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2023 NC Main Street Award: Design Best Historic Rehabilitation Project REF Properties West Depot Architecture Moore & Associates Engineering & Consulting, Inc. Kilian Engineering, Inc. A La Carla by Carla Timmons Design Watch The Award Video The former Coca-Cola bottling plant, located at 134 Moore Avenue in downtown Mount Airy, was constructed in 1925, and operated as a bottling facility until the early 1960’s. The 8,000 sq. ft Colonial Revival style building was partially

2023 NC Main Street Award: Design Best Facade Rehabilitation for More Than $15,000 Michael Basnight and Jamie Hatchell, Owners of the Pioneer Theater Melissa Dickerson, Town Manager, Town of Manteo Watch The Award Video The Pioneer Theater opened its doors in 1918 in downtown Manteo, and the theater was operated continuously by the Creef family until November 2022, making it the oldest family-owned small theater in the country. The owners made the difficult decision to close

2023 NC Main Street Award: Design Best Facade Rehabilitation for Less Than $15,000 Laurie Milligan Watch The Award Video The Frazier Building, located at 209 West Main Street in Elkin, North Carolina, was purchased by Laurie Milligan in the fall of 2021 for $165,000. The building had some exterior decay around the doors and windows, and a patchwork of paint that had been randomly added over the years. The Elkin Main Street program, on behalf of Ms. Milligan, requested a faca