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March 29, 2011 |
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Engineer Dave Fischetti was best known as the man who moved the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. But preservationists across North Carolina and beyond knew him as funny, generous, and always supportive. Time after time, when detractors claimed that some building was beyond saving, Dave would be there to say otherwise.
And who could argue with him? After all, he moved a lighthouse.
He will be greatly missed.
Read more about Dave Fischetti
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March 29, 2011 |
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"Architect Scott Harmon got the Durham City Council's go-ahead Monday night to buy and renovate a century-old city-owned building downtown.
Harmon plans to move his Center Studio Architecture office into the 12,770-square foot building at Five Points. He plans to remodel a street-level section into six office or retail condominiums."
Preservation Durhamwill hold covenants on the building.
Read full story . . .
NewsObserver.com (3/22/2011)
Learn more . . .
The Herald-Sun (3/16/2011)
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March 18, 2011 |
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"A few changes could strengthen Wilmington’s development rules, balancing the need for growth to keep the business district vibrant with the city’s obligation to preserve its most significant historic structures. The proposal before the city planning commission is a good start, but some officials aren’t buying in."
Read full story. . .
Wilmington Star-News (2/26/2011)
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March 17, 2011 |
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"Rep. Virginia Foxx has filed legislation that would seriously undermine the federal Antiquities Act, the law empowering presidents to designate national monuments. Since the law was passed in 1906, 15 presidents have established monuments and protected natural, historical and prehistorical sites from development. Among those 15 was Roosevelt, whose face was carved in stone on Mount Rushmore, and others of Foxx's party, including Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and George W. Bush."
Read full editorial . . .
Editorial from Winston-Salem Journal (3/9/2011)
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March 16, 2011 |
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"This is Coolmore Plantation, [Joe Spiers'] home and one of the most significant pieces of property in North Carolina, an Italian Villa built in 1860 for physician and cotton planter J.J.W. Powell and his wife, Martha. Weather and time and even war have passed through, and while other plantations have fallen, Coolmore has withstood it all."
Read full story . . .
Our State Magazine (3/2011)
Learn more about Coolmore Plantation, a stewardship property of Preservation NC
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March 15, 2011 |
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"This year, the Bellamy Mansion Museum marks the 150th anniversary of house's completion. It was built at Fifth Avenue and Market Street from 1859 to 1861."
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Wilmington Star-News (2/26/2011)
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