Three Wake Forest residents will receive Capital Area Preservation’s Anthemion Award Monday, Sept. 28, during the annual presentation at the Irregardless Café in Raleigh. Durward Matheny and Jennifer Smart will be honored for their book about outstanding residents, Legendary Locals of Wake Forest, and Kathryn Drake will be honored for preservation leadership.
Matheny, a Wake Forest native and retired SBI agent who operates a document authentication business, and Smart, the assistant director at the Wake Forest Historical Museum, spent days in the museum’s archives and in other research to find the pictures and learn the stories of the people they selected for the book.
Drake, a Wake Forest attorney, has been a CAP president and board member. She and her husband, Frank, purchased the circa. 1820 William Thompson house to save it from destruction, had it moved to a site on Old N.C. 98 that is still part of the original Thompson property, and thoughtfully renovated it to retain its historic character while providing modern amenities.
The award ceremony will begin at 6:15 p.m. at the restaurant; cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be available from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $25 for each person and $30 at the door; call or email CAP for tickets at 919-833-6404 and info@cappresinc.org.
Founded in 1972, Capital Area Preservation is Wake County’s only countywide non-profit historic preservation organization. CAP’s mission is to advocate and invest in the preservation of historic resources as an essential element of Wake County’s growth.
