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16596
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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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Williams graduated from what was then North Carolina State College in 1935, and received an architectural degree from the University of Illinois in 1939. He started his own firm in Raleigh in 1940, and before his retirement in 1991, he had designed and overseen hundreds of projects, including the NC Archives Library in Raleigh and buildings at East Carolina University. Lea describes Blue Haven, his personal home in Raleigh. Constructed in 1959, it is considered his signature work.
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Chapel Hill has been known for its charm and beauty since 1795, when the town was selected as the home of the nation's first public university. Over the past two centuries the town has managed to escape the ravages of urban growth which has changed the look of so many American cities. Lea discusses the town's \"carefully preserved built environment.\"
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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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Lea discusses the 2009 Triangle Design Awards presented by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects to the winning architectural firms. The awards offer an annual glimpse into the latest trends in building design in the Research Triangle Metropolitan Area.
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Built in 1925 as the Frank Thompson Gymnasium, the structure has been recently renovated to become Frank Thompson Hall, which houses among other things, the Titmus Theatre and the Kennedy-Mcllweee Studio Theatre. Lea tours and describes the new renovations.
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In the first decade of the 21st century, Durham -- the state's fourth largest city -- is redefining itself once more. Situated in North Carolina's Piedmont Crescent on the edge of the Old Belt bright leaf tobacco zone, Durham is perhaps our most diverse city. It is a city shaped by the forces of tobacco, textiles, big business, great philanthropy, advanced education, technology and medicine, and now a resurgence of all aspects of the arts.
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Over the past sixty years Raleigh has grown far beyond its historic downtown. Lea describes the return of the city's center as the heart of the state capitol.
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Triangle Chapter’s Design Awards recognizes the local architecture profession’s most talented designers. The 2009 awards acknowledged varied institutional and residential projects, including an addition to a historic church, a restaurant and a new installation in the North Carolina Museum of Art’s Art Park.
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The 1959 North Carolina General Assembly passed a bond issue to fund the Port Authority's construction of the Southport Boast Harbor. The facility was dedicated in 1965, but forty years later, the marina was showing its age. Lea discusses the innovative design, on both land and water, in the new marina at Southport.
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10137
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Lea discusses the 2008 American Institute of Architects Triangle Design Awards, which were announced April 29.
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10147
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Lea describes two historic Wilmington houses--Emerson-Kenan House (1911) and the Wise House (1908 - 1909)--that are used by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The first has been the home of the university chancellor since 1969, and the second serves as the university's Wiser Alumni House.
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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 historic 1808 Blount-Bridgers house graces Tarboro's Town Commons. Lea traces the history of the house, which features historic architecture, the paintings of Edgecombe County native Hobson Pittman, fine art, and the heritage of a distinguished family.
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Metro Magazine
(NoCar F 264 R1 M48), Vol. 9 Issue 12, Dec 2008,
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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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