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Learn about the National Register of Historic Places, preservation programs, criteria for listing, financial incentives, and the listing process in North Carolina. Discover the importance of preserving historic properties and how they contribute to the community's heritage and economic development.
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North CarolinaState Historic Preservation Office (919) 807-6570 http://www.hpo.dcr.gov
How We Got Here Winston-Salem
Demolition in the Name of Progress First Citizens Bank Building Implosion, Raleigh
Modern Development Pleasant Gardens (General Joseph McDowell House), McDowell County
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 • The Act: • Established a federal grants program to aid states in preserving historic properties • Required all federal agencies to take historic properties into consideration in project planning and development • Created the National Register of Historic Places
State Historic Preservation Office Activities • Architectural and Archaeological Survey • Federal and State Rehabilitation Tax Credits • Environmental Review • Technical Assistance to Property Owners Undertaking a Restoration Project • Technical Assistance to Local Historic Preservation Commissions • National Register of Historic Places Program
National Register of Historic PlacesThe official list of our nation’s properties deemedworthy of preservation Booker T Theater, Rocky Mount
Types of Resources Eligible for Listing in the National Register • Buildings Biddle Hall, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte
Structures Endor Iron Furnace, Lee County
Sites 1955 2002 Occoneechee Speedway Hillsborough, 1948-1956
Objects Menagerie Carousel, Burlington
Districts Glencoe Mill Village, Alamance County Lake Landing Historic District, Hyde County
The National RegisterCriteria for Evaluation • Criterion A - Events/Patterns of History • Criterion B - People • Criterion C - Design/Construction • Criterion D - Information Potential
Criterion A – Events association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history Russell School, Durham County
Criterion B association with the productive lives of significant persons in our history Drs. Mary and Eustace Sloop, Crossnore School, Avery County
Criterion C – Design/Construction properties that embody distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values . . . Royal and Louisa Morrow House, Brevard Church of St. Lawrence, Asheville
. . . or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. Haymount Historic District, Fayetteville
Criterion D: Information Potential Judaculla Rock, Jackson County
A Resource Must HaveHistoric Integrity • Properties need a high level of historic integrity to be eligible for listing individually. • Properties within a historic district may be considered contributing properties even with a lower level of historic integrity (i.e. artificial siding) Leslie-Taylor House, Moore County
Contributing vs. Non-Contributing • Contributing (C) – a building, site, structure, or object adding to the historic significance of a property. • These properties are eligible for all benefits of listing • Non-contributing (NC) – a building, site, structure, or object that does not add to the historic significance of a property.
Why the National Register? Listing is a way to recognize a properties’ historic significance to the community and a way to recognize and celebrate our heritage. It also has become a tool for economic development.
Listing is an honor High Hampton Inn, Macon County
Listing affords limited protection from federally funded/permitted development Fontana Dam, Graham County
Financial Incentives • 15% state income-producing rehabilitation tax credit, plus a potential 5% for mills and/or plus 5% for properties in economically distressed counties, in addition to a 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit • 15% state residential rehabilitation tax credit with a $150,000 cap Golden Belt Historic District, Durham, before and after rehabilitation
National Register Listing Process in North Carolina • National Register Advisory Committee – meets three times a year to consider the eligibility of properties for nomination to the National Register • North Carolina Study List – properties are identified through survey or by owner request • National Register draft nomination submittal • Submittal of final draft to the National Park Service for final determination
Local Designation vs.National Register Listing New Construction, Asheville Raleigh
No Design Guidelines Downtown Asheville Design Guidelines Biltmore Village, Asheville
National Register in Siler City Cadmus N. Bray House Siler City High School
Questions? Hannah Beckman (919) 807-6577 Hannah.beckman@ncdcr.gov http://www.hpo.dcr.state.nc.us