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The earliest predecessor of the State Archives was the North Carolina Historical Commission, founded in 1903 by the General Assembly in response to a request by the State Literary and Historical Association. [2] North Carolina's Historical Commission was the third state historical agency founded in the U.S., following the 1901 founding of the ...
The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression .
Oldest two-story brick house in North Carolina. National Register of Historic Places, 1972. [7] Duke-Lawrence House: Northampton County, North Carolina: 1747 House One of NC's oldest colonial homes. The original western frame section was built about 1747, with the eastern brick section built between 1787 and 1796.
The NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction in Fayetteville collects more than 1,000 real-life stories ahead of its opening.
New construction is taking place at VanStory History Village, which is part of The NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction, on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
This list of African American Historic Places in North Carolina is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1] Other listings are also online. [2]
Members include professional archivists, librarians who bear responsibility for historical records, and other persons involved in the care of manuscripts. Through the Society, members are able to share information on archival methodology and the availability of research materials and discuss matters of common concern as they pertain to the archival profession in North Carolina.
As leader of Preservation North Carolina for 45 years, J. Myrick Howard sees past the crumbling old buildings and envisions what they might become. He’s rescued 900 buildings to save NC history ...