ABOUT HOSTA

Mission Statement: The mission of the Historic Oaks Stewardship Alliance (HOSTA) is to  coordinate efforts to protect, enhance and perpetuate the rural historic agricultural village of  Oaks in Orange County, North Carolina. 

Principle Objectives: Provide energy and oversight to the pursuit and maintenance of county/state recognition and  federal designation of a rural historic district encompassing the crossroads of Mebane Oaks  Road and NC Highway 54 and its surrounding environs**. 

Assemble and share resources about rural land character preservation that can help to protect  open landscapes including the preservation of properties of cultural and historic significance  and to ensure harmonious management of development efforts consistent with the character  and historic agricultural purpose of the land and properties of Oaks. 

Enhance connectedness in the district through providing a forum for communicating issues  pertinent to our community, fostering an attitude of neighborhood sprit and involvement and  serving as a coordinating body for information exchange, including establishing relationships  with other communities and organizations in Orange County and North Carolina engaged in  preservation efforts. 

**including but not limited to the Bingham School, Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, house sites  and structures in the Lilymont Lane neighborhood and the archeological ruins of the Oaks Post  Office and General Store.