Preservation North Carolina
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Preservation North Carolina's Endangered Properties Program has helped save more than 600 historic places since 1977. Many of these properties would have been lost without PNC's involvement, and the organization's involvement has generated private investments of approximately $200 million.
Renewing NC places through the Endangered Properties Program
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. See more transformations | ||
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Dawn Williams PNC acquires endangered historic properties either through option, donation or outright purchase and then finds buyers willing and able to rehabilitate them. As a condition of sale, covenants are placed on the property to ensure its protection in the future.
For Preservation North Carolina to get involved with a property, it must be endangered, significant, buyable, and sellable.
A property is considered endangered if it is threatened with immediate demolition, seriously deteriorated or vacant, or likely to be subdivided or otherwise lose its historic integrity.
At a minimum, the property must be significant enough to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
"Buyable" and "sellable" means the owner of a property is willing to sell or give the property to PNC, and the property must be marketable, in PNC's opinion.
Preservation North Carolina learns about endangered properties through its extensive network of local preservationists (including members, advisors and directors), the staff of the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and local preservation commissions.
Occasionally, Preservation North Carolina may purchase properties, obtain options or aquire properties through properties through donation. Gifts of property, both historic and non-historic, are very important to our organization. These gifts not only allow our work to continue, but they also may provide the donor with a subst