The House That Peanuts Built now rests on a new foundation at 4-H Camp Millstone where it was moved in 2004 from the Rudolph Carl Ellis home place in Cumberland County.
Bradley Dixon, assistant director of development, N.C. 4-H Development Fund, said a campaign has begun to raise the money with a number of contribution opportunities.
The development centers around the Rudolph Carl Ellis’ “House That 4-H Peanuts Built” which was moved to Millstone in 2004 through many donations including a grant from the Cole Foundation.
Dixon said that house will be the centerpiece and the beginning of a broader vision for the center.
He said the center will become a tourist attraction in Richmond County, expand educational opportunities for local schools and create new jobs. A full-time staff is planned through an endowment to be established.
Based on the 4-H four-leaf clover emblem, the concept is:
n The house where there will be an extensive artifact collection where the past will be presented era-by-era with photos and items from all generations.
n The 4-H History Center which will be a state-of-the-art building where younger visitors can engage with the past on their own terms — interactively.
n The Heritage Courtyard which will be a gathering place for visitors and a shrine to 4-H icons, families and clubs for all time. Agriculture plots will display heritage farm techniques nearby.
n The Old-fashioned Farm Shop is where 4-Hers will be able to till and tend the Heritage Agriculture plots nearby. It will serve as a hands-on classroom for visitors.
Every portion of the museum complex will be available for interested donors to name.
Naming donations range from $300,000 for the house to $150 for a courtyard brick.
There is a 4-H Century Legacies program honoring a person, family or club that made a difference in a 4-Hers life. 4-H Century Icons, 4-H Century Families and 4-H Century Clubs will also be honored through contributions. All programs involve individual and group donations.
A Legion of the Legume has been established to encourage active 4-H youth to raise small amounts from a large number of donors in their communities.
For information, contact Dixon at Bradley_Dixon@ncsu.edu or (919)513-4037; fax at (919)515-5274, or write to him at N.C. 4-H Museum and History Center, 512 Brickhaven Drive, Room 161; NCSU Box 7645, Raleigh, NC 27695.
n Contact reporter Tom MacCallum at 997-3111, ext. 15; e-mail tmaccallum@yourdailyjournal.com.
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