Mitchelltown Preservation Society
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If you would like additional information about the
Mitchelltown Preservation Society, Mitchelltown Historic
District, the Mitchelltown Restoration Project, or have a
general question, please send us an email.
Mitchelltown Preservation Society, Mitchelltown Historic
District, the Mitchelltown Restoration Project, or have a
general question, please send us an email.
Ways to Help
You can help the Mitchelltown Preservation
Society (MPS) in many ways:
By writing a check or money order donation,
payable to the Mitchelltown Preservation
Society and sending it to Treasurer, 500 College
Street, Kinston NC 28501.
By registering your MVP card and getting all
your friends and family to do the same (see
News).
By joining the MPS; $10 for individual
households; $25 for businesses; and $50 for
patrons. Send to the same address above.
By volunteering to help with:
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your
contributions are tax deductible.
You can help the Mitchelltown Preservation
Society (MPS) in many ways:
By writing a check or money order donation,
payable to the Mitchelltown Preservation
Society and sending it to Treasurer, 500 College
Street, Kinston NC 28501.
By registering your MVP card and getting all
your friends and family to do the same (see
News).
By joining the MPS; $10 for individual
households; $25 for businesses; and $50 for
patrons. Send to the same address above.
By volunteering to help with:
- Phase I renovations
- On Yard Sale days
- On Clean Up days
- Regular yard maintenance
- Collecting for yard sales
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your
contributions are tax deductible.
A nonprofit historic preservation organization located in Kinston, North Carolina
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| 2009 MPS Officers President, Rose Clark roseclark06@hotmail.com Vice President, Sheila Gooding stgooding@aol.com Treasurer, Jane G. Gaston jggaston@yahooo.com Secretary, Karen Lovett m567@suddenlink.com |
THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION OF KINSTON
The Historic District Commission oversees the many historic districts in Kinston and Lenoir County. Part of its duties
is ensuring any exterior changes or additions to existing historic structures meet the Design Guidelines.
Anyone who wishes to make exterior changes or additions must submit a Certificate of Appropriateness Form to the
Commission before beginning a project.
The COA should be submitted to the Planning Department, City of Kinston, 3 weeks prior to the Historic District
Commission's monthly meetings (the first Monday of each month). Anyone submitting a COA is welcome to attend
the meeting in which it will appear for vote.
There are, however, many improvements you can make to an historic home in Kinston which do not require a COA.
These include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
Note that if you are about to restore or rehabilitate an historic home, you should first submit an application for
Federal or State tax credits. North Carolina is one of the states that has these incentives to historic homeowners.
Assistance in filing for these tax credits can be obtained by contacting the Kinston Planning Department at 252-939-
3265 or the Greenville branch of the State Historic Preservation Office at 252-830-6580.
For information on Federal and State grants that may be available, visit these websites:
The National Trust
National Park Service
NC State Preservation Office
The Historic District Commission oversees the many historic districts in Kinston and Lenoir County. Part of its duties
is ensuring any exterior changes or additions to existing historic structures meet the Design Guidelines.
Anyone who wishes to make exterior changes or additions must submit a Certificate of Appropriateness Form to the
Commission before beginning a project.
The COA should be submitted to the Planning Department, City of Kinston, 3 weeks prior to the Historic District
Commission's monthly meetings (the first Monday of each month). Anyone submitting a COA is welcome to attend
the meeting in which it will appear for vote.
There are, however, many improvements you can make to an historic home in Kinston which do not require a COA.
These include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
- Roof repair.
- Painting.
- Caulking and weatherstripping.
- Installation of window air conditioners, TV antennas and other temporary mechanical equipment.
- Removal of trees less than 6" in diameter.
- Repairs to walks, porches, fences and driveways as long as replacement/repair materials match the original.
- Replacement of small amounts of missing or deteriorated siding, trim, roof shingles, porch flooring, steps,
etc., as long as replacement materials match the original. (For siding, roofing and porch flooring,
approximately 20 square feet or less is considered normal maintenance. - Installation of gutters and downspouts (as long as the color matches the house trim), roof ventilators or rear
slopes and chimney caps. - Installation of house numbers, mailboxes and outside light fixtures.
- Temporary signs such as for real estate or political.
- Installation of storm windows/screens.
Note that if you are about to restore or rehabilitate an historic home, you should first submit an application for
Federal or State tax credits. North Carolina is one of the states that has these incentives to historic homeowners.
Assistance in filing for these tax credits can be obtained by contacting the Kinston Planning Department at 252-939-
3265 or the Greenville branch of the State Historic Preservation Office at 252-830-6580.
For information on Federal and State grants that may be available, visit these websites:
The National Trust
National Park Service
NC State Preservation Office