NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1068

HOUSE BILL 1100

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE JACOB W. HOLT HOUSE IN WARRENTON, WARREN COUNTY.

 

Whereas, Jacob W. Holt was one of the leading builder-architects in North Carolina in the period from 1844 to the 1860s, when he returned to his native state of Virginia, and in the 1870s, when he again worked in North Carolina; and

Whereas, Jacob Holt was responsible for one of the largest groups of architectural works attributed to a single builder in the State—seven buildings in North Carolina are known to have been built by him and 61 other buildings are attributed to him; and

Whereas, one of the houses in which Jacob Holt lived in Warrenton, Warren County, is a unique towered Italianate-style villa on Bragg Street at Franklin Street and is described as "the residence and workshop of Jacob W. Holt"; and

Whereas, the Town of Warrenton, Warren County, wishes to honor Jacob Holt, who, through his works and the influence of his works, contributed so greatly to the visual and cultural heritage of North Carolina, by preserving his home and the site of his workshop; and

Whereas, the Jacob W. Holt House has been acquired by the Town of Warrenton which plans to preserve the house for the enlightenment and enjoyment of the citizens of the State of North Carolina; and

Whereas, the Town of Warrenton has already raised twenty-nine thousand dollars ($29,000) of private and federal funds for the preservation of the Jacob Holt House; and

Whereas, the Town of Warrenton seeks a State appropriation to assist with the archaeological, historical, and architectural research on the house and site and the repair and weatherproofing of the house; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, for the 1977-79 biennium the sum of ten thousand eight hundred dollars ($10,800), ten thousand dollars ($10,000) of which will be available to the Town of Warrenton, Warren County, for the purpose of archaeological, historical, and architectural research on the Jacob W. Holt House and site and the repair and weatherproofing of the house, the remainder of which will be used by the Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, to provide technical services to the Town of Warrenton for the project provided an amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) is raised by the Town of Warrenton. Funds appropriated in this act shall be expended only in accordance with G.S. 121-11 and G.S. 143-31.2.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective on July 1, 1977.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of July, 1977.