/tags/historic-preservation Historic Preservation en-US Copyright Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-27/museum-wilmington-1898-coup-massacre The Wilmington 1898 Museum for Healing, Education, and Democracy aims to tell the story of the only successful coup in American history. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-27/museum-wilmington-1898-coup-massacre Abigail Celoria /race-class-communities/2024-09-10/pauli-murray-center-grand-opening-durham 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. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:45:03 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-09-10/pauli-murray-center-grand-opening-durham Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /arts-culture/2023-08-02/a-furniture-makers-home-in-tiny-nc-town-will-become-a-state-historic-site 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. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:16:52 GMT /arts-culture/2023-08-02/a-furniture-makers-home-in-tiny-nc-town-will-become-a-state-historic-site Colin Campbell /arts-culture/2023-06-23/louisburg-residents-restore-local-movie-theater-franklin A group that wants to preserve the former Louisburg Theater has the attention of Franklin County officials. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 21:26:27 GMT /arts-culture/2023-06-23/louisburg-residents-restore-local-movie-theater-franklin Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-06-07/8-north-carolina-historic-places-added-to-national-registry Seven of the sites are in central North Carolina and the other is in the western part of the state. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:20:14 GMT /news/2022-06-07/8-north-carolina-historic-places-added-to-national-registry Joe Jurney, Bradley George /race-demographics/2019-05-27/black-neighborhood-in-durham-added-to-national-register-of-historic-places A well-known African American neighborhood in Durham has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The College Heights Historic District… Mon, 27 May 2019 11:23:15 GMT /race-demographics/2019-05-27/black-neighborhood-in-durham-added-to-national-register-of-historic-places Leoneda Inge /politics/2019-03-20/gop-backed-bill-would-extend-sunset-of-historic-preservation-tax-credit House Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly want to extend a tax credit that could help downtown revitalization projects across the state.The… Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:18:11 GMT /politics/2019-03-20/gop-backed-bill-would-extend-sunset-of-historic-preservation-tax-credit Rusty Jacobs /news/2018-06-14/overlay-district-will-protect-pittsboros-historic-district Pittsboro has passed zoning protections for its historic district as the town prepares for rapid growth. Commissioners unanimously passed an overlay… Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:59:03 GMT /news/2018-06-14/overlay-district-will-protect-pittsboros-historic-district Will Michaels /news/2017-07-17/group-seeks-to-preserve-historic-farmstead 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… Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:08:44 GMT /news/2017-07-17/group-seeks-to-preserve-historic-farmstead Liz Schlemmer /race-demographics/2017-05-23/friends-of-oberlin-village-seek-raleigh-historic-designation-for-freedmens-settlement Residents of a historically African-American neighborhood in Raleigh are petitioning the city to protect the area with a historic overlay. Oberlin Village… Tue, 23 May 2017 17:18:23 GMT /race-demographics/2017-05-23/friends-of-oberlin-village-seek-raleigh-historic-designation-for-freedmens-settlement Liz Schlemmer