To mark National Preservation Week, we feature remarks made by Dr. David Brook at the symposium “Where Do We Go From Here: A retrospective on the Modern Preservation Movement, the Remarkable Contributions of Bob Stipe, and a look ahead,” which was held in April at the UNC School of Government. Dr. Brook is the Director of the Division of Historical Resources in the Department of Cultural Resources.
Dr. Stipe, who passed away in September 2007, served for many years as the director of the state Division of Archives and History and as the State Preservation Officer. He was widely recognized as one of the leaders of historic preservation in the