A Viewshed Protection Plan for Cultural Resources at Stagville: Durham, NC

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  • February 28, 2019
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  • Walter, Julia Gatling Bynum
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of City and Regional Planning
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  • This document comes at the introduction of new neighbors to Stagville. In 2003 (Book 3852), Arlen Park, LLC bought land that surrounds two small, outlying parcels of State property. These parcels are the sites of Horton Grove and the Great Barn. While the State owns the land that these resources sit on, the parcels are so small that they afford little lasting stability for the structures. While these resources currently exist in a relatively timeless context of forest edged fields, expected development could well compromise their integrity. Now is the time to settle the surroundings of these resources more thoughtfully. Northern Durham County has taken a slow road to development, but it is surely coming as growth in the Triangle continues at a ferocious pace. Establishing a stable, lasting, and sympathetic context for Horton Grove and the Great Barn is necessary and achievable. This report steps through some of the most essential information for that purpose: o Summary of site history o Recording physical attributes of the site, including cultural resources o Identifying relevant real property tools o Considering the stake holders, their interests, and other relevant facts of the matter o Synthesizing all of this information to generate an action plan Realizing that the Department of Cultural Resources moves slowly on all matters, if at all, the Historic Stagville Foundation has taken up this effort. To that end, the Foundation has organized a Land Stewardship Committee. Willing volunteers with applicable expertise seem hard to come by in the non-profit realm, so Stagville is lucky in its advocates. This committee's first piece of work has been to take stock of what Stagville already has, and what resources are present in the immediate vicinity of the site. Having completed this inventory, the committee agrees that the site would be best served by the development of a comprehensive master plan that charts interpretation and development. The committee also concurs that the moment is ripe for stabilization at Horton Grove and the Great Barn, and that this task takes precedence over the master plan.
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  • Campanella, Thomas
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  • Master of City and Regional Planning
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • Durham, North Carolina, United States
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  • 38 p.
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  • December 10, 2010

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