Ahoskie, North Carolina and its Historic Districts

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Ahoskie, North Carolina and its Historic Districts

• Update
• October 5, 2006

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• There are two National Register nominations being
  prepared for two historic districts in Ahoskie
  an expansion of the existing Ahoskie Historic
  District, and the Holloman Avenue Historic
  District.

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Ahoskie Historic District

• The Ahoskie Historic District contains
  residential, commercial, religious, and
  industrial buildings centered around the downtown.

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Holloman Avenue Historic District

• The Holloman Avenue Historic District contains
  commercial, educational, and residential
  buildings surrounding the Vann School and the
  Atlantic District Fairgrounds.

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All different types of historic buildings are
included in these districts. Some of these
include the following buildings
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Where are we now in the process of having these
two districts listed on the National Register?

• Preliminary boundaries of the two districts have
  been suggested and reviewed by the North Carolina
  Historic Preservation Office
• A photographic inventory, description, and
  history of all of the buildings in both districts
  has been completed, and is now being finalized.
• Draft National Register nominations with the
  complete inventory and history of the two
  districts will be completed by October 31, 2006.

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Preliminary Boundaries for the two Historic
Districts
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Why were these boundaries selected?

• These boundaries include historic buildings, and
  cannot include large groups of buildings that
  date after 1956, or that have been altered, or
  areas where there once were historic buildings
  that have been demolished.

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Whats next?

• The nominations will be reviewed by the Eastern
  Office of the North Carolina State Historic
  Preservation Office
• The nominations will then be reviewed by the
  Raleigh Office of the North Carolina State
  Historic Preservation Office
• The consultant will revise the nominations and
  submit the final nomination to the Historic
  Preservation Office

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What happens to the final National Register
nominations?

• The National Register Advisory Committee, a panel
  of experts from across North Carolina, reviews
  the nomination and recommends that the State
  Historic Preservation Officer sign the document
  and submit it to the National Register office in
  Washington, D.C. for their approval.
• The Keeper of the National Register then signs
  the nomination and then the two districts are
  listed on the National Register of Historic
  Places.