Louisburg - 18th Century Architecture in the Upper Tar River Valley
January 29, 2015 |
Annual Joseph E. Elmore Lecture Featuring Michael Southern: Senior Architectural Historian and GIS Coordinator with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, Michael Southern is a native of Raleigh and a 1973 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined the state’s Historic Preservation Office (HPO) as an intern in 1974 and has worked in many capacities over the past four decades, including survey specialist, restoration specialist, Western Office preservation specialist in Asheville, section historian, and supervisor of the Survey and National Register Branch. He is co-author, with colleagues Catherine Bishir and Jennifer Martin, of three field guides to the state’s historic architecture (UNC Press, 1996 and 2003). Michael is currently Senior Architectural Historian and Geographic Information System (GIS) Coordinator for the HPO. In 2000 in received the Robert E. Stipe Professional Award from Preservation North Carolina, and he was a 2012 recipient of a Governor’s Award for Excellence for Innovation for his role in developing the HPO’s computer mapping enterprise.
Michael began his career in Franklin County as field assistant to architectural historian Catherine Bishir, in the company of county historian Thilbert H. Pearce. It was a happy time, and Michael is delighted to return “home” for this occasion.
The Tar River Center for History and Culture is proud to announce its 2014-2015 Lecture Series, focusing on “The Early Development of the Tar River Valley of North Carolina.” Lectures are held Thursday evenings, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Benson Chapel of Louisburg College. All are free and open to the public. Parking is available in front of the chapel and adjacent to the Jones Performing Arts Center (both parking areas are accessible from College Street, Louisburg). For more information, please contact Maurice York at myork@louisburg.edu or (919) 497-3252 or visit www.louisburg.edu/tarrivercenter.
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Louisburg, NC |
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myork@louisburg.edu |
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