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POLK COUNTY—The Polk County Historical Association is sponsoring a special program on the new architectural survey of Polk County to be performed. The featured speakers will be Elizabeth King and Kelly Molloy with the State Historic Preservation Office. Molloy will be the lead investigator for the Polk County survey.

The program is planned for Tuesday, August 13, at 2 p.m. at the historical museum in downtown Columbus. The speakers will discuss the scope of the survey and what they hope to accomplish. At the end of their presentation, they will ask the audience for any potential survey suggestions. Please come prepared to share your favorite historic buildings!

“Our efforts to complete the Polk County survey have gone a little slower than planned,” said King. “We are very excited about having Kelly Molloy in charge of the Polk County project. Kelly is currently finishing the review of two surveys, one in Montgomery County and a second in McDowell County. Our plan is for her to begin the Polk County survey shortly after the completion of those two projects.”

The new architectural survey is being funded by the Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Parks Service following the flooding disaster from Hurricane Florence in 2018. 

The public is invited to attend at no cost. The museum is located at 60 Walker Street in Columbus. 

 

Submitted by John Vining