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15 presentation at The Theatre in Washington on historic properties in Rappahannock County.
That presentation grew out of a year-long study documenting the history of county homes, churches, mills and other structures, and its historic villages.
Hunter noted that currently there are. seven county properties and two historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places, and the survey identified “several dozen” more that meet the eligibility criteria for such designation.
The study also suggested new historic districts in the villages of Flint Hill, Laurel Mills and Woodville, and several possible rural historic districts.
Hunter, who played a key role in gathering support for the study, volunteered to help form a committee or task force to work with the Planning Commission on introducing additional historic preservation language in the county’s Comprehensive Plan.
Chairman Tom Junk of Sperryville and commission member Jennifer Mathews of Flint Hill agreed to serve on the historic preservation committee and more members may be added later.
Bob Lander of Castleton, president of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection, urged the commission to “get involved” in the historic preservation movement and find ways to implement the ideas of the recent study.
"I think it is time that the Planning Commission recognize what people are interested in and get involved in the historic preservation movement," said Lander.
County Administrator John McCarthy noted that “there is a fair amount of resistance” to the idea of creating new historic districts because of a widespread misunderstanding of the concept and its implications.
Many people mistakenly believe that historic designation imposes restrictions on what they can do with their properties. “Some people fear that if they are in a historic district, someone is going to tell them what color they can paint their house,” he said.
Designation of a village historic district, such as the one created in the village of Sperryville, does not restrict what a property owner in that district may do with his property.
See PLAN, Page A6
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