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Council endorses National Register nominations for Amos Broadway Theatre and Trinity AME Zion Church
Summary
The council unanimously authorized the mayor and council to sign in support of National Park Service nominations for the Amos Broadway Theatre and Trinity AME Zion Church after corrections requested by the Historic Preservation Commission; the Douglas Community Center nomination will follow later.
On May 13 the Southern Pines Town Council endorsed two National Register of Historic Places nominations for properties in West Southern Pines: the Amos Broadway Theatre and Trinity AME Zion Church.
BJ Grieve told the council that the nominations are part of work funded by a 2023 underrepresented-communities grant from the National Park Service for $75,000. The Historic Preservation Commission held a public hearing on May 8, recommended minor corrections (including replacing an incorrect reference to Pinehurst as county seat with the correct reference to Carthage), and voted to forward the nominations with those edits.
Members of the public, including Dorothy Brower and other supporters, praised the nominations. Mayor Clement asked whether members of the public wished to speak; several attendees expressed support and the council moved to authorize the mayor and council to sign in support of the two nominations. Councilmembers asked that the endorsement be made on behalf of the entire council; the motion passed unanimously.
Grieve said the Douglas Community Center nomination (the third property identified under the grant) remains in progress and will be presented later.
