Tag Archives: Historic Preservation

State Capitol Teams Up with Edgecombe Community College to Celebrate Historic Preservation Month in May

April 24, 2013 – 2:00 pm

RALEIGH — May is National Historic Preservation Month and the State Capitol is marking the occasion by hosting a Historic Preservation Day on Saturday, May 4. The free event will offer advice to homeowners on preserving historic properties and will take place on southeast grounds of the Capitol and in the old House Chamber from [...]

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Historic Preservation Tax Credit Workshop in Durham

February 15, 2013 – 2:00 pm

DURHAM — Historic structures are often beautiful to behold, but usually rehabilitation and restoration were needed to achieve that effect.  The State Historic Preservation Office (HPO) will lead a tax credit workshop on March 5, at 7 p.m., at the Measurement Incorporated headquarters at 423 Morris Street in Durham. The free workshop will examine federal [...]

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Discovery of the Oldest Dated House in North Carolina

January 16, 2013 – 4:53 pm

RALEIGH – After two years of investigation of what was a planned rental property, the oldest dated house in North Carolina has been identified in Edenton. Preservationists with the N.C. Historic Preservation Office (HPO), architectural historians with the Architectural Research Department at Colonial Williamsburg and local historians participated in the research. Timbers in the one-and-a-half story [...]

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State Historic Preservation Office Provides Grants to Communities

August 8, 2012 – 5:00 pm

RALEIGH – North Carolina citizens take pride in the history and culture of their particular place, and the N.C. State Historic Preservation Office (HPO) helps them retain some ties to the past.  This year the office is announcing $93,000 in federal grant support to help nine preservation projects in eight counties across North Carolina. The National [...]

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Historic Preservation Grants Fund Nine N.C. Projects

May 6, 2010 – 3:55 pm

SALISBURY, N.C.-The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources today announced $92,000 in grant support to nine historic preservation projects in nine counties around the state.  Projects range from work on nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, to a Wooden Window and Energy Efficiency Workshop, to preservation plans for the cities of Salisbury and [...]

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History on the Move: Ward-Hancock House Heads to New Location

March 3, 2010 – 10:22 am

BEAUFORT – The Ward Hancock House is scheduled to be moved Thursday from its present location on Third Street in Beaufort to its new home at Gallants Channel.  The 18th century house was purchased by the Beaufort Women’s Club from Ginny and the late John Costlow, and then donated to the North Carolina Maritime Museum.  [...]

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Historic Humber House Dedication

May 7, 2009 – 10:55 am

GREENVILLE – The dedication of the 1895 Humber House, restored to its former glory, will be Friday, May 8, at 10 a.m. Home to generations of the Humber family, and to visionary legislator Robert Lee Humber Jr., the restored structure serves as the Eastern Office of the Office of Archives and History in the N.C. [...]

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Remembering Bob Stipe

May 16, 2008 – 10:51 am

 [display_podcast] 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 [...]

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Preservation Grant Eyes Past… And Future

February 28, 2008 – 11:15 am

RALEIGH – Tobacco barns, smoke houses and grape arbors tell the story of a place and people now almost gone.  Northeastern North Carolina is seeking a brighter economy, and help may come from the past.  Other areas have captured and packaged their heritage and seen great turn-arounds, such as Natchitoches, La. or Jonesborough, Tenn.  A [...]

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