HISTORIC WILMINGTON FOUNDATION INC
2011 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28403 www.historicwilmington.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE HISTORIC WILMINGTON FOUNDATION IS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE IRREPLACEABLE HISTORIC RESOURCES OF WILMINGTON AND THE LOWER CAPE FEAR REGION.

The mission of the Historic Wilmington Foundation is to protect and preserve the irreplaceable historic resources of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear Region.

THE HISTORIC WILMINGTON FOUNDATION (HWF) WORKS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES WITHIN THE LOWER CAPE FEAR REGION. HUNDREDS OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN PRESERVED BECAUSE OF THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS AND INFLUENCE. WHEN NECESSARY, THE HWF WILL MAKE A LOAN. OR GUARANTEE A BANK LOAN, TO ENSURE THAT HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROPERTIES ARE MAINTAINED AND/OR SAVED FROM DEMOLITION. THE HWF PLAQUE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF BUILDINGS OVER 75 YEARS OLD. MORE THAN 550 PLAQUES HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED AND APPROVED FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC AND BEYOND. THE HWF SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ITS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY. SEMINARS, EXHIBITS AND LECTURES HAVE BEEN PRESENTED ON TOPICS INCLUDING: VANISHED BUILDINGS OF WILMINGTON, HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE ROSENWALD SCHOOLS, AND WILMINGTON'S ROLE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE CIVIL WAR. THE HWF ALSO OFFERS A SERIES OF TWO PRESERVATION TAX CREDIT WORKSHOPS CALLED "PRESERVATION FOR PROFIT AND "LIVE IN A LANDMARK". THE WORKSHOPS HAVE EDUCATED HUNDREDS OF REALTORS, DEVELOPERS, PROPERTY OWNERS, ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE HWF HOSTS FOUR ANNUAL EVENTS THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE HWF AND ITS WORK. MOST SIGNIFICANT IS THE HWF HOME TOUR WHICH TAKES PLACE DURING THE ANNUAL AZALEA FESTIVAL AND FEATURES HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY HOUSES OF VARIOUS STYLES AND ATTRACTS MANY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. HWF OFFERS GUIDED AND SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOURS OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON AND OTHER AREA HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS. WILMINGTON HAS EIGHT NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DISTRICTS AND THE HWF HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE CREATION AND DESIGNATION OF ALL OF THEM. BEGINNING WITH THE CREATION OF THE WILMINGTON HISTORIC DISTRICT IN 1974 HWF HAS HELPED ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICTS OF MASONBORO SOUND,CAROLINA PLACE, WESTBROOK ARDMORE, SUNSET PARK, CAROLINA HEIGHTS AND BROOKWOOD.

HISTORIC WILMINGTON FOUNDATION (HWF) OPERATES A RETAIL LEGACY SALVAGE OPERATION FOR SALVAGED BUILDING MATERIALS. ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS AND BUILDING MATERIALS SALVAGED FROM DECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS ARE DONATED TO HWF FOR THE LEGACY SALVAGE PROGRAM AND THEN MADE AVIALABLE FOR SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MATERIALS OFFERED FOR SALE INCLUDE DOORS, WINDOWS, DOOR KNOBS,FIREPLACE MANTELS, NEWEL POSTS, FINIALS,SINKS AND MANY OTHER ITEMS WHICH ARE CIRCA 1960 AND OLDER. DURING 2015, THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, HWF GENERATED $8,765 IN SALES REVENUE WHICH WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE fOUNDAITON'S PRESERVATION EFFORTS.

THROUGH THE HISTORIC WILMINGTON FOUNDATION (HWF) PRESERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM, A PRIVATE OWNER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GUARANTEE THE PERPECTUAL PROTECTION OF AN IMPORTANT HISTORIC RESOURCE WITHOUT GIVING UP OWNERSHIP, USE, OR ENJOYMENT OF THE ASSET. THE RESOURCE REMAINS IN PRIVATE HANDS BUT ITS CHARACTER AND HISTORIC VALUE IS SECURED FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE HWF HOLDS 95 EASEMENTS ON HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN WILMINGTON, NC AND THE SURROUNDING LOWER CAPE FEAR REGION. ALL EASEMENTS ARE ON CERTIFIED HISTORIC STRUCTURES WITHIN NATIONALLY REGISTERED HISTORIC DISTRICTS. HWF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH EASEMENT PROPERTY OWNERS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND LANDSCAPES ARE PROTECTED FROM INSENSITIVE ALTERATION OR NEGLECT.

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