Neighbors in the Broadell neighborhood off Murchison Road have worked diligently and over time worked to put the place that they call home on the national map — that is the National Register of Historic Places.
I am pulling for them.
So should you.
If they reach the goal, it’s a win for all of us in a city that tends to value its history. Remember our former city slogan: History, heroes and a hometown feeling?
Fayetteville and North Carolina seem to believe in Broadell
The city and the state continue to put muscle behind the effort.
At Monday’s City Council meeting, members voted 10-0 to receive a state Historic Preservation Fund Grant worth $21,000 to officially nominate the neighborhood for the historic register, a key step in the process. The vote also authorized city matching funds of $14,000. The money will be used to complete an architectural survey of Broadell, which is located near E.E. Smith High School and Fayetteville State University.