Richard H. Jenrette

Life and Orange County connections

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1. 1985 Richard Jenrette buys Ayr Mount Richard H. Jenrette bought Ayr Mount, the 1815 Kirkland house outside Hillsborough, from the Kirkland family and paid for its restoration, hiring specialists to find its original paint colors and decor. It was the only house he bought in North Carolina. Place: Ayr Mount, HillsboroughSearch the index · Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation: Ayr Mount
2. August 23, 1985 UNC trustees elect J. Clint Newton chairman The Board of Trustees elected Shelby textile and insurance executive J. Clint Newton Jr. its chairman, succeeding George Ragsdale, and swore in four new members: Richard H. Jenrette, William Darity, John W. Pope and Barbara S. Perry. Newton named Student Body President Patricia Wallace to chair the admissions committee, which he called the first time a student had headed a trustee committee. People: Richard H. Jenrette Place: University, Chapel Hill · Also named: J. Clint Newton Jr., George R. Ragsdale, Patricia Wallace, William Darity, John W. Pope, Barbara S. Perry, George RagsdaleSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, August 26, 1985, p. 1
3. October 12, 1985 William Friday gives his last University Day address as UNC honors four alumni About 1,100 people gathered in Memorial Hall for University Day, the University's 192nd birthday, where UNC system President William C. Friday gave his last major address to the faculty before retiring in July 1986. Distinguished Alumnus Awards went to Jane T. Carswell of Lenoir, Richard H. Jenrette of New York, Bryce Jordan of Pennsylvania State University and Lindsay G. Warren Jr. of Goldsboro. People: William C. Friday, Christopher C. Fordham III, Richard H. Jenrette Place: Memorial Hall, UNC campus, Chapel Hill · Also named: Jane T. Carswell, Bryce Jordan, Lindsay G. Warren Jr.Search the index · The Daily Tar Heel, October 14, 1985, p. 1
4. February 28, 1986 UNC trustees vote that Old East and Old West remain residence halls The UNC Board of Trustees unanimously passed a motion that Old East and Old West continue as residence halls, answering reports that the two oldest buildings might be turned into offices if renovation proved too costly. At the same meeting the board raised campus parking permit and meter rates for 1986-87 and swore in Student Body President Bryan Hassel as an ex officio member. People: Richard H. Jenrette Place: University, Chapel Hill · Also named: Bryan HasselSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, March 3, 1986, p. 1
5. by March 3, 1986 Trustee Richard Jenrette buys the 20-acre Indian site on the Eno at Hillsborough for UNC's study Richard H. Jenrette, a UNC trustee and New York investment banker, bought for $120,000 the 20-acre Indian site on the Eno River at Hillsborough, taking over a six-month option held by two Hillsborough preservation groups that was to expire February 28, and was to lease it to the University for continued excavation. The sale ended fears that the land would become a private residence and polo ground; UNC archaeologists believed the site might be a pre-colonial Occaneechi town. People: Richard H. Jenrette Place: Eno River site, Hillsborough · Also mentions: Eno River at HillsboroughThe Daily Tar Heel, March 3, 1986, p. 4
6. 1993 Jenrette founds the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust with Ayr Mount Richard Jenrette founded the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust with his gift of Ayr Mount, which became the first of his houses opened to the public. The trust, later renamed the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation, came to own land around Ayr Mount including Poet's Walk and the Occoneechee Speedway site. Place: Ayr Mount, Hillsborough · Also named: Richard Jenrette · Also mentions: Occoneechee SpeedwaySearch the index · Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation: About
7. November 25, 1997 Jenrette's preservation trust buys the Occoneechee Speedway site Preservation North Carolina, which had bought the old speedway from France Staley, LLC in June 1997, sold it to the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust under protective deed restrictions. Place: Occoneechee Speedway, HillsboroughSearch the index · NC State Historic Preservation Office: National Register nomination, Occoneechee Speedway (OR1542, 2002)