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for North Carolina Preservation Vol. Issue 70, Awards Issue 1987
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The 1985 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was presented to Robert L. Stallings, Jr. Stallings has numerous achievements in historic preservation: Mayor of New Bern in the 1950s; Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development in the 1960s; chairman of the Tryon Palace Commission; pioneer in developing the New Bern historic district.
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The 1986 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was presented to Rosalie Huske Kelly, of Fayetteville. Kelly is well-known for her work in preserving the town's history. Among examples of her preservation leadership are saving the 1834 Belden-Horne house and restoration of the ancient Cool Spring in downtown Fayetteville.
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The 1987 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was presented to Frances J. Moody, of Hickory. Moody was instrumental in creating the Hickory Landmarks Society in 1968, which has saved a number of properties, and in establishing the Historic Properties Commission for the City of Hickory.
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in an effort to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel in Cary are the 1985 award winners. The structure is the only remaining building associated with the town's founder, Frank Page. The award will assist in restoration costs.
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in an effort to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Carteret County Historical Society received the 1986 award for preserving the former Camp Glenn United Methodist Church for use as the Carteret County Museum of History.
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Jack O. Boyte of Charlotte received the 1985 Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. The award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. Boyte, noted restoration architect, has overseen a number of preservation projects both in the Charlotte/Mecklenburg area and statewide.
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Catherine W. Bishir received the 1986 Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. The award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. Bishir, historian, scholar, writer, and administrator, has \"had a central role in the recognition and preservation of historic properties in North Carolina.\"
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in an effort to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Transylvania County Historical Society received the 1987 award for saving and beginning preservation of the Deavor House. This house, dating from the 1830s, is the oldest remaining frame house in western North Carolina.
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The Minnette C. Duffy Landscape Award is the state's highest award for preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. Flora Ann Bynum of Winston-Salem is the winner of the inaugural award. For over forty years Mrs. Bynum has devoted her energy, leadership, talent, and time to historic preservation in the areas of research and restoration of gardens and landscapes.
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Todd Dickinson, a restoration contractor, received the 1987 Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. The award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. Dickinson's projects range from a log cabin, to a service station, to one of the state's finest Federal houses. His most significant work is the restoration of Ayr Mount, an important 19th century Hillsborough home.
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The North Carolina Business Award, established in 1983, recognizes businesses that have shown vision and creativity in promoting the protection of the state's architectural resources. Branch Banking and Trust Company of Wilson received the 1985 award for its consistent and significant support of historic preservation through generous gifts of property and funds.