More than 600 properties have been saved through Preservation North Carolina's Endangered Properties Program since 1979. Take a look at some of the images from before and after.
(Click on an image to enlarge it. New entries added each week.)
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A feasibility study for the Egyptian Revival-Style Masonic Temple Building in Shelby suggested that the property could be renovated for a mixed use of offices and residences. One of the first downtown buildings in North Carolina in modern times to be renovated for residential apartments, its quick lease-up surprised many and inspired others.
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The antebellum Ravenscroft School for Boys in downtown Asheville was being demolished when Preservation North Carolina purchased a six-month option for $5,000, with an option to renew annually for an additional $5,000. (Usually PNC obtains its options for $1.) After its sale to a private purchaser, its rehabilitation was one of the first in downtown Asheville.
Learn more about Downtown Asheville and its rich architectural heritage
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The Hayes House in Blowing Rock is a beautiful Queen Anne Victorian home that was originally built in 1890 by
retired Morganton merchant Ogden Edmondson. It was sold to Henry and
Lucinda Hayes in the late 1800s and became known as "the Hayes House." The Hayeses operated
the home as a summer boarding house for many years, giving it a special place in the hearts and
memories of many a Blowing Rock summer resident. The most famous of
these residents was Margaret Mitchell, who spent a summer at the house
while writing Gone with the Wind.
In 1993, The Hayes House was saved from the wrecking ball at the eleventh hour by creative financing made possible by several interested individuals. The house was moved to a new site and fully restored. Preservation NC holds protective covenants on the home.
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The 18th-century Old Town Plantation in Edgecombe County had to be moved in order to save it from eventual loss. A large corporate hog operation was established on the adjacent property, making the house unfit for habitation on its original site.
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The antebellum Walnut Hill Cotton Gin in Wake County was donated to Preservation NC. Real estate appraisers rated its "highest value" as salvage and vacant land. The old mill has been creatively rehabilitated into a residence and the historic property is now protected by covenants.
Learn more about how gifts of historic real estate can support PNC's work with endangered properties.
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In 1997, when Preservation NC purchased the
105-acre Glencoe Mill Village complex in a bargain sale, the 1880 mill and its 32
vacant houses were in varying conditions of decay.
Within a decade, the village was transformed from a ghost town back into a vital, inviting community with a riverfront park. Infill houses, like the one chosen as Country Living magazine's House of the Year in 2002, have helped the neighborhood grow. Now the Glencoe Mill is under redevelopment and only one infill lot remains unsold. Learn more about the project and its progress . . .
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