Historic Plaques Approved for North Main! Order Yours Now!

NOMA is implementing it's Historic House Plaque Program that the neighborhood initially began back in 2008. We're very excited to have this opportunity to enhance and highlight our history!

North Main Plaque Design - Plastic

The Historic House Plaque Program provides an opportunity to invest owners of historic or architecturally significant houses with pride, knowledge, and the ability to serve as conscious custodians of their house heritage. Plaques enhance the appearance of older homes while promoting community awareness of our local history.

The goal of the Historic House Plaque Program is to encourage an appreciation of older properties and to allow passersby a glimpse into the history of a home, property or neighborhood. The plaque program was approved by the City of Salisbury's Historical Preservation Commission in its regular monthly meeting on March 12, 2015.

Brooklyn South Square Plaque Design - Wood

The neighborhood association (once again known as The Old North Salisbury Association - ONSA) had to obtain approval because of the decision to go with a plastic sign that is out of compliance with the Historic Guidelines as they are written. But thankfully, Commission member saw the benefit of a longer-lasting plaque with this material, over the wood signs that are used in other districts. NOMA's Historic House Plaque program will help to identify older houses and structures within our community.

Order forms are available to NOMA residents by emailing:

themainneighborhood@gmail.com.

Applications may also be requested by mail at: House Plaque Program Old North Salisbury Association 928 N Main Street Salisbury NC 28144.

Neighborhood leaders are able to help conduct limited research to confirm your home's property history. We use the inventory of homes compiled by the National Registry of Historic Places when the North Main Historic District was originally outlined. Email either:

• themainneighborhood@gmail.com; or
• northmainneighborhood@gmail.com 

to get your home's date of construction and Historic Property name. (The Historic Property name is most often the name of the original resident and may include the name of the owner

at the time the historic overlay was put in place - such as Salisbury's circa 1092 Hambley-Wallace House.)

Reference materials are also available at the Rowan Public Library in the history room to assist homeowners in researching their house history and preparing the house plaque application form.

ONSA will place the order with the sign company after receiving confirmation in writing of the homeowner’s approval of the text for the plaque. The plaques are $25.00, but if you send your check for $35.00, this will cover your paid membership to ONSA and get you a vote in general elections.

Checks should be made out to: Old North Salisbury Association, and mailed, with your application, to 928 N Main Street, Salisbury NC 28144.

You have some choices whether to include on your plaque the year or circa year of construction only
or to also include the Historic Property name. A maximum of two lines of text will be approved for each plaque. All house plaques will be the same size and shape (12 x 15” with a horizontal orientation) with black text on an off-white background. Because this is a historical program, the names of the current owners should not be used.

ONSA will also provide, per the Historic Preservation Commission's amendment to the application, instructions for mounting the plaque to your home.

We think this program will highlight the many special homes we have in our neighborhood and bring awareness to the fact that our homes have been preserved, in many cases, for over 100 years!

Congratulations, NOMA, on another awesome step forward!