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London's Primitive Baptist Church, built in 1895, was the first church for Afro-Americans in Wilson County. The church takes its name from London Woodard, a slave born in 1792 and ordained to preach by the Baptist church in 1870. The congregation planned to demolish the church after moving to new quarters in 1992, but grassroots support and two determined citizens saved the building. Grants provided funds, and after restoration, the church will house the American Museum and Library of Music, Inc., a private, non-profit music museum.
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4280
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Allison and David Black, of Black & Black Preservation Consultants, received the 1992 Robert E. Stipe Award. The award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. Among the state's most experienced preservation consultants, the Blacks' works includes National Register nomination projects for thirty-four individual properties, thirty-six districts, and three large survey areas.
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The oldest known surviving African-American church in the state is the 1861 St. Philip's Moravian Church in Winston- Salem. In 1989, a group of community leaders and preservationists, known as the Ad Hoc Committee for the Preservation of St. Philip's, formed to save the old church. In 1991, St. Philip's was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Developer DeWayne Anderson received the 1992 L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Business Award, the state's highest preservation award given to a business for promoting protection of architectural resources. Anderson rehabilitates and manages National Register eligible properties. His work has saved countless historic structures, created affordable housing and office space, and preserved the historical heritage of many communities.
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North Carolina Preservation
(NoCar Oversize E 151 N6x), Vol. Issue 87, Fall 1992,
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4284
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in their efforts to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Latham House Foundation, Inc., of Plymouth, received the 1992 award. The foundation purchased the Latham House in 1981 and has been working since then to restore it. The house was built in 1850 by politician Charles Latham. The foundation will use the grant to complete work to open the first floor.
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The Minnette C. Duffy Award is the state's highest award for the preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. Helen Blake Watkins received the 1992 award for thirty-five years devoted to Hillsborough's historic landscaping. Her restored 1806 home, Chatwood, features gardens with over 400 varieties of old-fashioned roses.
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The Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit recognizes organizations and individuals demonstrating strong commitment to promotion of historical preservation. The 1992 Award of Merit winners include Susan P. Ashby of Mount Airy, Frank and Barbara Hannah of Shelby, Merrie R. Hedrick of Wake County, and the Ocracoke Preservation Society.
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The Hon. Marie W. Colton received the 1992 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, the state's most prestigious preservation award. Colton was one of the founders of the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County. Also, as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for seven consecutive terms and the first woman elected Speaker Pro Tempore of that body, she championed the cause of preservation in her legislative work.
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4467
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In 1997, Preservation North Carolina purchased the Glencoe Mill site, built in the 1880s in Alamance County. Besides the mill and other buildings, there are thirty-five original mill houses on the 105-acre property. Preservation North Carolina is selling the houses, which have architectural restrictions, to buyers who will restore and occupy them.
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Designed by Wilmington architect Leslie Boney, Jr., and built in 1924, Grainger High School in Kinston stands as an example of its architect's colonial style of work. In 1989, the school closed and was purchased by Robert Hill and family and Hillco Ltd. In 1999, the Hill family donated it to North Carolina Preservation. The building will be restored to provide housing to the elderly.
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4469
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Colleges and universities view their historic buildings in one of two ways. Either they are an asset, providing the school with continuity and enrichment, or they are seen as a place of use until a new building can be constructed. Howard compares Brown University, where the old buildings are preserved, with the University of North Carolina where many are not.
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The 1999 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was given to Raleigh's Richard H. Jenrette, who has devoted a lifetime to the preservation of America's past. He has given his expertise, time, and resources to the preservation of historic homes in New York, U.S. Virgin Islands, and North and South Carolina. A national leader in historic preservation, Jenrette is responsible for completely restoring Hillsborough's Ayr Mount, one of the state's finest Federal-style houses.
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Restoration architect Paul E. Stephens of New Bern received the 1999 Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. The award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. In his fifteen years of preservation work, Stephens has earned a reputation for finding creative design solutions that preserve the historic detail of a structure and also meet the requirement of modern building codes.
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The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in North Carolina. Bridgestone/ Firestone, Inc. received the 1999 award for donating the Loray Mill in Gastonia to Preservation North Carolina. Built in 1902, the 600,000 square-foot mill is the state's most significant industrial property.
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in their efforts to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Sandy Level Community Council in Surry County received the 1999 award for saving the 1885 Satterfield House. The council had to resolve problems in the African-American community, where the house is located, and deal with resistance from Mount Airy over extending sewer lines to the house. Proposed users for the house include a center for neighborhood meetings and a police sub-station.
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