Roanoke Colonies Research Newsletter
Volume 1.2 (May 1994)

New Preservation Group Organizes on Roanoke Island
by Bebe Woody

Enhancing public awareness of Manteo’s architectural heritage and encouraging resident support for sympathetic community development are challenges that Roanoke Island’s newest citizen group have placed on their agenda. Calling themselves the Manteo Preservation Trust, their vision for Manteo is for the small town of about 1500 to capture and reflect its historical heritage, embracing its architectural past in a manner that reveals historical experiences and cultural
expressions.

The newly formed group has identified two immediate goals: to complete a survey of local historic properties and to identify architectural designs sympathetic with the town’s heritage. The organization recently applied to North Carolina’s Department of Cultural Resources for a Survey and Planning Grant to help accomplish these goals.

Meanwhile, the group is busy organizing itself to develop its membership, appoint various program chairs, and define short and long range goals.

Interested individuals may contact Terry McDowell or Bebe Woody, Manteo Preservation Trust, P.O. Box 1029, Manteo, NC, 27954, or call (919) 473-3282/473 9851.

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