. Vance Street investments in the immediate area include [email protected] $109,000 Optimist Park and a proposed minor- 1,012 square feet; Lot Size: 0.23 acres league baseball stadium. Baird House

We are focused on creating a diverse, 311 Cherry Street walkable neighborhood of homes that Mount Airy range from 800-1,200 square feet. $499,900 The historic mill houses are of quality See (C) on Map construction and materials, and will make ideal homes for small households. The historic Baird House was Preservation NC is strategically acquiring restored by John Kidwell, the vacant houses for partial or full renovation recipient of the Gertrude S. 313 S. Vance Street which are available for purchase. Prices Carraway Award of Merit in 2012 $35,000 will be adjusted as additional renovation with all the modern amenities! 1,794 square feet; Lot Size: 0.1 acres work is completed on properties. Zoning: Featuring living room & dining with Residential gas coal fireplace, gorgeous kitchen with all appliances remaining, granite counters, large laundry, 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, See (B) on map screened porch, wrap around front porch, PLUS new plumbing, roof, electrical, foam Contact: William Barnes, REALTOR®, insulation, HP/CA with gas piggy back, wainscoating, 3/4" maple floors, tile and so Broker, Allen Tate Company, much original character left! Square Feet: 3,300; Lot Size: 1.1 acres; Zoning: Residential 704-718-0669, William.Barnes@ Contact: Alison Johnson, Rogers Realty and Auction, 336-789-2926, allentate.com [email protected], www.rogersrealty.com or Jack Kiser, Project Manager, Preservation 212 Weldon Street NC, Loray Mill Village Revitalization, $99,000 704-616-1862, [email protected] 878 square feet; Lot Size: 0.14 acres

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In 1858, William Montfort Boylan built Montfort Hall on land overlooking downtown Raleigh that was formerly his father’s plantation. Designed by William Percival, it features an entry with a central gallery dominated by four Corinthian columns. The gallery is partially lighted by a cupola containing a stained glass oculus with light passing through a large circular opening in the floor of an upper gallery. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the property is located in the local historic district and is subject to a Historic Preservation Agreement with Preservation North Carolina. Restored as a residence after it was used as a church from 1958 to 1978, the property is now in need of repair and updating. Early elevations and floor plans show a side porch that later was enclosed and opened to an adjacent space (back left) reconfigured to include a bath and closet (not shown here). Square Feet: 6,000; Lot Size; 0.99 acres; Zoning: R-10 Contact: Peter Rumsey, Realtor, Metro Digs, Inc., Raleigh, at 919-971-4118, [email protected].

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