Manteo Preservation Trust Proudly Presents: The 8th Annual Holiday Tour of Homes
MANTEO, NC (November 19, 2007) – Take a nostalgic holiday trip to the Town of Manteo on Roanoke Island and visit nine beautifully decorated homes and inns on the 8th Annual Holiday Tour of Homes. The tour, set for Dec. 9, 2-7 pm, begins at 108 Budleigh, next to the Old Dare County Courthouse. Tickets, at $15 per person, are on sale at the Budleigh Street events hall on the day of the tour only.
While picking up your ticket and tour brochure, enjoy seasonal music and local art available for purchase. Classically trained violinist Sue Dean will perform from 2 to 5 p.m. Meet the artists - students at College of the Albemarle’s Dare Campus - whose work is on exhibit.
A mix of old and new, the tour sponsored by Manteo Preservation Trust always includes a house undergoing renovation to encourage preservation and to showcase the town’s historic, cultural, and architectural heritage. This year, the tour includes two homes that were previously on the tour prior to renovation.
New additions to this year’s holiday tour include three residences located in Marshes Light, a new waterfront neighborhood located in historic downtown Manteo. The three include a new home and condominium built in the Manteo vernacular style, and one of the town’s oldest homes currently undergoing renovation. Also highlighted on the tour is the new brick and ironwork gate at the entrance to the Manteo Cemetery.
Homes on the tour include:
- 102 Scuppernong Road – owned by Johnny Walker
- The Otho Ward house, now owned by Johnny Walker, a former choreographer for “The Lost Colony,” is a composite Carpenter Gothic-Queen Anne-style dwelling featuring gables and wrap-around porches. For those who saw it during renovation, it will be an added treat to see the results.
- 105 John Borden Street – owned by Debbie & Ed Montgomery
- One of a number of frame Craftsman bungalows built on this street between 1925 and 1940, the former Raymond Wescott house features an addition very much in keeping with the feel and style of the original house. Much of the finely detailed work was done by Ed himself.
- 153 Raleigh Wood Drive – owned by John Buford & Carl V. Curnutte III
- Check out the wall of fame in this house featuring memorabilia and photographs from Hollywood and Broadway friends of John and Carl. An Emmy Award-nominee costumer, Carl Curnutte now lends his creativity as Executive Director of The Lost Colony.
- 505 Uppowoc Avenue – owned by Marty Sitterding & Tom Stansfield
- Flossie Price owned this two-story frame house in the early 1900s; however, the house was likely built as early as 1880. The interior includes fine details such as beaded tongue-and-groove sheathing. Its new owners have given it a newly decorated interior.
- 326 Fernando Street – owned by Joe & Gail Coors
- The Coors House is one of three residences on the tour that are part of the new downtown waterfront community, Marshes Light. This house was meticulously built with the Roanoke Island architecture of the town in mind, reflecting history even in a brand-new home.
- 322 Fernando Street – owned by Libba Evans & Jim Lambie
- This year’s featured restoration is the William T. and Luvinia Baum Brinkley house, one of the oldest in downtown Manteo. With portions of the house dating to the 1840s, it was first renovated in the 1880s, and again in the 1940s. Taking the house back to its bare bones, the restoration celebrates the simplicity of the house, once owned by Dare County’s first sheriff, who also owned a large commercial fishery. His son later operated the Hulcam Dairy; its pastures are now home sites for Marshes Light.
- 13 Marshes Light Unit #1335 – owned by Mayo & Jean Boddie
- This newly constructed condominium offers spectacular views across Roanoke Sound and an inviting setting in the new Marshes Light neighborhood in historic downtown Manteo. The first condominium to be designed according to the town’s new architectural guidelines, it contains many vernacular elements in keeping with Manteo’s architectural heritage.
Inns on the tour include:
- White Doe Inn (www.whitedoeinn.com)
- The White Doe Inn, owned by Bebe and Bob Woody, is a Queen Anne Victorian-style three-story house originally owned by Theodore and Rosa Meekins. It was added onto three times prior to completion in 1910. On the National Register of Historic Places, the house on Sir Walter Raleigh Street is a beautifully appointed bed-and-breakfast inn.
- Burrus House Inn (www.burrushouseinn.com)
- Originally a private residence, it was enlarged and converted into a waterfront inn with spectacular views across black needlerush marsh to Roanoke Sound. With nine rooms and an expansive porch with beaded-wood ceilings, the inn features fine craftsmanship. Located off US 64 overlooking Shallowbag Bay, the inn is owned by Jack Burrus, a fifth generation Manteo native.
For more information about Manteo Preservation Trust, please visit, www.manteopt.com. For more information about Marshes Light, please visit www.marsheslight.com.
