Saving Wilson’s future by preserving its past.

PRESERVATION OF WILSON

VOLUME 9, ISSUE 1 WINTER 2016

Williams-Woodard-Banks House finds new owners

Built in 1898, the Williams-Woodard-Banks House, 501 Broad Street, located in the Broad-Kenan Historic District has new owners - the Smolen family. This is the second time the house has been sold by Preservation of Wilson. While living in Florida and wanting to be nearer to family in New England, Jean Smolen stumbled upon the local Landmark being marketed by Preservation of Wilson. She fell in love with the architecture and immediately shared it with her husband, Gary. He agreed and they began to research the work of nationally-known American architect, George Barber. Barber was best known for his residential designs which were marketed worldwide through mail-order catalogs. Many of his homes are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and dozens more are listed as part of historic districts around the nation. Decades earlier the major part of the front wrap-around porch was enclosed. The Smolens have

opened the porch back up and fully restored the original look of the exterior. They repaired all of the 33 original windows and only needed to rebuild 13 of them. According to Gary, “It would have been easier, and cheaper, to replace the old windows with new windows, but we

decided the look and originality of the old windows was worth hanging on to.” With them they brought along both their mothers, three pets, and future visits from their four children and two grandkids.

Gary’s mother, Alma is living at the Landings at Parkwood Village and interestingly lives right down the hall from Lane Corbett who grew up in the same house her son and daughter-in-law are restoring. Lane has visited the house several times and is happy to see it returning to its former grand self. Jean is retired from the State of New Hampshire Department of Education and is an avid quilter. She has transformed the upstairs front room into her sewing room giving her plenty of natural light. Gary is a retired marketing consultant which will add value to Preservation of Wilson’s Marketing Committee as he takes on the role as a new member. Jean and Gary immediately embraced Historic Downtown Wilson by opening their home for the 2015 Holiday Homes Tour sponsored by the City of Wilson, Historic Preservation Commission. The Smolen Family is another example of how folks are beginning to look at our historic districts as charming, with an abundance of affordable homes, and a community with great potential.

To learn more about other available properties in

Historic Downtown Wilson visit our website today!

www.preservationofwilson.com

2015 New & Renewed Contributors Founder - $1,000 or more Benefactor - $500-$999 Patron - $250- $499 Sponsor - $100-$249

Supporter - $50 -$99 Contributor - $25 - $49 In-kind Service

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Accu-List Prin ng/Jolly & Robert Barnes City of Wilson

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Smolen & Family Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Tomlin

FOUNDER

Wilson County Tourism Authority

Mr. & Mrs. Garland R. Homes, Jr.

BENEFACTOR Mrs. Marjorie Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Neill Connor Mr. & Mrs. E. Shelton Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Mike McGee

PATRON Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Beaman Dr. & Mrs. Frank L. Eagles Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hackney Dr. & Mrs. Tyson Jenne e Mr. & Mrs. K. D. Kennedy, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Walter S. Linville Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Marlowe, Sr. Col. & Mrs. Wayland E. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Jim Powell Mr. Charles W. Rakow Mr. & Mrs. Kenan S. Rand Mrs. Elise C. Ross Mrs. Ruth Talley Sherman Mrs. Be y Jon Smith Bill & Kathy Vaughan Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Walston IV Mr. & Mrs. D. Stephen White Mr. & Mrs. Buck Yelverton, Jr.

SPONSOR A+ Graphics/Bruce & Valinda Jackson Dr. & Mrs. Dudley Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Stewart S. Arens Mr. & Mrs. Clark Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Butch Barbee Mr. & Mrs. Watson W. Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Charles Barre IV Dr. & Mrs. Frank T. Ba en Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Benne Dr. & Mrs. John J. Bethune Mrs. Mack D. Bisse e, Jr. Mrs. Sue Ann Crute Blair Mr. & Mrs. James D. Blount, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. William B. Boles III Mr. & Mrs. Douglas H. Boone Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Boone Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Boykin III Ms. Ann Brice Mr. & Mrs. Tom Bridgers Mr. & Mrs. Norman Brown Mr. & Mrs. Sid Bruton, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Hoke Bullard, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Bunn Mr. & Mrs. Turner B. Bunn III Mr. & Mrs. Bill Caldwell Mrs. Anne H. Coghill Dr. Samuel D. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Roddy* Colcord Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lee Collie Mr. Christopher L. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Stan Corbe Mr. & Mrs. Frank Corcoran Mr. & Mrs. Dick Cozart III Mrs. Sydnor M. Cozart Mr. & Mrs. James R. Davis, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Dew, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Boysen Diemer Mr. & Mrs. James J. Edmundson Ms. Norma Faye Etheridge Mr. & Mrs. Donald Evans Mr. & Mrs. Sco Fleck Mr. & Mrs. Ben Forbes, Jr. Mr. Donald R. Franks Mr. Robert B. Frantz Mr. & Mrs. Brian R. Grawburg Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Grigas Dr. & Mrs. Dave R. Haas Mrs. Janet M. Hackney Mrs. Sharyn Hardister Ms. Carolyn Lee Harmon Mr. & Mrs. Bre B. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Randy Harrison Mr. & Mrs. R. W. Harrison, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Reginald W. Harrison III Mr. & Mrs. John Hinnant

Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Hoffman, Jr. Mr. Jay Hood Mr. & Mrs. John Hoofnagle Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Howe, Jr. The Honorable & Mrs. James B. Hunt, Jr. Mr. William C. Hunter Ms. Diana B. James Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Jones Mr. & Mrs. Doug Jones Joyner's Funeral Home Dr. & Mrs. Norval C. Kneten Mr. & Mrs. Will Koster Mr. & Mrs. Riddick M. Lamm, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Langston Mr. & Mrs. Sam Lanier Mrs. Be y B. Leder Dr. & Mrs. Keith Lerro Dr. & Mrs. John Lund Vernon Mason & Andrew Summerlin Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Ma hews Mrs. Be y Ray McCain Mr. Thomas A. McClees, Jr. Mr & Mrs. Ed Moore Mr. & Mrs. W. Clark Moore Mr. & Mrs. B. Perry Morrison, Jr. Mr. Jerry Owens Mr. & Mrs. Coalter Paxton, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James W. Pi man Mrs. Ruth M. Pope Mrs. Sue Evans Powell Drs. Charles & Pet Pruden Mr. & Mrs. Tom Rhodes Rev. & Mrs. Charles J. Robl III Mayor & Mrs. C. Bruce Rose

Mr. & Mrs. Russell Lee Stephenson III Mrs. Edith Bridgers Stokes

Dr. Sam B. Ryburn

Mr. & Mrs. Russell L. Stephenson, Jr. Rev. Marty Stebbins & Mr. Bob Grudier Mrs. Holmes B. Smoot Mr. & Mrs. Jim Smith

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Alan Sa erly

Mr. Charles T. Shirley

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sargent

Dr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Searcy

2015 New & Renewed Contributors continued

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SUPPORTER Mr. & Mrs. Graham Andrews Mr. Charles Barnes Mrs. June Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Barnes, Jr. Mrs. Vickie L. Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Sco M. Benson Mr. & Mrs. Branch H. Benton Lisa Elmore Berry Mr. & Mrs. Rob Best Mr. & Mrs. Dan Blackmon Mr. & Mrs. John Book Dr. & Mrs. Michael L. Bowen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Boye e Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boye e, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James A. Boykin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Earl Boykin Mr. & Mrs. Duncan A. Bracey III Mr. & Mrs. William A. Bridgers Mr. & Mrs. Duran Broadhurst Dr. & Mrs. Jeff Broadwater Mrs. Martha Lane Camp

Mr. & Mrs. George T. Stronach III Mr. & Mrs. Barry Suydam Ms. Kimberly Van Dyk Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Varnell Mrs. Donald F. Vincent Drs. Bill & Cathi Wallace Ms. Inza Bell Walston Ms. Martha K. Walston Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Walston, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. H. H. Walston III Mr.& Mrs. Randy Walters Dr. & Mrs. John Q. Watson Ms. Diane L. Webb & Mr. Chip Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Widener Mr. & Mrs. John L. Wiggins III Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Williams Mr. & Mrs. C. Buren Williford Mr. & Mrs. Chris Williford Dr. & Mrs. Heber Windley III Mrs. Melanie B. Womble Mrs. Penny Womble Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Woodard Mr. & Mrs. Spurgeon Youngblood

Dr. & Mrs. James B. Cash Mrs. Connie H. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Bill Colon Mr. & Mrs. Harold Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Speight Daniel III Mr. & Mrs. J. William Davis Dr. & Mrs. Lindsey de Guehery Dr. & Mrs. Dave Dolman Mr. & Mrs. Haywood Edmundson IV Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Farris, Jr. Mr. Charles P. Farris, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Fielding Mr. & Mrs. Hunter L. Fleming III Mr. & Mrs. Vance Forbes Mr. Ted A. Fulford Mr. & Mrs. Harry D. Gauss Mr. & Mrs. Frank K. Gill Mr. & Mrs. Soc Gliarmis Mr. & Mrs. Horace Goff Mrs. Ann L. Griffin Mr. & Mrs. John Harris Mr. & Mrs. Clyde P. Harris, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James Heenan Mrs. Brenda Jagnandan Ms. Ann B. Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Phillip C. Johnson Mr. H. F. Kelly, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Kirkland III Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Kirkland, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Royal A. Klein Mr. & Mrs. John G. Koster, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. John Gray Koster, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Krabill Dr. Michael J. Kushner & Sarah Warden Mr. & Mrs. Avere e M. Lamm Mr. & Mrs. Russ Landen Mr. & Mrs. Dallas S. Lane Mr. Steven R. Leder Lee Ford Lincoln Mr. & Mrs. Guilford Legge Mr. & Mrs. Kris Lynch Dr. & Mrs. Lewis P. Mar n Dr. Hui Ma ox, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Mauze, Jr. Mrs. Linda May Margaret Clark McRae

Ms. Ki y Meares Mr. & Mrs. Craig Michael Myers Mr. & Mrs. John B. Neese Mr. & Mrs. Conrad R. Odden Mr. & Mrs. W. Barre Page Mr. Arnold B. Parris Mr. & Mrs. Walston Peters Mr. & Mrs. Royce N. Poythress Mr. & Mrs. Jay Province Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Putney III Ms. Caroline Farris Quinn Mrs. Katherine J. Rea Mr. & Mrs. Greg Robbins Dr. & Mrs. Cur s Roney Dr. & Mrs. Robert Nelson Sa erfield Mr. & Mrs. Don Schamay Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Simmons Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin A. Skinner III Dr. & Mrs. Robert F. Sloop Mr. & Mrs. Eliot F. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sorenson Mrs. Virginia S nely Mr. & Mrs. Edward Styles Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie L. Su on Mr. & Mrs. Harold V. Tarleton The Wilson Times/Dickerman Family Mr. & Mrs. Larry Thompson Mr. Ray Tinsley Travel & Topics Book Club Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Udi s Tripp & Annabelle Vaughan Mrs. Doris S. Walston Mr. & Ms. William H. Ward Mr. & Mrs. Ray Warenda Wilson Book Club Mrs. Bonnie Young

CONTRIBUTOR Anonymous Be y G. Banks Mr. & Mrs. John G. Barber Mr. & Mrs. Alton C. Bardin, Jr. Mrs. Be y B. Bikle Mrs. Betsy M. Blake Bonnie F. Boles Mrs. Genia Tyson Bone Mr. & Mrs. Tim Boomer

* Deepest sympathy to the families of those that have passed away this year.

2015 Contributors continued

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Mr. & Mrs. Randy S. Deans Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hardie Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Webb Wilson County

IN-KIND SERVICE

Mr. & Mrs. David Boone Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boswell Mr. & Mrs. Lennis Brinson, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Brugh, Jr. Mr. Fred M. Bunn, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bob Calvert Mr. & Mrs. George P. Carr Ms. Angela R. Cobos Mr. & Mrs. Lou Craig Mrs. Mary Helen Dempsey Mr. & Mrs. Jerome De Perlinghi Mr. & Mrs. Ben Eagles Mr. & Mrs. Gil Eve , Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Farmer Mr. & Mrs. William Farris Mr. Robert S. Flippin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brent Flowers Mrs. Elizabeth L. Fogleman Mr. & Mrs. Charles Freeman Mrs. Gloria Freeman Mrs. Nancy Forbes Freemon Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Fuller Mr. Chip Futrell Drs. Jessica McKee & Milan Genge Mrs. Beatrice W. Gille e Mr. Lee S. Gliarmis Mrs. Harriet C. Glover Mark Gordan & Shanna Kashdan Mrs. Mabel Gray Henry Mr. & Mrs. Richard Herring Mr. & Mrs. Fred M. Hight III Mrs. Suzanne D. Holdford Ms. Sue Holland Mr. & Mrs. Ashley T. Hooks Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Hooper Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Ho ovy Mr. & Mrs. George G. Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Kennedy Mrs. Tonya Eatmon Kessler Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Kidd, Jr. Mrs. Lynda A. Land Mrs. Susan D. Lane Ms. Judith Brewer Lee Mr. Robbie Lemmons Mr. & Mrs. Timothy F. McCarthy Ms. Kim T. McClees

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Mooring Ms. Kathryn Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Newberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert Parker Garde & Lucye Parson Mrs. Judith W. Proctor Mr. & Mrs. Tom Purinai Mr. & Mrs. Hunter A. Rascoe Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Rhodes, Jr. Mr. Jack E. Saylor Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Schiefer Mrs. Katherine W. Sco Mr. & Mrs. Cloyd J. Shiffer Mr. & Mrs. John T. Smith Ms. Patricia Ann Smithwick Mrs. Gaynell Stallings Mrs. Patricia T. Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Todd S nagle Dr. & Mrs. Robert T. Stone Mr. & Mrs. Whit Tart Dr. & Mrs. James Van Taylor III Mr. Robert Thaxton Barnes Thompson Landscaping Mr. & Mrs. Russell* Thompson, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Roger Z. Thurman Mrs. Verona True Mr. & Mrs. Tim Valen ne Mrs. Diana Harriss Wallace Mrs. Celeste R. Watson Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Watson Ms. Beverly Wells Mrs. Chantal Whelan Mr. & Mrs. John Winstead, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John T. Worrell Mr. & Mrs. John S. Wright Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wya Mr. & Mrs. George A. Yelverton III

2016 Board of Trustees

& Committee Members

Officers

Buck Yelverton, Jr., President Melodye Tomlin, Vice President

Diana James, Secretary Melodye Tomlin, Treasurer

Dr. Frank Eagles, Past President

Trustees

Ann Brice Angela Cobos

Dr. Rena Corbett Don Franks

Gloria Freeman Tom Hackney

B. Perry Morrison, Jr. Rev. Charles Robl III Rev. Marty Stebbins

Hal Tarleton Verona True

Lu-Ann Monson, Ex-Officio

Kathryn Ferrari Bethune Executive Director

Committee Members

Randy Deans

Jerome De Perlinghi Beth Fogleman Pam Grawburg

Sharyn Hardister Ken Jones Terry Klein

Jay Province Trish Province

Betsy Peters Rascoe Gary Smolen

Holmes Smoot Gaynell Stallings

Tripp Vaughan Betty Lou Walston

Stuart Walston Diane Webb

Melanie Womble Penny Womble

Finance, Hospitality, Marketing,

Properties & Visioning Committees

Preservation NC Award goes to

De Perlinghi Jerome and Rosa De Perlinghi have been awarded a 2015 Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit from Preservation NC for their work with Eyes on Main Street. Presented since 1974, the Awards of Merit give recognition to individuals or organizations that have demonstrated a genuine commitment to historic preservation through extraordinary leadership, research, philanthropy, promotion, and/or significant participation in preservation. Preservation NC, founded in 1939, promotes and protects the buildings and landscapes of the state’s diverse heritage. Between the complete restoration of the Mack Bass House, an endangered 1913 Colonial Revival-style house in the Broad-Kenan Historic District; The Wilson Project, which showcased 90 black-and-white portraits of people from all walks of the community; and with inspiration from The Wilson Project, De Perlinghi was led to another exhibit entitled Eyes on Main Street. Jerome created the concept: 100 windows, 100 images, 100 days. Nash Street, the main street of Wilson was transformed into a vibrant outdoor gallery spanning six city blocks. The second edition of Eyes

on Main Street will kick-off with a Street Party on April 9th and will run until July 10, 2016. B. Perry Morrison, Jr., past-president of Preservation of Wilson and a volunteer for the festival says "The De Perlinghis' arrival in our community might in future years be viewed as a watershed moment in Wilson's history. They have brought energy, enthusiasm, talent and artistic direction to an area of Wilson that was tired and depressed. They have awakened in all of our citizens a sense of pride in community, as well as a realization of how important cultural tourism can be as a driving force for economic development." To learn more visit the website at www.eyesonmainstreetwilson.com.

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Rosa & Jerome De Perlinghi with Kathy Bethune during the awards program at the 2015 PNC Annual Conference in

Salisbury, NC. Photo by Tammy Cantrell, Encaptured & Co.

Letter from the Director The start of a new year has always been one of my favorite times. I am not sure if it is because I have a January birthday or just because I love change. Whatever it is, I welcome 2016 and all that is possible with you along side of Preservation of Wilson. With our new ads promoting Wilson as a small town with big advantages, we are getting the message out that Historic Downtown Wilson offers charming and affordable homes. With our tree-lined neighborhoods, vibrant arts community, ideal location 40 minutes to Raleigh, less than an hour to an international airport, two hours to the beach, and four to the mountains coming home to Wilson is becoming an option for many. With Raleigh’s housing

prices more than double that of Wilson, we are positioned for much growth. Please join us on this exciting adventure. Your support; time, talent and treasure, is vital to ensuring the success of the preservation mission. Whether you serve on a committee, have been elected as a Trustee, or make a gift, you are contributing to the enhancement of our historic districts. Thank you for your past and future participation and generosity. We are glad to have you on the Preservation Team! Kathryn Ferrari Bethune

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Update from the Marketing Committee

Come home to small town living with big advantages

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The Business of Preservation of Wilson

President Buck Yelverton leads the Annual Meeting on January 14th held at the Wilson Visitors Center. Trustees meet quarterly, however, the first meeting of the year is our Annual Meeting. This is a joint meeting with Trustees and Committee Members giving us an excellent opportunity to come together for social time and then the business at hand. We have Board approved Operating Procedures and a strong committee structure in place to help us reach our preservation goals.

Preservation of Wilson holds it’s Trustee Meetings at the Wilson Visitors Center. With a smaller crowd than the Annual Meeting we are able to conduct business in the Board Room for a less formal setting.

This photo comes from the last meeting of 2015 with Frank Eagles presiding as President.

If you would like to be part of a committee, please let one of our Trustees know or contact Kathy Bethune at 252-234-7694 or kfb@preservationofwilson.com.

We are currently seeking additional committee members for the Hospitality Committee. If you enjoy being a part of event planning and cooking, please give us a call!

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After serving as President for two years, Frank L. Eagles will pass the honor to Buck Yelverton, Jr. Since 2006 and the creation of Preservation of Wilson as we know it today, we are grateful to the following Past-Presidents. J. Robert Boykin, III (2006-08) Garland Homes, Jr. (2008-11) B. Perry Morrison, Jr. (2011-13) Dr. Frank L. Eagles (2013-15) The original concept of Preservation of Wilson was formed in 1984 as the Historical Preservation Fund of Wilson County, Inc. under the visionary leadership of other community preservationists: James E. Fulghum H. M. Jeffries, Jr. Ruth J. Davis Russell A. Thompson Lawrence Brett

Left and in the center, Rev. Charles Robl III is ready to start work as a new Trustee. With lessons from Past Presidents’ Perry and Frank he’s on the right path.

Jay Province, on the right, is a member of the Properties and Marketing Committees, in addition to being the current President of the Old Wilson Neighbors Association, the local historic neighborhoods association. This group has been active for decades and is gaining new speed with the increased interest in the affordable and unique housing stock in Historic Downtown Wilson. For more information on the neighborhood group, email Secretary, Leslie Flowers at wbf528@gmail.com.

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Center City Partners

Center City Partners is a program Preservation of Wilson developed to foster long-term success through on-going partnerships. This offers organizations with common interests to seek ways to strengthen relationships and identify partnership opportunities.

With an informal structure and flexibility, the program identifies four groups: Saving Neighborhoods Together, Building the Arts through Partnerships, Preserving Our Past and Making the Connection. Under the leadership of the Visioning Committee, one of our goals is to form a Steering Committee for “Saving our Neighborhoods Together.” It is no surprise we turned to Barbara Blackston, Executive Director of the Wilson Community Improvement Association. For the January Committee meeting we met at WCIA’s headquarters located in the former Mercy Hospital on Green Street. This Neo-Classical Revival structure, circa 1913, is fully restored and also home to the Mercy Business Training and Development Center. WCIA are true partners with

their mission to improve the quality of life of all residents in Wilson and surrounding counties by building and supporting stable, safe and economically viable neighborhoods According to Blackston, “From the beginning WCIA recognizes that to bring about change within our community we needed partners. No one entity can do it alone; you must have partners to achieve the greatest impact of community revitalization. We wel-come the opportunity to partner with Preservation of Wilson in its efforts of revitalization.”

We invite all housing partners to get involved. To learn more, please visit our website and click on Center City Partners. And as Barbara says, “no one entity can do it alone!”

Lu-Ann Monson chats with two staff members of WCIA during the reception prior to the Annual Meeting. To the right of Lu-Ann is Tacita Hamilton, Housing Counselor and Deanie Dawson, Housing Director.

Barbara Blackston

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Message from the President It is a true honor to be selected to serve as President of the Board of Trustees of Preservation of Wilson. Previous Presidents have set a high bar of excellence in leadership and promotion which our Board and various committees will strive to maintain and expand. We are blessed with an excellent Executive Director Kathy Bethune, whose contract has been renewed by the Board for another two years. Her hard work and guidance the past eight years are greatly appreciated by all. We are taking steps to empower our committees to have more voice at Executive Board meetings and Board of Trustees meetings. Additionally, we have initiated a dialog with our counterparts at the Wilson Community Improvement Association. Our plan is to work more closely with these friends in the coming weeks and months to provide preservation services to all citizens of Wilson County. We have outstanding new Trustees and committee members as mentioned in other places in this Newsletter. These folks, along with our current active Trustees and committee members, provide great community resources that will carry our Preservation of Wilson organization through a productive 2016.

Thanks for all your support, input, and interest.

Buck Yelverton

Preservation of Wilson 113 East Nash Street, Suite 315

PO Box 2741 Wilson, NC 27894-2741

(252) 234-7694

www.preservationofwilson.com

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Mission Statement

Preservation of Wilson provides leadership in the revitalization efforts of Wilson County’s unique architectural heritage. As stewards of Wilson’s historic

buildings, we actively promote historic, architectural, and culturally significant properties. Our efforts are to ensure that revitalized properties will contribute in the aesthetics of the community, increase the value of surrounding properties,

and create a safe and welcoming environment.

To learn more and get involved, please visit our website or give us a call.

www.preservationofwilson.com 252-234-7694

info@preservationofwilson.com