Members and special guests of the Thomasville Historic Preservation Commission gathered at Memorial United Methodist Church in Thomasville to celebrate the group’s decade of service.
The Historic Preservation Commission, which the Thomasville City Council created by ordinance on April 19, 1999, consists of seven volunteer members who are appointed by the City Council and have special interest, experience or education in history, architecture and archaeology.
Natalie Wall, chairwoman of the Historic Preservation Commission, said the group has been “very busy” and “carried out many wonderful accomplishments” in the last 10 years. She said the commission has worked to get four historic districts. Two of those districts – the Church Street School and Salem Street districts – are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Working with the city’s tourism commission, the Historic Preservation Commission has helped the city get two Civil War markers as part of the North Carolina Civil War Trails Program. Wall also noted that Thomasville was named as the first Preserve America Community in North Carolina.
“We have accomplished a lot, but we have had some good partners to work with us,” said Bill Colonna, a staff member of the commission and former Thomasville city employee.
Colonna said the commission has had good partners in the N.C. State Historic Preservation Office and Preservation North Carolina. He also expressed thanks to the Thomasville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Thomasville Public Library, People Achieving Community Enhancement, the Davidson County Museum and various city departments.
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