West Martin School

complete

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 has been approved by the National Park Service.

(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 has been approved by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and is now under review by the National Park Service.

(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 has been approved by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and is now under review by the National Park Service..

(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 has been approved by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and is now under review by the National Park Service.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Castalia School

under review

The Castalia School is a three-teacher Rosenwald school built in 1921 to serve grades 1-6 in rural Nash County. The school closed in 1961 when it was consolidated with larger schools nearby, and now serves as a community center. The nomination has been approved by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and is now under review by the National Park Service.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Concord School

under review

The Concord School is a two-teacher Rosenwald school built in 1922 to serve grades 1-7 in rural Franklin County. The school closed in 1955 when it was integrated with schools nearby, and now serves as a community center. The nomination has been approved by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and is now under review by the National Park Service.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Lincoln Heights School

under review

The Lincoln Heights School is a six-teacher Rosenwald school built in 1924 to serve grades 1-11 in rural Wilkes County. The school closed in 1968 when it was consolidated with larger schools nearby, and now serves as a community center. The nomination has been approved by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and is now under review by the National Park Service.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Mars Hill School

under review

The Mars Hill School is a two-teacher Rosenwald school built in 1928 to serve grades 1-8 in rural Madison County.

The school closed in 1965 when it was integrated with schools nearby, and

is being restored. The nomination has

been approved by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office

and is now under review by the

National Park Service.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

College Heights

Historic District

under review

The College Heights neighborhood was established in the early twentieth century in southeast Durham. A historically African American neighborhood, it is located adjacent to North Carolina Central University. It was a mix of working and middle class residents, many of whom were employed by the college. The nomination is currently under review by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

West Chapel Hill

Historic District

under review

The West Chapel Hill Historic District includes the hilly neighborhood located just southwest of the University of North Carolina. The neighborhood houses business owners, medical staff, and other professionals who supported the university, and features a nice variety of early and mid-twentieth century architecture. The nomination is currently under review by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Sanford Tobacco Co. Warehouse

& Redrying Facility

in progress

Tobacco was big business in Lee County in the early and mid 1900s, with a large tobacco market established in Sanford by 1915. The Sanford Tobacco Company operated a large-scale redrying and storage business, and it's c.1940/1951 Wicker Street building is

the only remaining warehouse from

tobacco's heyday in Sanford.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Town of Oxford

Architectural Survey

in progress

The Town of Oxford enjoyed great wealth in the late nineteenth century due to the success of bright leaf tobacco cultivation in Granville County following the Civil War. As a result, its architecture reflects high style examples of Victorian, Italianate, and Craftsman housing, as well as an expansive downtown commercial district and beautiful, ornate churches.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Greensboro Downtown Commercial District

Architectural Survey

in progress

The City of Greensboro downtown commercial district survey includes a survey update of the approximately 100 buildings on South Elm Street within the existing National Register Historic District, as well as new survey of an additional 100 commercial buildings outside the existing district. The survey will document a number of significant mid-century Modernist architectural styles and include recommendations for expanding the existing historic district.

(Project with hmwPreservation)

Adams-Scott House

complete

The Adams-Scott House was built

c.1900 for Dallas Adams, the pharmacist at the nearby Dorothea Dix Hospital.

It is significant as an intact example of

folk Victorian architecture, and

features original four-over-four wood

sash windows, an elaborate Victorian-style entrance door, and delicate

Victorian porch brackets.