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Statesville council unanimously approves Garfield Green Street as National Historic District
Summary
After a staff presentation and public hearing, the Statesville City Council voted unanimously to approve the Garfield Green Street neighborhood’s nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, citing its significance for African American history and civil‑rights era events.
Statesville — After a presentation by city staff and consultants and several supportive public comments, the Statesville City Council unanimously approved a motion to recognize the Garfield Green Street area as a National Register Historic District.
Marcy Sigman, the city’s historic preservation liaison, told the council the nomination is for a National Register listing — a federal designation administered through the National Park Service — which differs from a local historic district because national listing alone does not impose local design review or restrictions on property owners. Sigman said the nomination followed a citizen inquiry in October 2021, a state survey that placed the area on the North Carolina Study List and a grant-funded architectural and cultural study.
Historian Nick Linville, one of the consultants who prepared the nomination, described the research and fieldwork behind the nomination,…
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