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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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Midway Plantation in Knightdale was built on a 1739 land grant from Lord Granville, and the property has remained in the Silver family for seven generations. The plantation house sat on what was the old Tarborough Road, which has become a major highway in 2005. Highway I-540 is encroaching nearby. To save their 4,000-square-foot home, the family moved the house and its five outbuildings to a new location. Lea discusses the relocation process.
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Raleigh�s stylish Hayes Barton neighborhood, located just off Glenwood Avenue, is the grandest of the city�s post-World War I suburbs. Among the landmarks of this historic district is the home of Clyde and Carole Anders, a vintage 1920s Mediterranean residence that contains a stellar collection of North Carolina art and pottery.
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Metro Magazine
(NoCar F 264 R1 M48), Vol. 8 Issue 3, Mar 2007,
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Southerners love continuity, especially when it deals with homes and land. Located near Hillsborough in Orange County is one such home. It is called Chatwood, c. 1790, and it was originally a tavern and later associated with a mill. Lea describes the work of Rex and Ellen Adams to renovate the residence and restore the overgrown garden.
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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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Raleigh's Historic Cemetery and Mausoleum is located in the center of Historic Oakwood, the city's revitalized Victorian neighborhood. Raleigh businessman and plantation owner Henry Mordecai donated 2 and one-acres for the cemetery in 1867. Today it covers 102 acres and is the resting place of 1,500 Confederate soldiers and sailors and four Confederate generals, as well as other great and ordinary individuals who populated Raleigh and the state.
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The Greek Revival plantation house on Poplar Neck Plantation near Edenton dates to 1853. Simon and Nancy Rich purchased the 300-acre property in 1975. Lea discusses the renovation of the house and the old derelict Edenton Peanut Mill, which was built in 1909.
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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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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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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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