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18931
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The list of plants gleaned from faded photographs has provided preservationists at Wilmington's Bellamy Mansion with an expanse of resources for the recently restored gardens.
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18932
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A part of effort for the interpretation of Wilmington's Bellamy Mansion is understanding the people involved with its past, including the family, the architects, ect. Museum staff now contend with projects to identify the photographs and sketches associated with Bellamy in hopes of identifying family members, builders, and even slaves.
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18933
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A growing concern for historic preservation in North Carolina is providing a valuable reuse that warrants restoration of a historic building. Landmarks such as historic schools often present such challenges to community preservationists, but can be adapted for new uses.
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18934
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The success of statewide preservation in North Carolina is increasingly relying on the use of local revolving funds in communities across the state.
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18935
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Ruth Little has written a work entitled STICKS AND STONES: THREE CENTURIES OF NORTH CAROLINA GRAVEMARKERS. Although not a catalog of every historic gravemarker in the state, the book does provide a guide to major types of markers, how they have changed over the years, and what they mean.
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18936
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A recent exhibit at Wilmington's Bellamy Mansion features the significant contribution African Americans have made to North Carolina architecture.
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18937
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Textile mills, long known for their influence on shaping the economy and landscape of North Carolina stand to continue their impact in the next century as preservationists are finding success in utilizing mill village structures for other purposes.
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18938
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With the growth of urban sprawl in North Carolina, Howard discusses how historic preservation can make smarter growth in the state even smarter.
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18939
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An Italianate villa built in the late 1859s on a large plantation west of Tarboro, Coolmore house is an excellent architectural specimen (designed by E. G. Lind), and an excellent cultural example of a cotton plantation (home of J. J. W. Powell).
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18940
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An architectural element dominant on the Wilmington skyline is steeples. Noffke discusses Wilmington's religious architecture and the influences that shaped the current exhibition at Bellamy Mansion.
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18941
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Although the sixteen universities of the North Carolina system have long been viewed as crown jewels, the historic buildings and structures that are part of these campuses often are in poor condition. Preservation North Carolina has launched a project to encourage the renaissance of the sixteen North Carolina public university campuses.
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18942
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With the impending elections, Preservation North Carolina posed questions relating to historic preservation in the state to the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.
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18943
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Some of North Carolina's modern architecture is considered to be of international, historical and architectural, significance. However, many of these structures are in danger, so preservationists are rushing to prevent the loss of a unique part of cultural history.
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19475
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After 150 years, the Bellamy Mansion in North Carolina has many stories to tell not only about the family that owned this historic icon but about slavery, industrialization, and the impact of the community on historic preservation.
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34518
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A long history of houses and properties being donated to Preservation North Carolina has allowed for several of these places to be protected and refurbished. Whether a family wants to fully donate or sell for a reduced rate, Preservation North Carolina can make sure that the property is given a new life with enthusiastic preservationists.
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North Carolina Preservation
(NoCar Oversize E 151 N6x), Vol. 148 Issue , Winter 2014-2015,
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