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5385
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The 2001 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was given to Amy B. Averill, of Brevard, for her many \"contributions of time, resources, and energy to historic preservation in North Carolina.\"
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5409
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The Minnette C. Duffy Award is the state's highest award for preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. The Caswell County Horticultural Club received the 2001 award for reviving the square around the historic courthouse.
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5781
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Damaged by Hurricane Floyd in the fall of 1999, the landmark Lowry-Chessom Building in downtown Elizabeth City was condemned by the town. However, a number of groups and individuals rallied to save the 1897 structure and create a usable building.
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5908
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The Minnette C. Duffy Award is the state's highest award for preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. The Albemarle Pee Dee Avenue Cemetery Group, Inc. received the 2002 award for their work in protecting and conserving the unique monuments and history of the Albemarle Cemetery.
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5909
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The Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit recognizes organizations and individuals demonstrating strong commitment to promotion of historic preservation. The 2002 winners include Saint Anne Catholic Church in Scotland Neck, Sidney Halma of Catawba County, and Merlyn Macon of Franklin County.
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5910
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The 2002 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was given to Lillian and Leslie Boney of Wilmington for their more than fifty-year commitment to historic preservation. The Boneys were leaders in the restoration of Wilmington's historic Bellamy Mansion.
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5911
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The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Business Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in North Carolina. Murray Gould and Gould & Associates received the award for 2002 for successfully rehabilitating and adapting historical buildings for new uses.
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5912
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in an effort to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church in Edenton received the 2002 award. Built in 1897, the church is \"one of the oldest buildings of African American heritage still standing in North Carolina.\" The grant will be used to defray expenses \"for termite control and treatment and to underwrite additional fundraising initiatives.\"
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5913
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The Robert E. Stipe Professional Award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. Dr. M. Ruth Little of Raleigh, one of the state's premier architectural historians for three decades, is this year's award winner.
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5984
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The Tabardrey Mill in Haw River in Alamance County was built using Charles Praray's construction system, patented in 1894. The system allows \"the walls to be zigzagged for the purpose of maximizing light entering the building.\" Only five mills in the nation were built using this system. With the Tabardrey Mill on the brink of demolition, Cowan discusses the steps that were taken by state and local groups to save it.
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5985
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Infill, or building new residential development within established neighborhoods, is becoming popular in the state. The aim is to complement the existing structures through architectural style, setback, height, bulk, and orientation. Gilliam discusses infill development in Charlotte and Raleigh. The article includes an example of infill guidelines.
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6016
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Participation in the National Register of Historic Places program has resulted in the listing of over 1,300 properties since 1970. Around 160 of these properties are historic districts, many with hundreds of buildings. Little discusses the program, including criteria for selection, role of consultants, the nomination of the property, and the future of the program in the state.
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6017
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The 1988 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was presented to James Allen Dunn Jr., of Salisbury, for \"the high level and quality of his service through his profession, his elective positions, and local and statewide organizations.\" Dunn, a senior planner for the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, is a long-time leader in preservation in Salisbury and Rowan County.
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6018
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in an effort to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Old Baldy Foundation, formed in 1985 to save the deteriorating 1817 Bald Head Island Lighthouse, is the 1988 recipient. The grant not only helps with the financial need of the project, but also recognizes \"their monumental effort to rescue this endangered vestige of maritime history.\"
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6019
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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. Paul F. \"Chip\" Calloway, of Greensboro, is the 1988 recipient. Calloway's preservation expertise, knowledge and love of landscape architecture may be seen at sites including Hillsborough's Ayr Mount, an 1815 Federal-style brick house and in the 1795 Edwards-Franklin house in Surry County.
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