Arthur C. Nash House

under review

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. The National Register nomination has been approved by the NC State Historic Preservation Officer and is under review by the National Park Service.

West Martin School

in progress

The West Martin School in Oak City includes a 1951 high school building with 1956 addition, 1952 gymtorium, 1957 elementary building, and 1971 cafeteria that served the African American students in rural Martin County. The National Register nomination is under review by the NC State Historic Preservation Office.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Canetuck School

under review

The Canetuck School is a two-teacher Rosenwald school built in 1921 to serve grades 1-6 in rural Pender County. The school closed in 1958 when it was consolidated with larger schools nearby, and now serves as a community center. The nomination is under review by the NC State Historic Preservation Office.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Bladen County

Training School

under review

The Bladen County Training School is a ten-teacher Rosenwald school built in 1928 and added onto in 1931 to serve grades 1-12 Elizabethtown. The school closed in 1970 when it became an integrated elementary school. The nomination is under review by the NC State Historic Preservation Office.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Allen Grove School

under review

The Allen Grove School is a two-teacher Rosenwald school built in 1922 to serve grades 1-6 in rural Halifax County. The school closed in 1959 when it was consolidated with larger schools nearby, and now serves as a 4-H camp. The nomination is under review by the NC State Historic Preservation Office.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Blue Jay Point

County Park

complete

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.

Turnipseed Nature Preserve

Historic Resource Assessment

complete

Wake County Parks received a grant from the National Park Service’s Land and

Water Conservation Fund to build

Phase II of the Turnpseed Nature Preserve, which requires an assessment of the project's impact on historic resources located near the preserve.

History of Turnipseed Nature Preserve

in progress

The preserve is named for the Turnipseed Family who farmed tobacco on Marks Creek in southeastern Wake County along with generations of the Medlin, Nowell, and Plesants families. The Preserve will open to the public for hiking this fall.

Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery Workshop

complete

On Saturday, June 3rd, the Town of Hillsborough welcomed approximately fifty guests from around the region for a workshop at the Old Town Cemetery. The workshop was funded by a grant from the NC State Historic Preservation Office and covered topics such as rural cemetery preservation, ground-penetrating radar studies, and gravestone damage and repair. The Hillsborough Cemetery Committee and Historic District Commission jointly hosted the event, which was organized by Firefly.