Being a historic properties Realtor with a love for older homes by the antebellum woodworking artist Thomas Day, I was thrilled to be able to meet Dr. Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll, professor of interior architecture at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, during this weekend’s Preservation NC conference in New Bern.
Leimenstoll has a new book on Thomas Day coming out this spring and she announced during Friday’s presentation that there will be a concurrent Thomas Day exhibit in May at the NC Museum of History. Plus, I learned that two of the houses featured in her book are listings that I have either listed or sold: the Garland-Buford and the Woodside-Richmond houses.
Leimenstoll has a new book on Thomas Day coming out this spring and she announced during Friday’s presentation that there will be a concurrent Thomas Day exhibit in May at the NC Museum of History. Plus, I learned that two of the houses featured in her book are listings that I have either listed or sold: the Garland-Buford and the Woodside-Richmond houses.
Leimenstoll said Saturday that she was able to identify at least 80 properties known to have Thomas Day’s woodworkings, with at least 40 in Caswell County, NC; and 20 or more on the Virginia side of the Dan River. But she narrows her focus for her book to six historic homes including one of the houses I currently have on the market: the Woodside-Richmond.
Each of the six have common architectural themes: a center hall and formal parlor, artistic newell posts that vary in appearance as light levels change throughout the day, three-dimensional stair brackets, stair-landing friezes that serve both an artistic and architectural purpose, and four basic mantle types.
The author also announced that her book will feature exquisite color photography by noted architectural photographer Tim Buchman of Charlotte. But before Leimenstoll’s work can be published, PNC must raise $30,000 to cover the cost of the photography. To date, nearly $11,000 has been committed to this Thomas Day project.
While I was at the conference, I spoke with Shannon Phillips about becoming a sponsor of Leimonstoll's publication. Sponsors with tax-deductible gifts of $500 or more will be acknowledged in the book’s foreword and will receive an autographed copy. Commitments must be received by Dec. 1, 2009. For more information, contact Phillips at sphillips@presnc.org or call 919-832-3652.
Anyone looking to own their very own Thomas Day home may contact me at ljanes@markthomasrealty.com or 919-423-3463 for a personal tour of the Woodside-Richmond house at 1939 Hwy. 57 in Milton. This renovated and updated 1838 Greek Revival manor on the National Register of Historic Properties is a magnificent Thomas Day home. Beautifully furnished with five bedrooms, three full baths, five half baths, and a large commercial kitchen, this income-producing property is currently being used by clients of the nearby Virginia International Raceway; and for weddings, retreats, workshops and special events. Listed for $499,000, this price does not include the sale of the furnishings.
With the publication of Leimonstoll’s new book and the concurrent exhibit scheduled at the state museum of history this spring, there is an exciting Thomas Day movement afoot. And as more and more Thomas Day properties and furnishings are identified across North Carolina and Virginia, the ownership of his works will be more highly desirable.
Each of the six have common architectural themes: a center hall and formal parlor, artistic newell posts that vary in appearance as light levels change throughout the day, three-dimensional stair brackets, stair-landing friezes that serve both an artistic and architectural purpose, and four basic mantle types.
The author also announced that her book will feature exquisite color photography by noted architectural photographer Tim Buchman of Charlotte. But before Leimenstoll’s work can be published, PNC must raise $30,000 to cover the cost of the photography. To date, nearly $11,000 has been committed to this Thomas Day project.
While I was at the conference, I spoke with Shannon Phillips about becoming a sponsor of Leimonstoll's publication. Sponsors with tax-deductible gifts of $500 or more will be acknowledged in the book’s foreword and will receive an autographed copy. Commitments must be received by Dec. 1, 2009. For more information, contact Phillips at sphillips@presnc.org or call 919-832-3652.
Anyone looking to own their very own Thomas Day home may contact me at ljanes@markthomasrealty.com or 919-423-3463 for a personal tour of the Woodside-Richmond house at 1939 Hwy. 57 in Milton. This renovated and updated 1838 Greek Revival manor on the National Register of Historic Properties is a magnificent Thomas Day home. Beautifully furnished with five bedrooms, three full baths, five half baths, and a large commercial kitchen, this income-producing property is currently being used by clients of the nearby Virginia International Raceway; and for weddings, retreats, workshops and special events. Listed for $499,000, this price does not include the sale of the furnishings.
With the publication of Leimonstoll’s new book and the concurrent exhibit scheduled at the state museum of history this spring, there is an exciting Thomas Day movement afoot. And as more and more Thomas Day properties and furnishings are identified across North Carolina and Virginia, the ownership of his works will be more highly desirable.
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