NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 1077
HOUSE BILL 622

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE CONTINUED RESTORATION OF THE deROSSET HOUSE IN WILMINGTON.

Whereas, Wilmington has played a vital role in the history and development of North Carolina from the early days of settlement; and
Whereas, it is desirable to preserve and use for the public benefit structures which reflect the history and life of the City of Wilmington; and
Whereas, the Historic Wilmington Foundation, Incorporated, has participated actively in preservation activities in Wilmington for a number of years; and
Whereas, the Historic Wilmington Foundation, Incorporated, has acquired for preservation purposes the deRosset House, one of Wilmington's grandest antebellum Greek Revival/Italianate style dwellings, built for Dr. Armand J. deRosset III, a physician turned merchant; and
Whereas, the Historic Wilmington Foundation, Incoporated, has made significant progress in its efforts to preserve the deRosset House by restoring much of the exterior, replacing the roof, conducting extensive historical research; and
Whereas, planning for completion of the exterior restoration has been done and interior planning is underway; and
Whereas, additional funds are needed to complete the exterior restoration and begin the interior restoration of the deRosset House; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. The sum of twenty‑five thousand dollars ($25,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Cultural Resources for the 1981‑82 fiscal year for the continued restoration of the deRosset House in Wilmington, provided that the Historic Wilmington Foundation, Incorporated, raises twenty‑five thousand dollars ($25,000) during the 1981‑82 fiscal year for this restoration. Funds appropriated in this act shall only be expended in accordance with G.S. 121‑11 and G.S. 143‑31.2.
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 10th day of October, 1981.