[Durham INC] Stokesdale Historic District National Register of Historic Places listing

[April Johnson]

 Preservation Durham wants to formally acknowledge those who made possible
the formation of the Stokesdale historic district.   Stokesdale is the first
African-American residential historic district in Durham, North Carolina on
the  National Register of Historic Places .  Special thanks go to Carolyn
Green Boone, J.D. , founder and fund advisor of The Shepard Alliance For
Enlightenment Fund of The Triangle Community Foundation.  Via  The S.A.F.E.
Fund, Ms. Boone applied for, pledged the match for and ultimately obtained a
Certified Local Government matching grant for the City Of Durham from the
North Carolina Department Of Cultural Resources to fund the district’s
formation.
 Carrie Mowry, who  previously mapped out the district and got it on the
study list while employed with Preservation Durham, assisted Ms. Boone with
preparation of the CLG application.  Ms. Mowry also previously obtained
$5,000. from the Mary Duke Trent Biddle Semans Foundation.   Former PD
executive director, John Compton pledged this amount as contributing
matching funds, in support of Boone’s application,at the requisite CLG grant
approval hearing before the local historic preservation commission .
Once the $20,000 CLG grant was awarded (with $8,000. designated as the
matching portion), Sarah Young of the Durham City/County Planning Department
collected the matching funds from P.D. and The S.A.F.E. Fund.  Ms. Young
also published requests for proposals and hired Heather Wagner, of hmw
Preservation, who completed the research and documentation for the
Stokesdale District.  Throughout the formation process, April Johnson with
P.D., Heather Wagner, and Ann Swallow with the ( N.C.Department Of Cultural
Resources)  hosted  several informational meetings for the public at the
historic Stanford L. Warren library.
Warm and profound thanks are extended to all of the individuals and entities
who contributed to this historic accomplishment.  Please read more soon on
Preservation Durham’s website (www.preservationdurham.org) and the Spring
edition of PD’s newsletter.
For information on how to make tax-deductible contributions  to The S.A.F.E.
Fund of The Triangle Community Foundation, please email Ms. Boone at
TheSAFEfund at aol.com or call her at 919-491-7429.

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:45 AM, April Johnson <april at preservationdurham.org
> wrote:

> *GREAT NEWS!*
>
>
> Preservation Durham and the Historic Preservation Office of the North
> Carolina Department of Cultural Resources are pleased to announce that the
> Stokesdale Historic District was entered in the National Register of
> Historic Places on December 28, 2010.  The National Register has been called
> "a roll call of the tangible reminders of the history of the United
> States."  It is, therefore, a pleasure for the Department of Cultural
> Resources to participate in this program and thereby make our nation aware
> of North Carolina's rich cultural heritage.
>
>
>
> The Stokesdale Historic District centers on Durham’s largest historic
> African American community, and it stands as the only intact historic
> neighborhood that remains of Hayti, the black “city within a city” in
> Durham.  The residential historic district is located south of downtown
> Durham and is roughly bound by Umstead, Lincoln, Lawson, and Concord
> Streets.
>
>
>
> Listing in the National Register gives recognition that the properties have
> historic, architectural, or archaeological significance within the context
> of the community, state, or nation. Benefits include limited protection
> against adverse action by state and federal agencies and eligibility for
> federal and state tax benefits for the rehabilitation of depreciable
> historic buildings.  Also, a state tax credit of thirty percent of the cost
> of qualifying rehabilitations offers aid to owners of houses and other
> non-income-producing buildings.
>
>
>
> If you have any questions about the district nomination or the National
> Register listing, please contact Ann V. Swallow, National Register
> Coordinator, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 919-807-6587
> or at ann.swallow at ncdcr.gov.
>
> --
> *April Johnson*
> Documentation of African American Historic Sites Coordinator
> april at preservationdurham.org
>
>
> *Preservation Durham*
> P.O. Box 25411
> 3001 Academy Rd Ste. 130
> Durham, NC 27702-5411
> office: 919-682-3036
> fax: 919-489-4499
> www.preservationdurham.org
> http://documentdurhamsaahistory.blogspot.com/
>
> In partnership with the *National Trust for Historic Preservation*.
> www.preservationnation.org
>
>


-- 
*April Johnson*
Documentation of African American Historic Sites Coordinator
april at preservationdurham.org


*Preservation Durham*
P.O. Box 25411
3001 Academy Rd Ste. 130
Durham, NC 27702-5411
office: 919-682-3036
fax: 919-489-4499
www.preservationdurham.org
http://documentdurhamsaahistory.blogspot.com/

In partnership with the *National Trust for Historic Preservation*.
www.preservationnation.org
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