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funds that are required to match this grant. The group is developing a set of local history exhibits that will be permanently displayed in the Main Building. Eastern Cabarrus has sponsored the nomination of the campus, and two adjoining buildings, to the National Register of Historic Places. The nominatio~ has been forwarded to the Keeper of the Register for final action. The broad base of support for historic perservation in Concord and Cabarrus County is reflected in other activities as well. The Concord daily newspaper printed a popular windshield tour of the County's historic buildings during the Bicentennial su~er; the Gold History Corporation, a citizen group that provides financial support for the Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site near Georgeville, has received numerous contributions from Cabarrus County residents. Most significant, however, is the visibly increased interest of Cabarrus natives and newcomers to the County in owning, preserving and living in houses of historic and architectural significance. This interest is widely co~ented upon by local realtors, and has glve~ birth to a contracting firm specializing i~ the repair and restoration of nineteenth and early twentieth century homes. The proposed project will directly involve the ma2or countywide preservation organization, Historic Cabarrus, Incorporated, which will provide a sizeable proportio~ of the local matching funds. The project will also involve private individuals engaged or seeking to restore or rehabilitate historically and architecturally significant buildings. The expanded printing of the inventory publication wilt acquaint a muc~ broader public with the historic resources of Cabarrus County, and produce wider recongition of the properties held by private individuals. Finally, the nomination of properties to ~he National Register of Historic places will afford recognitio~ that may stimulate present owners to better maintain or restore such properties. Nomination may also facilitate, where necessary, the conversion of significant properties to new uses by private owners. B. Goals The project is proposed to promote the following objectives: 1. To provide recognition of buildings and groups of buildings in Concord and Cabarrus County that are associated with people and events that have contributed to the broad patterns of American History, or are notable examples of American Architecture. Such recognition can be obtained by making the publication of tile Comprehensive Con~unity Inventory more widely available, and by nominating eligible p~'operties to the National Register of Historic Places. This favorable publicity may encourage owners to better maintain or to restore such properties, and may e~courage newcomers from other parts of the United States to invest in these buildings as places to live and work. 2. Expanded publication of the Comprehensive Con~unity Inventory will create more interest and broader understanding of the heritage and culture of Concord and Cabarrus County among the general public. Through conversations with several printing concerns, the Concord Planning Department has learned that the funds presently budgeted for printing the inventory publication, $3,800.00, will suffice to print about 400 Copies of the document. Demand for the publication is certain to outstrip this number. A sizeable proportion of the several