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Resolution Supporting the Nomination of the James H. and Anne B. Willis House at 707 Blair Street to the National Register of Historic Places
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Department: Planning
Council District: 3
Public Hearing: January 28, 2015, conducted by the Historic Preservation Commission
Advertising Date/By: Planning Department
Contact 1 and Phone: Mike Cowhig, 373-2755
Contact 2 and Phone: Hanna Cockburn, 574-3576
PURPOSE:
Consider resolution recommending the nomination of the James H. and Anne B. Willis House at 707 Blair Street to the National Register of Historic Places.
BACKGROUND:
The State Historic Preservation Office requests the City to review the nomination of properties to the National Register of Historic Places within the City limits. A property listed on the National Register makes the property owner a candidate for federal and state tax credits for rehabilitation, but does not restrict the private property owner's use of private funds to maintain or alter their property. The North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee will consider the nomination of the Willis House on February 12, 2015.
According to the nomination report, the James H. and Anne B. Willis House meets the National Register Criterion for architectural significance. It retains character-defining features specified by Greensboro architects Loewenstein-Atkinson, noted for their promotion of Modernist architecture in North Carolina during the mid-twentieth century. Constructed in 1965, the house has been painstakingly restored by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sears. The residence manifests Modernist design principals in its long, low form and use of both contemporary and natural materials. If added, this property will join the Wilbur and Martha Cater House (1951) as the second Loewenstein-designed residence on the National Register, and stands as one of fifteen Modernists homes in Greensboro designed by Loewenstein.
The Greensboro Historic Preservation Commission co...
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