Town offering several opportunities to celebrate Preservation Month

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 10:51am

May is Preservation Month, and the Historic Preservation Program (HPP) is partnering with the Wake Forest Historical Museum to celebrate by offering two free webinars later this month. Both will feature graduate student projects focused on the history of the Northeast Community and the Ailey Young House:  

  • Wednesday, May 18, 6:30 p.m. - Christopher Robey, Master of Landscape Architecture candidate at the University of Georgia, will share his research around Simmons Row and Heritage Strategies for Interpreting the site adjacent to the Ailey Young House along North White Street.
  • Wednesday, May 25; 6:30 p.m. - Sherry Boyette, Master of Arts in Anthropology candidate at NC State University, will discuss her archaeological research about Porch Living: The Material Culture of the Ailey Young House.

The public is invited to attend these Zoom webinars online or by phone. There is no cost to participate, but registration is required at http://bit.ly/WFPreservationMonth. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar.

Another way to commemorate Preservation Month and learn more about Wake Forest’s history is to take a virtual tour of the Downtown Historic District and the Local Historic District. Both online tours are available at http://bit.ly/WFPreservationMonth. The Wake Forest Historical Museum is also offering a Downtown Walking tour in May. For more information and to register, visit https://wakeforestmuseum.org/.

Finally, the Town of Wake Forest and the Historic Preservation Commission are updating the Historic Preservation Plan, and we need your input. A public survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WF-HPP, while a Community Visioning Workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, from 6-7 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St. Residents, business owners, and stakeholders are urged to participate and help shape the Town’s Historic Preservation Program for the next 10 years. For more information visit https://bit.ly/WFHistoricPreservationPlanUpdate.