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31157
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Through a collaboration between the town of Wentworth, the local historic society and Rockingham County, a recently vacant historic courthouse was repurposed into a county museum and archive.
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Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 38 Issue , 2013, p52, il
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20910
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Tobacco Factory 91, the first building in the Historic R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company 200-acre Complex to be rehabilitated, opened February 21, 2012. The striking, 242,000-square-foot five-story building is now Wake Forest Biotech Place, a world-class biotech research and innovation center. The building was constructed in 1937.
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31327
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After 151 years of use and sixteen years of abandonment, the Halifax County Home has reopened as the Halifax County 4-H and Youth Day Camp. Built in 1818, the poor house was restored and added to the National Historic Register.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 17 Issue 8, Aug 1985, p9
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30967
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After Broyhill Furniture closed its factory in downtown Conover, NC, the town purchased the 27-acre property before it had plans for its future use. With citizen and political co-operation, a revitalization plan for the site was developed that accounted for transportation needs, environmental concerns, business opportunities and cultural heritage.
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Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 40 Issue , 2015, p45-47, il
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29594
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Canton’s former black high school will promote community once more, thanks to an effort by Gladys Knight and her husband, Canton native William McDowell. By 2020, the 1930s-era Reynolds High School will be turned into the Reynolds Community Center. The center will include child care and counseling programs, a communal kitchen, exercise facilities, nature trails, and a music center.
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30542
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A call for the use of full historic restorations and the development of House Museums in a time where these practices are declining. This article suggests "adaptive use" has its place, but for some unique historic examples, compromise in use and structural change should be avoided. When a historic site is adapted for modern use the building's historic character is often overlooked.