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spring 2022 Number 168
Opening New Windows
Published by Preservation North Carolina, Est. 1939
www.PreservationNC.org
on Hidden History
By Myrick Howard
The Historic Preservation Foundation Headquarters Eastern Regional Office
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of North Carolina, Inc. 814 Oberlin Avenue 210 E. Church Street
P.O. Box 27644 Tarboro, NC 27886
2022 Board of Directors Raleigh, NC 27611-7644 252-563-5288
Andrew Stewart, Raleigh, Chairman 919-832-3652 mgregg@presnc.org
info@presnc.org he first time I toured the Bellamy Mansion in Wilmington, I was
Valerie Ann Johnson, Oxford, Vice Chair Maggie Gregg, Director
and Chair-Elect
Myrick Howard, President a student attending the second annual conference of the Historic
Benjamin Briggs, High Point, Secretary Piedmont Regional Office
Annie Jernigan, Marketing Preservation Society of North Carolina, one of the two predecessors
Trish Wilson, Wilmington, Treasurer 735 Ninth Street, Suite 56
Manager and Member
P.O. Box 3597
April Larkins, Greensboro, At-Large Services
Julianne Patterson, Outreach
Durham, NC 27702-3597 of Preservation North Carolina. In 1977, preservation was still in the
Executive Committee Member 919-401-8540
Louise Porter Martin, Raleigh, Immediate Manager
cturner@presnc.org afterglow of the Bicentennial. I was on the front end of a steep learning
Past Chairman Shannon Phillips, Director of
Development Cathleen Turner, Director curve about historic preservation.
Richard Angino, Winston-Salem Chrissy Pressley, Office
Denise R. Barnes, Durham Assistant Western Regional Office
Dawn Williams, HR and 2 1/2 E. Warren Street,
Tamara Holmes Brothers, Fayetteville
Properties Director Suite 8
Johnny Burleson, Raleigh Mary Frances Wilson, Donor P.O. Box 2
George Carr, Greensboro Engagement Manager Shelby, NC 28151-0002
Allan Casavant, Tryon 704-482-3531
Mary Boney Clark, Wilmington Bellamy Mansion Museum of talexander@presnc.org
Claire Edwards, Farmville History and Design Arts Ted Alexander, Director
Larken Egleston, Charlotte 503 Market Street
Demetrius Haddock, Fayetteville Wilmington, NC 28401
Jason Harpe, Lincolnton 910-251-3700
info@bellamymansion.org
Irvin Henderson, Henderson
Matt Hobbs, Raleigh Gareth Evans, Director
Richard Hunter, Warrenton Carolyn Gonzalez,
Development Manager
Earl Ijames, Wendell
Bob Lock, Site Manager
Laurie Jackson, Raleigh Leslie Randle-Morton,
Lester Lowe, Raleigh Operations Manager
Jeff Michael, Davidson
John Moore, Winston-Salem
Jim Lamb, Capital City Camera Club
Carl R. Nold, Chapel Hill
Marshall Phillips, Charlotte
Donna Scott, Lake Waccamaw
Darin Waters, Asheville
Tom Winslow, Oak City
On the cover: Mathewson House, Tarboro. Photo by Kevin Lord, Capital City Camera Club.
The Mission of Preservation North Carolina is Saving Places That Matter to the
Diverse People of North Carolina.
Mathewson House, Tarboro. Home of George Mathewson, a local Tarboro
NC Preservation (Spring 2022, Number 168) is published quarterly by Preservation NC, PO Box political leader and brickmason.
27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Preservation NC,
PO Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644.
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It was a special treat for attendees to get to tour the Bellamy Mansion, which
just had its exterior restored after decades of benign neglect. The interior was
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still a fire-bombed mess, having been the victim of arson only a few years earlier.
We marveled at the ornate plaster work which, we were told, was executed by
talented Italian artisans.
Fast forward nearly twenty years: Preservation North Carolina took
ownership of the property with a goal of completing the restoration and opening
David Strevel, Capital City Camera Club
it as a museum. The interior had remained untouched since the fire.
In the interim, researchers had discovered the diary of Rufus Bunnell in the
Yale University Library. Bunnell was a young “Yankee architect” who supervised
the construction of the Bellamy Mansion under the watchful eye of seasoned,
locally prominent architect, James Post. His diary revealed that Black artisans,
not Italians, had executed the fine plaster work. In fact, the entire magnificent
house had been largely constructed by enslaved and free Black craftsmen. That
history had been wiped away during decades of racial injustice.
Shortly after opening the house to the public and telling visitors about the
Black builders, we started contemplating doing a traveling exhibit about Black property saved by Preservation NC’s Endangered
In January We
builders and architects, telling the hidden stories of the men (and rarely women) Properties Program in 1988), the Bellamy Mansion
Built This: Profiles
who built our state’s historic treasures. The exhibit, which only covered the in Wilmington, and Tryon Palace in New Bern
subject from the state’s beginnings to 1865, premiered at the Bellamy Mansion
of Black Architects (whose reconstruction was the rallying point for
Museum in 1998 and traveled extensively for two decades, both inside and and Builders in the 1939 incorporation of the North Carolina
outside the state. Nearly twenty museums told their own stories of local Black North Carolina Society for the Preservation of Antiquities, our
builders. premiered as one distant predecessor). New research at each of these
Fast forward twenty-five more years: Preservation North Carolina renovated of the first exhibits sites has expanded the hidden stories of Black
as its new headquarters the home of Willis Graves in Oberlin, a Freedman’s to be shown at builders. Other venues are being booked for 2023
village established outside of Raleigh after the Civil War. Graves was a brick the new Dix Park and beyond.
mason, born into slavery. According to the National Register nomination and Despite my four-plus decades in historic
Chapel in Raleigh.
other sources, Graves’ sons went North as brick masons and plasterers. preservation, I learned much from the development
Our research revealed that son Lemuel actually went to Cornell and of this exhibit. Some of the stories are inspirational; others are tragic. Some of
Columbia, and he gained national prominence as the first student inductee North Carolina’s highly talented builders and their families had to leave our
into Alpha Phi Alpha, a prominent African-American fraternity. His brother state in order to excel.
Bill went to Howard University School of Law and became a noted civil Tragedy and inspiration intertwine in the story of Waller Freeman, a
rights attorney in Detroit. He worked with Thurgood Marshall as an attorney carpenter raised in Pittsboro. His father Lewis was a free Black man who
of record for Shelley vs. Kraemer, the landmark 1948 U.S. Supreme Court prospered (as a tanner, we think) and built a modest house, now under a
civil rights case that invalidated racially restrictive covenants. And yet, the Preservation NC easement. Lewis had to purchase his enslaved wife and Waller,
remarkable stories of two of Raleigh’s native sons were unknown in our state. their grown son who had started his own family. A few years later, in order to
This second case of lost history fired us up to revisit the earlier Black builders emancipate his son, Lewis had to sell Waller to a Raleigh attorney who agreed
and architects exhibit. We needed to refresh the pre-Civil War history and bring to take him to New York. Imagine the sleepless nights after selling your son!
the story up to present times. Once Waller was emancipated in New York, he could not legally return to
In January We Built This: Profiles of Black Architects and Builders in North North Carolina except for short visits. In 1840, he petitioned the legislature to
Carolina premiered as one of the first exhibits to be shown at the new Dix Park allow him to return and live in North Carolina near his family, but to no avail.
Chapel in Raleigh. Next, it will travel to Historic Rosedale in Charlotte (a When the white family that enslaved Waller’s wife and children moved to
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In the meantime, check out our #WBTwednesday series on social media,
where we’re featuring a different builder every week in 2022. And, please let
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us know about Black builders and architects in your own community who
may not have come to our attention.
Through these various facets of We Built This, we strive to learn more
about our state’s largely unrecognized Black builders and architects and
share their stories widely across North Carolina, stimulating important and
needed conversations about race. We also hope to engage a new generation
David Strevel, Capital City Camera Club
of advocates for historic preservation for the coming decades.
Myrick Howard is President of Preservation North Carolina, a job he’s held
since 1978.
Lewis Freeman House, Pittsboro. NC Historic Rehabilitation
Washington DC, he was able to finally purchase them. He had a successful career
as a carpenter there. His son attended Harvard Dental School and became the first
Tax Credits Renewed to 2031!
licensed Black dentist in the United States. His great-grandson, Robert Weaver, was
the first Black to be appointed to the US Cabinet, serving as Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) under President Lyndon Johnson.
Who knew? The 1982 National Register nomination doesn’t provide a hint of
T he new State budget, signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper in
November 2021, extends NC’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax
Credits to 2031! House Speaker Tim Moore’s press release about the
this remarkable story. In 1982, the internet, which budget highlighted the tax credits, affirming their economic value:
now allows a researcher to quickly find genealogical We are going to “The Historic Preservation Tax Credit will be extended to 2031, a
research and newspaper articles from distant sources, learn SO much key priority for rural and small-town North Carolina’s economic
didn’t exist. development.” This huge victory for historic preservation in North
more about
We are going to learn SO much more about Black Carolina ensures that even more of our state’s rich and diverse
builders and architects as we go forward. The stories
Black builders
historic fabric will be preserved and given new life—creating jobs and
our buildings tell add richness and depth to honest and architects as
economic development statewide.
conversations about race in North Carolina (and the we go forward. North Carolina’s historic rehabilitation tax credits, initiated by PNC
United States). The stories our in 1997 and nurtured along ever since, have had a tremendous impact
The exhibit is just the beginning. PNC is currently buildings tell on North Carolina, encouraging $3.2 billion of private investment
working with Laurinburg native Chris Everett, a add richness and in North Carolina and supporting both historic preservation and
filmmaker now based in Wilmington and Durham, depth to honest environmental sustainability through the reuse of existing buildings.
on a two-part docuseries on the subject. Later this conversations about Entire neighborhoods, towns, and cities have benefited from these
year we will also start work on a companion book that incentives. Historic rehabilitation projects will now continue to work
race in North
will feature more profiles and contextual essays. We their magic across the state for another decade.
anticipate collaborating with PBS North Carolina and
Carolina (and the
UNC Press on these endeavors. United States).
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Beautiful New Book about
Winston-Salem’s Great Houses
A
new richly illustrated book by noted architectural historian
Margaret Supplee Smith, Great Houses and Their Stories: Winston-
Salem’s “Era of Success,” 1912-1940, is now available on PNC’s
website (PreservationNC.org), or through UNC Press, local booksellers,
and other sources.
In the early twentieth century, Winston-Salem was hailed as the “town
of a hundred millionaires.” Booming tobacco and
textile manufacturing industries converged to make
Winston-Salem the largest and richest city in all of
North Carolina, and major architects flocked to the
area to design for its newly wealthy clientele.
Great Houses and Their Stories, Preservation
North Carolina’s newest publication, explores
Winston-Salem’s finest residential architecture
from that era—its spacious mansions, palatial
gardens, and even working farms—and delves into
the stories of the people who lived and worked in
them.
Author Margaret Supplee Smith, Ph.D., and
photographer Jackson Smith tell the rich histories
of more than 75 great houses through beautiful
new photography, historic photographs, personal
narratives, and oral histories.
Most of the houses in this book are not currently
protected and are vulnerable to destruction. By
publishing this book, Preservation North Carolina
hopes to advance the preservation of Winston-
Salem’s rich architectural legacy, which is highly
threatened by demolition and overdevelopment.
Jackson Smith
8 Ferrell-Myers House, Winston-Salem. 9
Enslaved 14-year-old restored the slave quarters in 2014 and, as he
Bellamy Columns Column: Mary Ann Nixon’s notes, “We have always tried to interpret the
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entire property and present a truthful story of
Time to Tour
1860 experience is
the people who lived here.”
a focal point of our
Wade adds that while the 1860 census
specially written did not list the names of enslaved people,
5th grade tour. Her local research has given us a lot. We have
life, along with long known that prominent Black families
those of younger like the Howes, Prices, Sadgwars and Goulds
children Harriett and were involved in the construction, but more
Charlotte Potter, can recently we have learned more of the names
now be better told and stories of some of the enslaved women
and children performing domestic chores.
with the depth of the
For example, enslaved 14-year-old Mary Ann
premium tour.
Nixon’s 1860 experience is a focal point of
our specially written 5th grade tour. Her life,
along with those of younger children Harriett and Charlotte Potter, can now
be better told with the depth of the premium tour. “In expanding the tour to
90 minutes we can get further into the people, their challenging living and
working conditions, their daily stories,” Wade notes.
Wade (at left) training interpreters on the new 90-minute premium tour last May
O ne silver lining of the Coronavirus
Pandemic is that Bellamy
Mansion Museum staff had an
opportunity to revisit how to tell the
site’s valuable regional story. Online
outreach expanded the audience, and
Harry Taylor
now there are new ways to learn in
person. Visitors to the 1860-era slave
quarters, gardens, and main house can
now choose a self-guided, audio narrated, or a new, premium guided tour.
David Strevel, Capital City Camera Club
Often guiding visitors on this 90-minute journey into history is the museum’s
lead volunteer, Wade Toth.
Wade is the backbone of the museum’s volunteer program, training others
and collaborating with staff on the interpretation of a complex statewide story.
The site was built in large part by highly-skilled enslaved workers. When
completed in 1861, John and Eliza Bellamy, nine of their children, and nine
domestic slaves occupied it. Wade is particularly passionate when describing
the life of the enslaved workers and their dwelling at the rear of the site. PNC
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David Strevel, Capital City Camera Club
David Strevel, Capital City Camera Club
David Strevel, Capital City Camera Club
Wade has been with the Bellamy Mansion Museum since moving to the house, the technology, the craftsmanship, the working people that you don’t
Wilmington from New Orleans in 2007. After retiring as a dean of students necessarily think about. I like to take what people know and give it context.”
in Loudoun County, Virginia, he enjoyed giving tours of historic sites in New As well as giving in-depth tours, volunteers do everything from gardening to
Orleans. “I like to think of what I do here at the Bellamy Museum as an extension holiday decorating to organizing concerts. Like staff, Wade wants volunteers to
of my career in education,” he says. Wade especially likes engaging children and know they’re valued. “Over the years we’ve had many social trips and events for
the more reluctant tourist by asking them to compare this place with the features our volunteers. We’re all looking forward to getting back to those soon. Volunteers
of their homes. “I ask them to look and, when they point out something that give so much to educate the public from across this state and around the world.
seems ordinary, like the mirrors in the parlor, I point out that the mirrors served The museum wouldn’t be here without them.”
a double role. Before electricity, people put up large mirrors to reflect candles to The museum is open 10AM–4PM every day. Premium guided tours are
create more light in the room. My joy is helping people find out what went into 10AM, 12PM, and 2PM when available.
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2021 Preservation Awards
Spring 2022
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D uring the Annual Preservation Conference this fall we held our award
ceremony virtually, a format we plan to continue with because it allows
everyone to easily get together to celebrate on screen. Instead of giving you a
detailed report of all the awardees from the last year, we recorded the ceremony
so you can go back and watch the entire presentation in your own home and
toast the winners with a celebratory glass of champagne if you want! To watch
online, visit www.presnc.org/awards.
Double Hung, LLC.
The 2021 Preservation Awards Recipients are:
RUTH COLTRANE CANNON AWARD
Anne Faircloth, Clinton
ROBERT E. STIPE PROFESSIONAL AWARD
David Hoggard, Greensboro. 2021 L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Business Award Recipient.
Jennifer Cathey, Asheville
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STEDMAN INCENTIVE GRANT Ash Street, Wilson. A project
The R.O.C.K. Foundation, Wilson of The R.O.C.K. Foundation,
recipient of the 2021
L. VINCENT LOWE, JR. BUSINESS AWARD Stedman Incentive Grant.
David Hoggard/Double Hung LLC, Greensboro
MINNETTE C. DUFFY LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION AWARD
Mainspring Conservation Trust, Franklin
The R.O.C.K. Foundation
NC SHPO
Anne Faircloth, Clinton. 2021 Ruth Jennifer Cathey, Asheville. 2021 Robert
Coltrane Cannon Award Recipient. E. Stipe Professional Award Recipient.
The 2021 Preservation Awards ceremony was held virtually last fall.
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Upcoming Shelter Series Events
Spring 2022
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J oin us online this spring and summer for a variety of Shelter Series programs
that tie into stories of the We Built This exhibit:
Digging into North Carolina’s African American Cemeteries (March 8)
The African American Legacy at Historic Rosedale (April 12)
Restoring the Bellamy Slave Quarters (May 31)
Urban Slavery in the Antebellum South (June 14)
Mainspring Conservation Trust
Visit PreservationNC.org to view past and present Shelter Series events. New
content is added throughout the year.
The Rickman Store, Franklin. A project of Mainspring Conservation Trust,
recipient of the 2021 Minnette C. Duffy Landscape Preservation Award.
GERTRUDE S. CARRAWAY AWARDS OF MERIT
Allied DevCorps LLC for The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough
Gig East Exchange, Wilson
Michael D. Hill for Granite Mill, Haw River
Harry and Nancy Smith for the McNair-Kay House, Wilmington
Montfort Hall/Heights House Hotel, Raleigh
Alexander Company for Printworks Mill, Greensboro
James Goodnight for the Solomon Buildings, Wilmington
Sites of Memory: Documenting the Northeast Community in Wake Forest
Thornwell Properties for the Burke Garage Company Building, Morganton
Allison Gray and David Maurer for the Stine’s Ice Cream Parlor Building, Lenoir
Stuart Paynter for the Orpheum Theater, Oxford
Town of Warrenton for the Warrenton Town Hall Building
Is there a person, business or project in your community deserving of recognition?
Submit a nomination online at presnc.org/awards by May 1st!
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Dunning House Smyre-Pasour House
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405 S. Commerce Street, The 113 N. Holland Street, Situated near Gastonia and Charlotte, this
Aulander, Bertie County handsome Dallas, Gaston County property is ideal for an adaptive re-use office
$49,000 exterior $115,000 space or residence that has the benefits of small-
(See A on map) of the (See F on map) town charm near the big city! Built ca. 1847, the
1880 R. J. Smyre-Pasour House is one of the few remaining pre-
and Lizzie Dunning House belies Civil War Greek Revival-style houses in Gaston County. The house and well house
its exuberant and stunning interior! are contributing structures in the Dallas National Register Historic District and
Located within an hour’s drive of several are eligible for state and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits. Local Landmark
destinations it offers potential for a live-in status confers an annual 50% ad valorem property tax deferral.
rehab. Set flush with the street and facing the former Gaston County Courthouse in
A two-story, three-bay side gable home with beautiful interior woodwork including: the heart the Court Square, the yard is ample enough for sensitively designed
diagonal and herringbone beadboard in central hall and front parlor wainscoting, parking. Extensive stabilization work is being completed, which will allow for
original mantels, and heart pine floors throughout! easier rehabilitation and adaptive re-use. The 1973 National Register nomination
Although some work has been started, the property requires a complete rehabilitation describes the Dallas Historic District and Court Square as having “a quiet
including all new systems, updates and/or reconfiguration of the existing kitchen and grouping of well-preserved commercial and residential structures around the
baths, repair to the front porch roof and flooring, and carpentry and cosmetic repairs. shaded courthouse square...an idyllic small-town atmosphere recalling the slower
pace of the late nineteenth century.” Rebuilt window sashes on-site for the
Located in Aulander, the house is approximately one hour from the Norfolk-Virginia
restoration!
Beach area, 30 minutes from the beautiful Chowan River, and 45 minutes from
Greenville, home of East Carolina University and its medical center. Square Feet: 1,947; Lot Size: 0.33 acres; Zoning: Residential/Commercial
Square Feet: 1,930; Lot Size: 0.468 acre; Zoning: Residential Contact: Beth Yarbrough, REALTOR®/Broker, Gilleland Realty, Inc.,
704-813-8945, bethyarbrough@charter.net
Contact: Maggie Gregg, PNC Eastern Office, Tarboro, 252-563-5288,
mgregg@presnc.org
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(former) First Presbyterian Church Selma Baptist Church
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114 W. Main Street, An Ecclesiastical 107 & 109 W. Waddell Stately Gothic Revival-style former church and former
Lincolnton, gem seeking Street adjacent daycare with parking behind it on a prominent
Lincoln County rebirth and Selma, Johnston County corner in the Downtown Selma Historic District; ideal
$699,900 new purpose $175,000 for adaptive reuse!
(See E on map) in the heart (See B on map) The Selma Baptist Church is a cross-gabled Gothic Revival-
of downtown style building completed in 1908, situated on a prominent
Lincolnton! Ideal for adaptive reuse for corner in the Selma Downtown Historic District. The stately masonry structure
mixed uses, including co-working space. features a bell tower entrance, tall pointed arch windows, and buttresses with rusticated
Individually listed in the National Register stone details on the exterior. The interior is a large open sanctuary with gallery loft
and adjacent to the West Main Street National Register district, this handsome church embellished with Classical details. A three-story office and classroom building was
complex was in use until recently and has been well maintained. Located within a block added in 1948.
of the historic Lincoln County Courthouse and one-half block of City Hall in the center The building requires a complete rehabilitation and is ideal for adaptive reuse as a
of flourishing downtown Lincolnton, the original Late Gothic Revival structure was unique retail/restaurant/office eligible for historic tax credits. The Town of Selma is
constructed in 1917 and designed by noted Charlotte architect C.C. Hook, one of the first a reasonable 32-mile commute to Raleigh, at the crossroads of major transportation
and most prolific leaders in the state’s early 20th century architectural profession. Forty corridors including Interstate 95 to the east, US301/Pollock Street through town and
years later, the 1957 mid-century restrained Gothic Revival Educational Building was adjacent to the church, and US70 to the west
designed by Harold E. Wagoner of Philadelphia, himself a Presbyterian, who is known as a
Square Feet: 8,632; Lot Size: 0.529 acre; Zoning: Transitional
prominent mid- twentieth-century American ecclesiastical architect.
Contact: Cathleen Turner, PNC Piedmont Office, Durham, 919-401-8540,
The opportunities for this property are many and the building is eligible for both the
cturner@presnc.org
Federal and State Historic Tax Credits. Lincolnton is located on the “quiet side” of
Charlotte and has maintained its small-town charm while offering big-city opportunities.
Square Feet: 15,700; Lot Size: .91 acre; Zoning: Central Business
Contact: Ted Alexander, PNC Western Office, Shelby, 704-482-3531,
talexander@presnc.org
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King House Gordon-Brandon House
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653 Vernon Road, The King House is a remarkable example of the first 148 Bridge Street Raised basement Greek Revival cottage on
Wentworth houses built by settlers to Rockingham County. The 1.5- Milton, Caswell County secluded wooded lot; one block from Milton
Rockingham County story log house was assembled with substantial beams felled $32,500 commercial district and Thomas Day Museum
$69,000 on site and set on a fieldstone foundation with large stacked- (See C on map) (under consideration to become a new State
(See D on map) stone chimneys. The floor plan is comprised of a large main Historic Site!); just minutes from the renowned
parlor with two smaller chambers on the first floor, and an Virginia International Raceway!
enclosed winder stair leading to one large room on the second floor. There is a fireplace An unusual example of a uniquely Milton house type, the Gordon-Brandon
opening on each story. Other impressive features include beaded ceiling joists, beaded House is a modest-scale raised Greek Revival cottage consisting of a stuccoed
tongue-and-groove plank walls (up to 22" wide), heart pine floors, and board-and-batten brick lower level and a wood frame upper level containing the main entrance and
doors with HL hinges. ornamentation. Located at the end of N. Bridge (“Warehouse”) Street, the house
An early detached kitchen with its own stacked-stone chimney on the gable end was is set near Country Line Creek on a secluded wooded lot in the town of Milton,
eventually attached to the house by a small “connector” room. A rear side porch was famous for its Antebellum architecture and home to Thomas Day, renowned 19th
enclosed providing additional space and connections between rooms. The original hand- century free black cabinetmaker.
dug well, located on the east side of the house, was filled-in in the 1980s. A newer well was The house will need a complete rehabilitation. The roof will need to be assessed
dug on the west side of the house. and repaired accordingly (a tarp has been installed on the roof near the south
The house has been covered by rolled asphalt siding. Small sections have been uncovered to chimney). Other needed repairs include new plumbing and HVAC systems,
reveal lap siding on the main house and board-and-batten siding on the kitchen. The house removal of recent wood paneling and ceiling tiles, repair/replacement of damaged
will require a complete rehabilitation including repair of the roof (temporary patching has plaster, some structural repair, masonry work, and new bathrooms and kitchen.
been installed), restoration/repair of log structure, installation of new systems including The property is located in the Milton National Register Historic District and is
electrical, plumbing and HVAC, a new kitchen and bathrooms. eligible for tax credits.
The King House and cemetery are being sold on ten acres. Additional acreage is available Square Feet: 1,968; Lot Size: 1.7 acres; Zoning: Residential
for purchase. Contact: Cathleen Turner, PNC Piedmont Office, Durham, 919-401-8540,
Square Feet: 1,643; Lot Size: 10 acres; Zoning: Residential cturner@presnc.org
Contact: Cathleen Turner, PNC Piedmont Office, Durham, 919-401-8540,
cturner@presnc.org
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Clemmons , NC 27012 Preservation NC, is the nation’s Visit www.PreservationNC.org members travel extensively, and
Forsyth County first statewide association of for more information. are frequently out of the office.
nonprofit organizations and Preservation North Carolina Their hours are generally 9
public agencies that purchase is the only statewide nonprofit am to 5 pm, Monday–Friday.
Price available and sell historic properties in preservation organization Appointments to see properties
upon request order to preserve them. in North Carolina. It is a need to be made several days in
The Historic Properties membership organization advance, since volunteers help
3,877 square feet Emporium section contains dedicated to preserving and show them.
paid advertisements of historic promoting buildings and sites
Lot Size: 8.26 acres
Zoning: Residential Tax Credits Available
In North Carolina, both state strongly urges owners interested
Remarkable c.1798 Moravian farm house sited on 8+ acres. The house was the home and federal income tax credits in receiving tax credits to
are available for the certified submit their rehabilitation
of the first Hanes descendant in NC. The house received a meticulous restoration plans for approval prior to
rehabilitation of historic
in 2015 including all new systems, cedar shingle roof, copper gutters, new baths, a structures. For the rehabilitation commencement of work.
historically sympathetic addition includes state-of-the-art kitchen, 2-story great room of income-producing certified must be certified historic For more details, visit the
with wood burning fireplace, wonderful open porch with another fireplace, stone historic structures, a 20% structures (that is, listed on the NCHPO website at
terrace and new garage with expansion potential. federal income tax credit National Register of Historic https://www.ncdcr.gov/state-
and a tier based state income Places or a contributing historic-preservation-office,
Stunning professionally landscaped grounds features the original, restored springhouse. tax credit are available. For property in a National call 919-807-6570, or find
A long winding driveway creates the perfect approach to this historic masterpiece. Register historic district), NCHPO on Facebook. You can
the rehabilitation of owner-
and rehabilitation work must also visit www.PreservationNC.
occupied homes (non-income
Truly a one-of-a kind property. Property qualifies for the Forsyth County 50% Historic be done in accordance with org, call 919-832-3652, or find
producing properties), a 15% the Secretary of the Interior’s Preservation NC on Facebook.
Tax Credit. state tax credit is available for Standards for Rehabilitation.
rehabilitation expenses up to The North Carolina Historic
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$150,000. Eligible properties Preservation Office (NCHPO)
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Find your buyer through the historic properties in North covenants and easements
Historic Properties Emporium, Carolina. North Carolina receive free online listings and
online and in North Carolina Preservation is the best source discounted ads. Listing rates
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24 Historic Properties Emporium 25See www.PreservationNC.org for more information
Take Your Place in
H i s t o r i c P r o p e rt i e s Ava i l a b l e f o r R e s t o r at i o n
W h e r e Th e r e ’ s a W i l l , Th e r e ’ s a Wa y
North Carolina History Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way. . .
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A T he work of Preservation NC would hardly be possible without generous
legacy gifts from our members and friends. Your planned gift for
Preservation North Carolina can help us preserve places that matter for generations
• Raleigh to come. Planned giving enables us to make a meaningful final statement about what
• Asheville
E B we love, cherish, and hold dear. A gift can honor a loved one or ensure the permanent
F • Goldsboro
• Charlotte protection of your family home, while also providing financial advantages for you or
your heirs and critical financial support for Preservation North Carolina’s work.
Jacksonville •
Bequests, retirement plans, gifts of real estate, life insurance, charitable remainder
trusts, lead trusts and memorial gifts are all ways you can plan for a final legacy. If you
are interested in leaving a legacy, please contact Shannon Phillips at 919-832-3652
• Wilmington
x229 to discuss your goals.
Please visit our website at www.PreservationNC.org to see
many more historic properties available through PNC.
A. Dunning House F. Smyre-Pasour House
Aulander, Bertie County, page 18 Dallas, Gaston County,
B. Selma Baptist Church page 19
Selma, Johnston County, page 21 G. Hanes Farm
C. Gordon-Brandon House Clemmons, Forsyth County, page 24
Milton, Caswell County, page 23
D. King House
Wentworth, Rockingham County,
page 22
E. First Presbyterian Church
Lincolnton, Lincoln County,
page 20 Long-time donor and former board member Amy Averill, of Brevard, passed away
in 2020 at the age of 103. Amy’s passion for preservation led to her involvement with
the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation North Carolina, and the
Transylvania County Historical Society. In 2001 Amy received Preservation NC’s
Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, the highest state award given to an individual who
has demonstrated a genuine commitment to historic preservation. From her tenure on
Preservation NC’s board, Amy was deeply aware of the value of planned giving. In
her will, she made a generous bequest to Preservation NC to support the work of the
Endangered Properties Program.
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