Phase II of this project will begin in July 2024. The community kickoff meeting will be held in person on Tuesday, July 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Halifax Community Center (1023 Halifax St). Join the City's Historic Preservation staff to meet the new project consultant, receive project updates, and share stories of where LGBTQIA+ people gathered, met, celebrated, loved, and lived in Raleigh.
The City of Raleigh, on behalf of the Raleigh Historic Development Commission (RHDC), has hired a consultant to prepare a historic context statement. The report will identify places important to LGBTQIA+ history and culture in Raleigh and provide criteria for evaluating future sites for either traditional historic designation or alternative forms of non-regulatory recognition.
This project is a first step to document and recognize historic places important to Raleigh’s LGBTQIA+ community. It will not be a comprehensive LGBTQIA+ history of Raleigh or of North Carolina. The final report will include a brief history of Raleigh’s LGBTQIA+ communities, up to 10 oral history interviews, a list of significant historic places (both existing and lost), documentation of up to 20 important places, and will recommend sites and topics for future research.
Thanks to those who have followed the progress of Phase I, attended the community meetings, and participated in online surveys. A Request for Proposals (RFP) for Phase II of this project is now underway with a new consultant team, MdM Historical Consultants. Phase II will build on the preliminary research and historic places roster developed during Phase I and will deliver a final report for public use at the end of the year.
Please visit the Email Alerts page to sign up to receive alerts from the RHDC when future Phase II community meetings are scheduled.
Project Details
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Historic Preservation
- Date Range:
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- Budget:
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$29,000
- Project Lead:
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Erin Morton Pugh, Senior Preservation Planner
