R.E.Market Durham

Real Estate Market Durham. The saying goes, "All real estate is local". So true. But real estate is a fascinating animal. It is very small and very big at the same time, and is a metaphor for all that we hold dear in American culture and society - community, safety, risk, dreams, and unbridled optimism. Here, you'll see the everyday and the extraordinary. I want to REMarket the local conversation about real estate. I won't have all the answers, but hopefully I'll ask the right questions.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Annual Preservation Durham Home Tour

The 12th Annual Preservation Durham Home Tour is happening this Saturday, May 3. There are 13 historic Watts Hospital-Hillandale homes on tap, as well as the NC School of Science & Math (the former Watts Hostpital). The tour runs from 10:00am until 6:00pm, ticket info is below. This year's tour is also the kick-off of the WHH Centennial Celebration, marking the ground-breaking of Watts Hospital in May 1908.
Maverick Partners' principal Reynolds Maxwell owns a stop on the tour, the Mansfield House (pictured above). The home has been beautifully restored, and in my humble opinion is a must see.
Tickets are $20. See more details about the tour or purchase tickets on line here.
If you would prefer to buy your tickets in person, here are the outlets:
§ Preservation Durham Office - 200 N. Mangum Street
§ Broad Street Cafe - 1106 Broad Street
§ Locopops - 2600 Hillsboro Road
§ Morgan Imports - 113 S. Gregson Street
§ Regulator Bookshop - 720 Ninth Street
§ Cameron’s - University Mall, Chapel Hill
§ Quail Ridge Books - Ridgewood Shopping Center, Wade Avenue, Raleigh

Labels: 27705, architecture, duke university, Events, historic properties, Neighborhoods, open house, preservation durham, tours, Watts Hospital-Hillandale, Watts-Hillandale, What's Great About Durham

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Triangle Modernist Houses Mini-Tour

Our listing at 3443 Rugby Road is the first stop on the Triangle Modernist Houses Mini-Tour. The home was designed by Brian Shawcroft and built in 1963 for Bruce and Nancy Wardropper. Deborah Kargl purchased it in 2006, and has completed an extensive renovation of this beautiful home.

The tour is on May 17, with tours of three homes. Shuttle service is available. Register for the tour here, and learn more about 3443 Rugby Road at http://www.3443rugby.com/.

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