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100-year-old Salisbury home named local historic landmark
SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council voted to designate the Wright-Hobson House located at 302 South Fulton Street as a local historic landmark. At the Oct. 17 meeting, City Planner Emily Vanek stated that properties under consideration as a historic landmark need “to have special significance for its historical, prehistorical, architectural or cultural importance in…
Read MoreOctoberTour sends patrons on a historic trip through Salisbury
SALISBURY — The history of Salisbury is rich and full of stories that help put in perspective how far the city has come in its 270 years of existence. On Oct. 14 and 15, the Historic Salisbury Foundation had their 48th annual OctoberTour, where people got to see for themselves the famed, local houses that…
Read MoreOctoberTour happening in Salisbury this weekend
SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) – One of the most popular events of the year is taking place in Salisbury this weekend. The 48th annual OctoberTour of historic homes and buildings is happening on Saturday and Sunday. Visitors can tour 10 historic properties, including the signature Dr. Josephus Hall House, with structures dating from 1766 through 1972,…
Read MoreYou never know what you may find: Shoppers find value at Second Saturday Salvage
SALISBURY — An old building that once served Salisbury’s ice needs is now serving up a refreshing blast from the past every second Saturday of the month. The Historic Salisbury Foundation repurposed the icehouse on East Horah Street near downtown as a salvage store for all sorts of knick-knacks and old materials from various properties…
Read MoreHistory lesson: Cheraw mayor visits Salisbury, takes notes
SALISBURY — Salisbury’s reputation for historic preservation efforts earned it a visit from a South Carolina mayor on Monday. Cheraw Mayor Andy Ingram joined several Salisbury residents for a tour of the Hall House Museum, which is located on Jackson Street in the city’s historic district. “(Salisbury) has a gorgeous historic district,” Ingram said. I…
Read MoreDoors open to an expanded OctoberTour
Fifty years ago, 200 Salisbury citizens became preservation activists. They were concerned that historically significant structures were being demolished for banks and parking lots. On April 12, 1972, they joined founder Ed Clement as charter members of Historic Salisbury Foundation. Five decades later, our city is known far and wide as Historic Salisbury and our…
Read MoreHistoric Salisbury Foundation to award $50,000 in exterior preservation grants
SALISBURY — For its 50th anniversary, Historic Salisbury Foundation is funding $50,000 in exterior preservation grants to homeowners. The $1,000 grants apply to homes in historic districts not protected by local ordinance and all household incomes are eligible with varying levels of funding. Houses 50 years old or older located in the following historic districts…
Read MoreHistoric Salisbury Foundation’s History On Tap returns for summer
SALISBURY — Historic Salisbury Foundation invites the public to its eighth annual summer event series: History on Tap (H.O.T.) during the “H.O.T.” summer months of June, July and August. The HSF invites active and potential members to cool off by sampling local craft beer while exploring several of the community’s more interesting historic places and…
Read MoreHistoric Salisbury Foundation honors seven with preservation awards
SALISBURY — The Historic Salisbury Foundation presented its preservation award ceremony Thursday at the historic Salisbury Depot for the first time in five years. With 19 applications submitted, seven winners were awarded in categories highlighting preservation of neighborhoods and businesses, along with other rehabilitation projects. Each winner received a plaque and a piece of the…
Read MoreHistoric Salisbury Foundation celebrating its 50th anniversary
SALISBURY — On April 12, 1972, more than 200 residents crowded into the second-floor meeting room of the famed 1850 Rowan County Courthouse. These pioneers, like Rowan County’s Daniel Boone before them, were venturing into uncharted territory. Their frontier was a wilderness of ideas about the future of Salisbury’s built environment. Were the people of…
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