Thomas Day’s “Woodside/Richmond” House Open During Sunday’s Book Signing

Join us from 3-5 p.m. Sunday when the historic village of Milton debuts a new book about its native son, Thomas Day; and see one of the finest examples of Day’s antebellum architecture when you tour the 1838 “Woodside/Richmond House.”

This beautifully-renovated and updated pre-Cival War Greek revival manor is famous for its magnificent woodworking by Mastercraftsman Thomas Day, who was a free man of color. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this exquisite home has five bedrooms; three full and five half baths; and a state-of-the art commercial kitchen.

The book “Thomas Day: Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color” will be released this weekend and the Woodside/Richmond House is one of six homes featured in the book. Co-authors Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll and Pat Marshall will be signing the new book at another 3-5 p.m. Open House at Union Tavern in Milton. Also to run concurrently is an exhibit on the life and works of Thomas Day that opens at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh and will continue for at least a year.

Stepping into the Woodside/Richmond house is like stepping back in time. Its entrance hall has a coiled newel post of magnificent mahogany and a spectacularly-carved stair rail that pay homage to Thomas Day. Eight of Day's Greek Revival mantels are found throughout the house, with each the bedrooms featuring a cozy fireplace.

The home is currently on the market for $529,000 and is listed with Durham Realtor Lisa Dye Janes of Weichert, Realtors – Mark Thomas Properties. For more information about the house and to see digital photos, visit:

http://www.postlets.com/repb/3362515

Directions:  From Durham, take Highway 15-501 to Roxboro. Then get onto Highway 57 North and continue through the Hyco Lake community. Go 3 miles past Semora & begin looking for the Woodside historical marker, which is on the right in front of the house. There will be Open House signs in the yard.