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State Historic Preservation Office
Ramona M. Bartos, ,Administrator
Governor Roy Cooper Office of Arcluves and I listory
Secretary D. Reid Wilson Deputy Secretary Dann J. Waters, Ph D
November 16, 2023
Department of Environmental Quality, Raleigh Regional Office
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
RE: Ballahack Canal
from Conetoe Creek to NC 1 I 1 Highway, Canal Identifier: 21NC03WQ-OB68, Conetoe vicinity,
Edgecombe County (ED2155)
Dear Sirs/Madams:
In 2021-2023, the North Carolina Department of Transportation conducted an architectural survey of rural
Edgecombe County as part of an effort to mitigate the impacts of the CCX Intermodal Terminal. The Department
hired MdM Historical Consultants to conduct the survey. One of the objectives of a historic architecture survey is
to identify those properties and districts that appear to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places,
(NRHD) the nation's honor roll of historic properties.
On October 19, 2023, following fieldwork, Jennifer Martin and Cynthia de Miranda of MdM Historical
Consultants presented the results of the survey to the North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee
(NRAC) for Study List consideration.
The NRAC is a board of professionals and citizens with expertise in history, architectural history, and
archaeology, and meets three times a year to advise me on the eligibility of properties for the National Register.
This letter is to notify you that the above referenced property was approved by the NRAC for addition to the
Study List. Placement on the Study List means that the Committee determined that the property appears to be
eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places and warrants further study.
The inclusion of a property on the Study List places no restrictions, requirements, or obligations on the property's
owner. The Study List is simply the first step in the National Register listing process. Please note that placement
on the Study List does not mean automatic nomination to the National Register.
Placement on the Study List is not a guarantee of National Register eligibility, but a preliminary indication that a
property appears to be potentially eligible for listing in the National Register. Eligibility requires that a property
substantially convey its appearance from the period of its historic significance. If the property is altered
subsequent to placement on the Study List, State Historic Preservation Office staff should be consulted about
potential eligibility prior to undertaking a National Register nomination. Changes to a property's character -
defining materials, features, spaces, or spatial relationships that are not in keeping with the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards may render a property ineligible for listing in the National Register.
The next step in the process is preparation of a formal National Register nomination document. This is a written
research report prepared to National Register standards, which describes and evaluates the property's physical
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characteristics and its history. The property will be nominated only if you or an interested third party initiate this
next step. Properties are not listed in the National Register over the objection of a private property owner. The
enclosed set of National Register Fact Sheets describes the National Register and the listing process.
If you wish to have your property nominated, we encourage you to hire a professional consultant to prepare the
nomination materials. We maintain a list of qualified private consultants who have recently successfully
completed nominations in North Carolina on our website. This can be accessed at the following link:
htts://files.nc. ov/historic- reservation/documents/2023-10/nrconsult. df
Our office does not make hiring recommendations, but this list may help you start your search. It is up to the
nomination sponsor to check consultant references and experience to make the decision that best suits the
project's needs.
While staff will be available in a limited capacity to advise owners who wish to prepare their own nominations,
the complexity of technical requirements and standards of documentation often require nominations to be
prepared by historians or architectural historians experienced in the nomination listing process. Particularly, if the
nomination must meet specific sponsor timelines, a consultant is recommended to expedite the process. When a
technically complete and adequately documented nomination is submitted to this office, staff can provide timely
review and processing. The National Register process generally takes about twelve to eighteen months from
submission of a first draft nomination packet.
Listing in the National Register is largely an honorary designation that can also generate substantial benefits for
the property owner. It provides a measure of protection from any state or federally funded, licensed, or permitted
project that might affect the property. In addition, the Tax Reform Act of 1986 provides for a federal income tax
credit of twenty percent of qualified rehabilitation expenditures for the substantial rehabilitation of income -
producing properties (commercial or residential rental) that are listed in the National Register. Also, effective
January 2016, taxpayers who receive the federal income tax credit are eligible to receive a state "piggyback" tax
credit against North Carolina income taxes. For more information about the varied percentages of the state tax
credit for historic income -producing properties, please visit our website at: https://www.hi2o.nc.gov/restoration-
services/rehabilitation-tax-credit-programs .
A state tax credit of fifteen percent of qualified rehabilitation expenditures (up to $22,500 total credit) is available
to owners of non -income -producing historic structures. Please note that listing a property in the National Register
places no obligation or restriction on a private owner using private resources to maintain or alter the property.
Please let us know if ownership of the property changes, or if it is altered in any significant way. If you have any
questions about the National Register or the decision of the NRAC, please contact Jeff Smith, National Register
Coordinator, North Carolina Historic Preservation Office, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, 4617
Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4617, 919-814-6698, or at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Darin J. Waters
State Historic Preservation Officer
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Enclosures
CC: Jennifer Martin and Cynthia de Miranda, MdM Historical Consultants

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
OFFICE OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL REGISTER FACT SHEET
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL, REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES?
The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of buildings, structures, objects, sites, and
districts worthy of preservation for their significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, and culture.
The National Register was established by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The purpose of the Act
is to ensure that as a matter of public policy, properties significant in national, state, and local history are
considered in the planning of federal undertakings, and to encourage historic preservation initiatives by state and
local governments and the private sector.
What the National Register Means for the Private Property Owner
The listing of a property in the National Register places no obligation or restriction on a private owner using
private resources to maintain or alter the property. Over the years, various federal incentives have been
introduced to assist private preservation initiatives. A private owner of a National Register property becomes
obligated to follow federal preservation standards only if federal funding or licensing is used in work on the
property, or if the owner seeks and receives a special benefit that derives from National Register designation,
such as a grant or a tax credit described below.
When a National Register nomination is prepared, all buildings, objects, structures and sites on each property
must be categorized as contributing or noncontributing. Contributing resources are those constructed during the
period of significance which substantially convey their appearance from that period. Noncontributing resources
are those that do not date from the period of significance or date from the period of significance and have been
substantially altered.
National Register listing should not be confused with local historic Property and historic district desigLiations.
These designations are made by a local governing board on the recommendation of a local historic preservation
commission. This program of local designations is an option available to local governments under North
Carolina enabling legislation (G. S. 160A-400). Properties and districts listed in the National Register sometimes
also receive local designation in jurisdictions where local preservation commissions have been established
according to the state enabling legislation, but there is no direct correlation between National Register listing
and local designation.
National Register listing means the following:
1. Consideration and Protection in Public Planning:
All properties and districts listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register are considered in the planning
of federal undertakings such as highway construction and Community Development Block Grant projects.
"Federal undertakings" also include activities sponsored by state or local governments or private entities if they
are licensed or partially funded by the federal government. "Federal undertakings" do not include federal farm
subsidies or loans made by banks insured by the FDIC.
National Register listing does not provide absolute protection from federal actions that may affect the property. It
means that if a federal undertaking is in conflict with the preservation of a National Register property, the North
Carolina Historic Preservation Office will negotiate with the responsible federal agency in an effort to eliminate
or minimize the effect on the historic property. This review procedure applies to properties that are determined
eligible for the National Register'in the day-to-day environmental review process as well as those actually listed
in the National Register,
Similarly, North Carolina law (G.S. 121-12a) provides for consideration of National Register properties in
undertakings funded or licensed by the state. Where a state undertaking is in conflict with the preservation of a
National Register property, the North Carolina Historical Commission is given the opportunity to review the case
and make recommendations to the state agency responsible for the undertaking. The commission's
recommendations to the state agency are advisory.

National Register Fact Sheet 1, Page 2
2. Incentives for the Preservation of National Register Properties:
Tax Benefits. Under the federal Tax Reform Act of 1986, a privately owned building that is listed in the National
Register or is a contributing building in a National Register historic district may be eligible for a 20% federal
income investment tax credit claimed against the costs of a qualified rehabilitation of the building. The federal
credit applies only to income producing, depreciable properties, including rental residential properties. The
federal credit does not apply to owner -occupied residential properties. The cost of the rehabilitation must exceed
the adjusted basis of the building. Plans for the rehabilitation are reviewed by the North Carolina Historic
Preservation Office and the National Park Service, and work on the building must meet the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
Please note that the former North Carolina State Historic Credit program expired for rehabilitation expenses
incurred after December 31, 2014. New state historic tax credit programs go into effect on January 1, 2016 for
both income -producing properties and non -income -producing properties, including private residences.
This new program allows taxpayers who receive the federal income tax credit for rehabilitating certified historic
structures to take a state credit against North Carolina income taxes on income -producing properties. Also these
new North Carolina tax credits provide a state income tax credit for non -income -producing properties listed in
the National Register or as a contributing building in a National Register historic district, including private
residences. For more information and applications, contact the Tax Credit Coordinator at the address given
below, or call 919/814-6585 for income -producing projects or 919/814-6574 for non -income -producing projects.
The Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980 provides federal tax deductions for charitable contributions of partial
interests (easements) in historically significant properties for conservation purposes. Interested individuals should
consult legal counsel or the local Internal Revenue Service office for assistance in determining the tax
consequences of the provisions of this act.
Grants and Loans. A limited program of matching grants for the rehabilitation of National Register properties,
including those that are privately owned, was authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, but
has not been funded to a significant degree since the early 1980s. A loan program authorized by the Act has never
been funded.
In some years, the North Carolina General Assembly has made funds for preservation projects available to local
governments and nonprofit groups through one-time discretionary appropriations. Such appropriations may or
may not be repeated in coming years. The only private properties that have received state appropriations are those
owned by non-profit organizations. Listing in the National Register has not been a precondition for receipt of a
state grant.
Owner Consent: A privately owned individual property may not be listed' in the National Register over the
objection of its owner or, in the case of a property with multiple owners, over the objection of a majority of
owners. A district may not be listed in the National Register over the objection of a majority of owners of private
property within the proposed district. For a complete description of procedures for objecting to a National
Register nomination, see National Register Fact Sheet 5: "Procedure for Supporting or Objecting to National
Register Listing."
See also the following numbered National Register Fact Sheets:
2: "National Register Criteria for Evaluation"
3: "How Historic Properties Are Listed in the National Register of Historic Places"
4: "The National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina: Facts and Mores"
See the handout entitled "A Comparison of the _National Register of Historic Places With Local Historic
Landmark and District Desertions" for a review of the differences between these two programs.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Historic Preservation Office website at httu://www.hRo.ncder.gov
Historic structures and the National Register: Survey and National Register Branch. 919/814-6570
Archaeological sites and the National Register: Office of State Archaeology. 919/814-6554
Preservation tax credits and technical restoration assistance: Restoration Services Branch 919/814-6570
Environmental protection and planning: Environmental Review Branch, 919/814-6570
Written Inquiries to each of these branches may be sent to the State Historic Preservation Office, 4617 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4617.
The National Register program is governed by the following federal and state rules and regulations: 36CFR Part 60 (interim
rule), 36CFR Part 61 (final rule), and North Carolina Administrative Code T07: 04R .0300.
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STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
OFFICE OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL REGISTER FACT SHEET 2
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
The following criteria are designed to guide the states, federal agencies, and the Secretary of the Interior
in evaluating potential entries for the National Register.
The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, and culture is present in districts,
sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials,
workmanship, feeling, and association, and:
A. that are associated with events that have made significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history;
or
B. that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or
C. that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the
work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable
entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
D. that have yielded, or maybe likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
Criteria Considerations (Exceptions): Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces, or graves of historical figures,
properties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, structures that have been moved from
their original locations, reconstructed historic buildings, properties primarily commemorative in nature, and
properties that have achieved significance within the past 50 years shall not be considered eligible for the
National Register. However, such properties will qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the
criteria or if they fall within the following categories:
A. a religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical
importance; or
B. a building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for
architectural value, or which is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a historic person
or event; or
C, a birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstanding importance if there is no other appropriate site or
building directly associated with his or her productive life; or
D. a cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves of persons of transcendent importance, from
age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events; or
E. a reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable environment and presented in a dignified
manner as part of a restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure with the same
association has survived; or
F. a property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic value has invested it
with its own historical significance; or
G. a property achieving significance within the past 50 years if it is of exceptional importance.
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National Register Fact Sheet 2, Page 2
APPLYING THE CRITERIA
The two principal issues to consider in determining eligibility for the National Register are "significance" and "integrity."
A property may have "significance" for association with important events or patterns of history (criterion A); for association with
an important historical figure (criterion B); as an important example of period architecture, landscape, or engineering (criterion C);
or for the information it is likely to yield (criterion D, applied to archaeological sites and districts, and sometimes applied to certain
types of structures). A National Register nomination must demonstrate how a property is significant in at least one of these four
areas. For properties nominated under criterion A, frequently cited areas of significance are agriculture, community planning and
development, social history, commerce, industry, politics and government, education, recreation and culture, and others. For
technical reasons, criterion B (significant person) nominations are rare. Criterion C (architecture) is cited for most, but not all,
nominations of historic buildings. Archaeological sites are always nominated under criterion D, but may also have significance
under one or more of the other three criteria.
Properties are nominated at a local, state, or national level of significance depending on the geographical range of the importance
of a property and its associations. The level of significance must be justified in the nomination. The majority of properties (about
70%) are listed at the local level of significance. The level of significance has no effect on the protections or benefits of listing.
Besides meeting one or more of the above criteria, a property must also have "integrity" of "location, design, setting, materials,
workmanship, feeling, and association." This means that the property must retain enough of its historic physical character (or in
the case of archaeological sites, intact archaeological features) to represent its historic period and associations adequately.
All properties change over time, and in some cases past alterations can take on historical significance in their own right. The
degree to which more recent, incompatible, or non -historic alterations are acceptable depends on the type of property, its rarity,
and its period and area of significance. Buildings with certain types of alterations are usually turned down by the National Register
Advisory Committee. For example, 19th and early 20th century wood frame buildings that have been brick veneered in the mid-
20th century are routinely turned down for loss of historic integrity. Similarly, it is extremely rare that buildings covered in
synthetic materials such as aluminum or vinyl siding are individually eligible for listing in the Register.
Criteria Exceptions
The criteria exclude birthplaces and graves of historical figures, cemeteries, religious properties, moved buildings, reconstructions,
commemorative properties, and properties less than 50 years old, with certain exceptions. The following exceptions are sometimes
encountered:
Historic churches that are architecturally significant and retain sufficient architectural integrity can be successfully nominated
under criterion C (architecture), sometimes together with criterion A for social or religious history, provided they have not been
brick -veneered or covered in aluminum or vinyl siding.
Cemeteries may sometimes successfully be nominated under criterion C when they retain important examples of historic stone
carving, funerary art, and/or landscaping, and they also may be eligible under criterion A or criterion D, However, both the
National Register Advisory Committee and the National Register have turned down nominations of graves when the historical
importance of the deceased is the sole basis for the nomination. The National Register was created primarily to recognize and
protect historic places and environments that represent how people lived, worked, and built in the historic past. Human burials are
recognized and protected under other laws and programs.
Moved buildings may sometimes be successfully nominated under criterion C for architecture when they remain in their historic
communities and the new setting adequately replicates the original setting. The point to remember is that the program is called the
National Register of Historic Places, not Historic Buildings or Historic Things, because significance is embodied in locations and
settings as well as in the structures themselves. Buildings moved great distances, buildings moved into incompatible settings (such
as a farmhouse moved into an urban neighborhood or a downtown residence moved to a suburb), and collections of buildings
moved from various locations to create a pseudo -historic "village" are routinely turned down. In some cases, the relocation of a
historic building to a distant or incompatible setting may be the last and only way to save it, and such an undertaking may be
worthwhile. However, sponsors of such a project must understand that the property subsequently may not be eligible for the
National Register.
If a property is less than 50 years old, it can be nominated only if a strong argument can be made for exceptional significance. For
example, Dorton Arena on the State Fairgrounds was completed in 1953.- It was successfully nominated to the National Register in
1973 as one of the most important examples of modernism in post -World War II American architecture.
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STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
OFFICE OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL .REGISTER FACT SKEET 3
HOW HISTORIC PROPERTIES ARE LISTED IN
THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Who Administers the National Register Program?
The National Register of Historic Places is a list maintained by the National Park Service of buildings, structures,
sites, objects, and districts that are significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and
culture, and that meet criteria for evaluation established by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
Nominations to the National Register are submitted from each of the states by the State Historic Preservation
Officer (SHPO). In North Carolina, the SHPO is the Deputy Secretary of the Office of Archives and History. The
section that administers the National Register and related programs is the State Historic Preservation Office
(HPO). The personnel of the Historic Preservation Office serve as staff for the SHPO in National Register activities
and duties.
In every state, a review board examines potential nominations and makes recommendations to the SHPO regarding
the eligibility of properties and the adequacy of nominations. In North Carolina, the review board is called the
National Register Advisory Committee (NRAC). The NRAC meets thrice annually (February, June, October) to
consider the eligibility of properties for nomination to the National Register. Nominations prepared under the
supervision of the HPO staff and recommended for nomination by the NRAC are forwarded to the SHPO for review
and formal nomination. They are then forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register in the National Park Service
in Washington, D.C. Final authority to list properties in the National Register resides with the National Park Service.
How are Eligible Properties Identified?
Properties and districts that may be eligible for the National Register are usually brought to the attention of the HPO
staff and the NRAC either (1) through a county or community survey of historic properties co -sponsored by the
Historic Preservation Office and a local government or organization; (2) by interested individuals who provide
preliminary information about properties to the HPO staff; or (3) through historic property surveys conducted as part
of the environmental review process.
Persons who seek National Register listing for properties that have not been recorded in survey projects co -sponsored
by the Historic Preservation Office may submit a "Study List Application" to the HPO. If adequate information and
color views of the property are included with the application, the NRAC will consider the property at its next
quarterly meeting. If in the opinion of the NRAC the property appears to be potentially eligible for the National
Register, it is placed on the Study List. This action by the NRAC authorizes the HPO staff to work with the owner to
coordinate a formal nomination of the property to the National Register.
The NRAC can best evaluate the eligibility of an individual property within the context of a community -wide or
regional inventory of historic or prehistoric properties. This provides a basis for comparing the relative significance
of similar types of historic or prehistoric properties in a community or region. In counties or communities where no
such inventory has been assembled, the NRAC will sometimes find it necessary to defer a decision about the
eligibility of an individual property until a comprehensive survey of historic properties has taken place. Likewise, the
NRAC may consider some properties as contributing components within larger districts but not as individually
eligible. 'Information about grants to local governments for local historic property surveys and nominations is
available from the Historic Preservation Office.
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National Register Fact Sheet 3, Page 2
What is a National Register Nomination?
A National Register nomination is a scholarly and authoritative document that thoroughly describes and evaluates a
property's setting and physical characteristics, documents its history, assesses its significance in terms of its historic
context, and demonstrates how it specifically meets National Register criteria for evaluation. It is supported by
professional quality photographs, maps delineating the property's boundaries, and other materials and information.
The nomination must be prepared according to federal and state guidelines.
Who Prepares National Register Nominations?
Most nominations are prepared by private consultants hired either by individual property owners or by local
governments or organizations. Nominations of archaeological sites are sometimes prepared by professional
archaeologists as part of their on -going research. HPO National Register staff is responsible for reviewing, editing,
and processing nominations prepared in these ways. Due to the great demand for National Register nominations and
the small number of HPO staff, the HPO is unable to prepare nominations as a public service.
An owner of a Study List property who seeks to have it listed in the National Register may hire a private consultant
to prepare the nomination. A list of qualified consultants is available from the Historic Preservation Office. HPO staff
cannot quote fees, and fees will vary depending on the consultant and the complexity of the nomination. An owner
may expect to pay a professional historian, architectural historian, or archaeologist the equivalent of 40 to 80 hours of
time at a professional hourly wage.
Some owners are interested in preparing their own nominations and are capable of doing so. Practical Advice or
Prevaring National Re ' ter Nominations in North Carolina is available on the HPO website. The level of
description, historical documentation, analysis, and writing in every nomination must meet accepted professional
standards. The SHPO will not submit substandard nominations to Washington, and HPO staff cannot make major
revisions or provide detailed critiques of inadequate nominations. Because documentation of archaeological
properties generally involves data collection, analysis, and interpretation requiring specialized training, nominations
of archaeological properties are always prepared by professional archaeologists.
What Happens to the Finished Nomination?
The nomination is reviewed by members of the National Register Advisory Committee at one of the regular thrice
yearly meetings. If the NRAC recommends that the nomination be submitted to the National Register, it is signed by
the State Historic Preservation Officer and forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register. At the National Register
office, the nomination is reviewed and the decision to list or not list is made within not less than 15 and not more
than 45 days of receipt. If the property is listed, the HPO will notify the owner and provide a certificate stating that
the property has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Owners who desire plaques may order them
from private commercial suppliers. The HPO does not provide plaques or recommend any particular supplier, but a
list of manufacturers is available on request.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: National Register Coordinator
Survey and National Register Branch
State Historic Preservation Office
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 276994617 919/814-6587
Offices of the Survey and National Register Branch are at 109 E. Jones Street in Raleigh. For information about
archaeological sites and the National Register, contact the Office of State Arcbaeology, 4619 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 276994619, telephone [phone].
Please also see the Historic Preservation Office website at http://www.hRo.ncdcr.gov.
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STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
OFFICE OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL REGISTER FACT SHEET `7
THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
IN NORTH CAROLINA: FACTS AND FIGURES
• There are more than 90,000 listings of historic buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts in the
National Register across the United States and its territories.
The first nominations from North Carolina were submitted in 1969. Today there are approximately
2,900 National Register listings in the state. In recent years the state has submitted an average of 35
new nominations per year to the National Register. Most nominations are prepared by private
consultants working for local governments or for private property owners. Nominations are carefully
prepared and screened in the review process, and 99% of all nominations from North Carolina have
been successfully listed. A list of all National Register entries in North Carolina arranged
alphabetically by county and giving name, town or vicinity, and slate fisted plus a link to the complete
nomination, is available on the State Historic Preservation Office web site at
http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/NR-PDFs.htmi. A similar list may be accessed at the National Register
web site, httn://www.cr.nps.ggv/nr/research/
e Of the approximately 2,900 total listings in North Carolina, about 540 are historic districts, some of
which contain hundreds of contributing historic buildings or sites. Types of districts include
residential neighborhoods, commercial districts, prehistoric and historic archaeological districts,
industrial complexes, mill villages, and rural farming districts. - Since the first historic district
nominations did not include complete lists of all properties within district boundaries, it is not
possible to determine the precise number of historic properties in North Carolina that are listed in the
National Register. The National Park Service estimates that more than 75,000 historic resources in
North Carolina are listed in the National Register either as individual listings or as contributing
properties within districts. Properties within districts that contribute to the historic character of the
district are eligible for federal environmental protections and benefits to the same extent as if they
were individually listed.
• Of all North Carolina properties listed in the National Register, approximately 85% are privately
owned and 15% publicly owned. About 70% are listed at a local level of significance, 25% at a
statewide level, and 5% at a national level of significance. The level of significance at which a
property or district is listed does not affect its eligibility for benefits or the consideration it receives in
environmental review processes.
North Carolina's National Register listings reflect the whole spectrum of the state's human experience
through its long history: prehistoric Indian sites; shipwreck sites; modest log houses of settlers and
slaves; houses and outbuildings of ordinary farmers and townspeople; the mansions of wealthy
planters and merchants; churches of all sizes and denominations; courthouses, schools and other
public buildings; commercial buildings of many types; and industrial and transportation buildings and
sites. Listings vary from 10,000-year-old archaeological sites to the 1953 Dorton Arena at the State
Fairgrounds. What all these places have in common is that they reveal in a tangible way some
important aspect of past life in North Carolina and its diverse communities.
s The State Historic Preservation Office reviews approximately 3,000 federal and state actions annually
to determine their potential effects on properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National
Register. Where a federal or state undertaking is in conflict with the preservation of a National
Register property, the State Historic Preservation Office will negotiate with the responsible agency in

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an attempt to eliminate or minimize the effect under procedures prescribed by federal law (Section
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966) or state law (G.S. 121-12a).
9 From 1976 through December of 2014, 1,398 National Register properties in North Carolina were
rehabilitated under state and federal historic preservation income -producing tax incentive programs,
representing an investment of over $1.69 billion in National Register properties in the state. From
1998 through December 2014, completed rehabilitation projects of 1,750 owner -occupied residences,
representing $272.25 million in investment, were reviewed for certification under a North Carolina
historic preservation tax incentive program.
. The Restoration Branch of the State Historic Preservation Office offers technical restoration
consultation services to owners of historic properties, including municipal and county governments,
churches, businesses, and private property owners. Restoration Branch staff provides consultation
services to more than 2,000 historic properties in a typical year. Restoration staff is located in Raleigh
.(919/814-6590), Asheville (828/296-7230), and Greenville (2521830-6580).
e Since the mid-1970s three-quarters of North Carolina's 100 counties and scores of municipalities have
participated in survey and planning grant projects' co -sponsored with the State Historic Preservation
Office to conduct comprehensive surveys of historic properties and prepare nominations of properties
and districts to the National Register of Historic Places. Many other counties have participated in
regional reconnaissance surveys. The Survey and National Register Branch maintains an estimated
100,000 survey files with photographs and information about historic structures. The Office of State
Archaeology maintains information concerning the approximately 41,000 prehistoric and historic
archaeological sites recorded in the state. Fifty-three counties and thirty-seven municipalities have
published historic architecture survey catalogues, many of which are still in print and available for
purchase from the State Historic Preservation Office.
For information about why the National Register was created and what listing means to a property owner, see NATIONAL
REGISTER FACT SHEET 1. "WHAT IS THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES?"
For an explanation of National Register criteria for evaluation, see IVA770NAL REGISTER FACT SHEET 2, "NATIONAL
REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION."
For information about how properties and districts are listed in the National Register, see NATIONAL REGISTER FACT
SHEET 3 "HOW HISTORIC PROPERTIES ARE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES."
See the handout titled "A COMPARISON OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES WITH LOCAL
HISTORIC LANDMARK AND DISTRICT DESIGNATIONS" for an explanation of the differences between the two
programs.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please Also See The Historic Preservation Office website at http://www.hRo.acder.poy
Historic structures and the National Register: Survey and National Register Branch, 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
NC 276994617; phone [phone].
Archaeological sites and the National Register: Office of State Archaeology, 4619 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-
4619; phone 919; 814-6554.
Preservation tax credits and technical restoration assistance: Restoration_ Branch, 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-4617; phone [phone].
Grants to local governments and organizations for historic property surveys and National Register nominations: Grants
Coordinator, Administration Branch, 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4617; phone [phone].
The National Register program is governed by the following federal and state rules and regulations: 36CFR Part 60 (interim
rule), 36CFR Part 61 (final rule), and North Carolina Administrative Code T07: 04R .0300.
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