RALEIGH, N.C. — A construction company founded by former NFL players and brothers Torry and Terrence Holt will build the project designed to honor the contributions of African Americans in North Carolina.
Leaders of the North Carolina Freedom Park initiative announced on Monday that the Black-owned Holt Brothers Construction has been awarded the contract to complete the $5.4 million project in Raleigh.
"For what this project stands for, there's so many people that have been working on this for so long," Terrence Holt said. "This park is set to commemorate and provide education for the efforts that African Americans have had on the state of North Carolina. I can't think of a better project to represent what Holt Brothers Construction stands for."
The park, to be located between the Executive Mansion and the Legislative Building. will be anchored by the Beacon of Freedom, a piece of public art that will be illuminated at night.
Freedom Park’s leaders broke ground last fall on the park, which is expected to be completed by next year.
Terrence Holt told WRAL that the park will take guests through past accomplishments that African Americans have made to North Carolina and highlight the present with a nod toward what's to come. Park goers can expect messaging through sculptures along with a structure that will be "literally a beacon of freedom and accomplishment."
The Holts grew up in Gibsonville and played football at N.C. State. Torry Holt was an All-American wide receiver and played on the Super Bowl-winning St. Louis Rams in 2000.
The brothers’ construction company has completed other projects such as a Durham County library renovation and North Carolina Central University’s new student center.
Freedom Park was designed by the late architect Phil Freelon, who also designed the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, and the Durham firm Perkins & Will.
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