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Cary began as an 18th-century crossroads inn in western Wake County known as Bradford's Ordinary. Over the centuries the town has prospered due to a fortune location near Raleigh, the state capital. Lea discusses Cary's commitment to preservation of its history and its growth from an expanding population.
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2.Chapel Hill Villa Fulfills Special Memories by Lea, Diane Metro Magazine Vol. 13 Issue 7, Oct 2012
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Lea takes readers on a tour of a Tuscany Villa in Chapel Hill which features sweeping views of the three-and-a-half acres surrounding it, terra cotta rooflines, and the detailed authenticity which recreates the elegance of Tuscany. Dr. James Crow, who had a long and distinguished medical career, built the home and has lived in it the past six years.
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Franklin Street and Rosemary Street link downtown Chapel Hill from the famous 100 block of Franklin westward to the edge of Carrboro at Merritt Mill Road. Lea discusses new buildings and plans now in place for a number of mixed-use residential developments and one luxury hotel that will transform this area into a classy downtown.
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Chatwood Garden in Hillsborough was the creation of Mrs. Helen Blake Watkins, who developed it between 1956 and 1992. The garden surrounds Chatwood, an 1808 two-and-a-half-story, Federal-style home that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The award-winning garden has been called one of the best private landscapes in the nation.
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Lea discusses two coastal restoration projects - the Oregon Inlet Lifesaving Station and Jennette's Pier - that help to preserve the architecture, history and culture of North Carolina's coast.
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METRO design editor Diane Lea discusses the role of The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina in saving, restoring, and maintaining three of the most significant residences associated with the role of the state and the capital city in the Revolutionary War. The residences are the Joel Lane House (Raleigh) ca. 1770; Haywood Hall at New Bern Place (Raleigh) 1799; and the Burgwin-Wright House (Wilmington) 1770.
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Two new mega-malls that recently opened, The Streets at Southpoint in Durham and Triangle Town Center in North Raleigh, are more than just shopping centers. Lea describes them from an architectural point of view.
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Metro Magazine
(NoCar F 264 R1 M48), Vol. 3 Issue 6, Sept 2002,
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Dorothea Dix Hospital, which stands on a high hill overlooking the city of Raleigh, was the state's first hospital to treat mental illness. The North Carolina General Assembly approved appropriations for the hospital on December 23, 1848. Lea recounts the history of the institution from its opening to its closing. Today much of the land has been deeded away by the State of North Carolina, but a core section, dotted with dozens of interesting and historical buildings, remains. This core section is up for grabs, and the legislature is reviewing proposals of what to do with it. One promising proposal would designate Dix Hill as a Park District.
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Tucked away behind a curving driveway concealed from the street is one of Raleigh's acknowledged early Modernist jewels: Blue Haven. The home, named for its distinctive Carolina Blue Stone, was constructed in 1959 by Raleigh architect F. Carter Williams as his personal residence and is considered by many to be his signature work.
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The new Museum of the Albemarle seeks to convey and instill the customs and values of the people who settled and sustained the Albemarle region. The four-story 50,000-square-foot building draws upon the historic Outer Banks United States Life Saving Service buildings for its design. The museum began in 1967, and the new building opened in April 2006. Lea discusses the design of the building, the people who made it happen, and the exhibits.
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Located on two acres off Raleigh's Fayetteville Street Mall, Two Progress Plaza, Progress Energy's new building, is the city's first new skyscraper in a decade. The 19-story mixed-used structure cost $100 million to build. METRO design editor Diane Lea discusses the fascinating details of the building in an in-depth study of this major new shape in downtown Raleigh.
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Metro Magazine
(NoCar F 264 R1 M48), Vol. 5 Issue 11, Nov 2004,
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Raleigh's historic Oakwood District is a collection of Greek Revival, Victorian, Queen Anne, Second Empire, and Neo-Classical-styled homes built between the Civil War and 1914. Lea describes the 1893 Queen Anne cottage owned by Eve Ragland Williamson (Mrs. Robert B. Williamson).
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The AIA Triangle Awards for design excellence were presented to the winning architectural firms on April 10, 2007. The awards offer an annual glimpse into the latest trends in building design in the Research Triangle Metropolitan Area.
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Greg Hatem, Raleigh developer, entrepreneur, and downtown resident, is managing partner of Empire Properties. Food and historic preservation are key elements in his successful renovation and adaptive reuse of over forty-one downtown buildings. More are in the planning stage, including a new hotel to accompany the Marriott under construction as part of the new Raleigh civic center. Lea describes how Hatem got started in business and some of the buildings and their new uses.
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In 1974, H. G. Jones learned that Gilliam and Annette Wood, owners of Edenton's historic 1814-1817 Hayes Plantation House, were interested in donating the contents of Hayes' rare, intact, 19th century gentleman's library to the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill. With the transfer and restoration of the library's contents underway, a replica of the original library was suggested, as well as a book about the Hayes Plantation.
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