Historic Preservation

The monument at Wilmington's 1898 Memorial Park consists of six, 16-foot bronze paddles standing in a semicircle, with the wall in front bearing the story of the event.

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New museum to preserve the history of Wilmington鈥檚 1898 coup and massacre

Abigail Celoria

The Wilmington 1898 Museum for Healing, Education, and Democracy aims to tell the story of the only successful coup in American history.

A photo of a Black woman with short grey hair and glasses, sitting at a desk and writing.

Race, Class & Communities

Grand opening of Pauli Murray Center celebrates an activist's impact in Durham and beyond

Aaron S谩nchez-Guerra

The Pauli Murray Center for Social Justice and History on Saturday debuted its physical center in Murray's childhood home in Durham's West End.

Volunteer docent Joe Graves and Milton Mayor Patricia Williams stand in front of the Thomas Day House, which will soon become the newest state historic site in North Carolina.

Arts & Culture

A furniture maker's home in a tiny NC town will become a state historic site

Colin Campbell

The newest state historic site will spotlight the role of free Black residents in North Carolina during slavery. State government will soon run the house in the Caswell County town of Milton where Thomas Day built a famed furniture business.

An updated picture of the former Louisburg Theater.

Arts & Culture

Louisburg residents hope to restore a downtown movie theater

Sharryse Piggott

A group that wants to preserve the former Louisburg Theater has the attention of Franklin County officials.

Southern Railway Passenger Car Number 1211, Spencer

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8 North Carolina historic places added to National Registry

Joe Jurney

Seven of the sites are in central North Carolina and the other is in the western part of the state.

Historic Preservation, NCCU, College Heights, National Register

Race, Class & Communities

Black Neighborhood In Durham Added To National Register Of Historic Places

Leoneda Inge

A well-known African American neighborhood in Durham has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The College Heights Historic District鈥�

Politics

GOP-Backed Bill Would Extend Sunset Of Historic Preservation Tax Credit

Rusty Jacobs

House Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly want to extend a tax credit that could help downtown revitalization projects across the state.The鈥�

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Overlay District Will Protect Pittsboro's Historic District

Will Michaels

Pittsboro has passed zoning protections for its historic district as the town prepares for rapid growth. Commissioners unanimously passed an overlay鈥�

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Group Seeks To Preserve Historic Farmstead

Liz Schlemmer

The High Point Historic Preservation Society is seeking an agreement with Guilford County to preserve a historic farmstead at no cost to the county.The鈥�

Race, Class & Communities

Friends Of Oberlin Village Seek Raleigh Historic Designation for Freedmen's Settlement

Liz Schlemmer

Residents of a historically African-American neighborhood in Raleigh are petitioning the city to protect the area with a historic overlay. Oberlin Village鈥�