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Town Center Plan
January 2007
Summary Notes
General
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Schedule for Crabtree Crossing Extension discussed
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Bus service to Town Hall from NC Highway 54 and Morrisville Parkway
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Many in favor of having public transit to take to nearby employment
centers
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Need for bike paths
Gary Roth, President & CEO, Capital Area Preservation
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Importance of relationship between a historic structure and its context and
surroundings
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Example of Old Salem near Winston-Salem; there are real streets in a real
community; every house is not a museum and real people reside there
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Use relocation of buildings as a last resort
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In such instances, want to keep the orientation of an outbuilding in the same
relationship to the house as it originally was
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Despite all efforts, some historic integrity will still be lost in the process
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The unique setting of Church Street
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How Morrisville has retained its frame houses and has distinctive assets –
“How do we reveal what it was like while we create something new?”
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When labeling historic homes, recall the names and dates; work with the
current property owners
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Find out unusual facts and gather stories from long-time residents (i.e.,
resident Tet Walton helped her father paint the roof of the original Christian
Church in Morrisville); weave the history of the town into the Town Center
design; make sure any museum has a good oral history to present
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Visitor center should celebrate history – start taking inventory of historic
structures and map them; document the original location of any structure that
is moved.
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Might utilize a reconstruction of the old depot as a historic train center
where tourists can begin the visit
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Embrace the railroad history
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Preserve the history of the Shiloh community as well
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Civil War site – mark the rifle pits and the park
Town Center Planning Process
Meeting #3: Civic Facilities
March 23, 2006, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Appendix 1