The Town of Wake Forest is inviting residents and visitors to explore the town’s Local and Downtown Historic Districts through two new online virtual tours. Accessible from the town’s website and app, these virtual tours provide users a unique historical perspective of both historic districts through the use of a laptop, tablet or smartphone.
Structured around interactive maps of each historic district, both tours feature photos of significant houses, buildings and other landmarks. Each point of interest also includes a brief description and professionally voiced audio clip that users can play at their own pace as they move through the respective historic district.
The Historic Preservation Fund awarded the Wake Forest Historic Preservation Commission a matching grant to complete the narration portion of each virtual tour. Financed in part with federal funding from the National Park Service and Department of the Interior, the grant was administered by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. The narration component was completed by Blueforest Studios in Raleigh.
To access the tours online, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov and search Historic Districts.
Android and iPhone users can access both tours by downloading the Town of Wake Forest app and using the app’s Virtual Tours function, which also includes the Historic Wake Forest Cemetery Virtual Tour.
IPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android users can download the free app by searching for Town of Wake Forest on iTunes, in the iPhone app store, or in Google Play or by scanning the appropriate QR code provided at www.wakeforestnc.gov/app.aspx. Please note: This publication/project has been financed in part with federal funds from the National Park Service in the U.S. Department of the Interior. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect views or policies of the U.S. Department of the Interior, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior.
For more information, contact Senior Planner Michelle Michael at 919-435-9516 or mmichael@wakeforestnc.gov.
