SPRING NEWSLETTER Firefly Preservation Consulting ~ 2017 |
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Above: Porch bracket at the Buck-Jones House, Wake County, North Carolina, which dates to about the turn of the century and was probably handmade by a local carpenter. |
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National Register Nominations |
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Little River High School listed The Little River High School was built in Bahama in the 1930s and was the first high school to serve the rural African American population in Durham County. The National Park Service gave final approval for listing in April! (Project with hmwPreservation) |
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Arthur C. Nash House in progress This house was built in 1926 for Arthur C. Nash, an architect known for Colonial Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Neoclassical styles in university, commercial, and residential buildings in the 1920s. Nash's Colonial Revival home is located adjacent to the University of North Carolina campus and was recently rehabilitated to its 1926 appearance using Nash's original blueprints. The nomination will be reviewed by the North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee this June. |
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Blue Jay Point County Park in progress Blue Jay Point County Park is now part of the Falls Lake area of Wake County, but was originally farmland. Park staff are interested in learning about and interpreting the stories of those who lived here before the creation of the reservoir. The earliest land deeds indicate that there was originally a mill located along Upper Barton's Creek near its confluence with the Neuse River, and once the mill owner passed away, the land was combined with other tracts into a large plantation operated by slave labor. The 20th century story is more difficult to uncover, as land records are limited and difficult to locate. |
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Wake County Survey Update in progress We are well on our way with Phase III of the Wake County Architectural Survey Update. This phase includes inventories of the Falls Lake region in the northwest part of the county, as well as the long-range planning jurisdictions in Apex, Holly Springs, and Fuquay-Varina in the southern part of the county. We've completed the field work and will submit our findings later this month. (Project with hmwPreservation) At Right: The Nash-Weathers House near Holly Springs |
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Statewide Cemetery Survey In conjunction with the Wake County architectural inventory, we are also contributing to the statewide cemetery survey overseen by the NC Office of State Archeaology. Many historic rural properties include family cemeteries dating to the late 19th or early 20th centuries. These cemeteries are sometimes threatened by development as Wake County grows, so it is important to have accurate and comprehensive records of these important sites. You can help by providing information about local cemeteries. | | |
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