Salisbury, North Carolina

SALISBURY Glenn and Beth Dixon bought one of Salisburys most historic houses Friday when they signed closing documents on the Fulton-Mock-Blackmer House at 112 S. Fulton St.

This is our forever home, Glenn Dixon said. At one point, if we live here long enough, it could be the Fulton-Mock-Blackmer-Dixon House.

Historic Salisbury Foundation sold the 1820 house for $150,000, and now the Dixons will begin a bottom-to-top restoration, which by any measure, will be challenging.

Realizing its an ambitious goal, Beth Dixon said she hopes her family can make the house their new residence by Christmas.

The house encompasses 4,800 to 5,000 square feet. It has four chimneys and eight fireplaces. Once it becomes a residence again, it will afford four bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs.

The Dixons plan to add a master bedroom downstairs, and they also will be bringing back the once grand porch/portico in front, which featured four full columns.

The Dixons will count on contractor Al Wilson and architect Jon Palmer to guide the restoration. The couple also want to accomplish as much of the project as possible this year, because N.C. historic preservation tax credits available for this property are scheduled to sunset Jan. 1, 2015.

The project will qualify for residential tax credits of 30 percent. Glenn Dixon said the couple would not have considered buying the house without the tax incentive.

The house, once owned by famed film and stage actor Sidney Blackmer and his wife, Suzanne, was severely damaged in a 1984 fire.

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By Jennifer Erickson on February 14th, 2014

Even as Laguna Beachs shoreline evokes images of hidden coves rather than buried treasures, a forgotten landmark was recently unearthed during restoration of an Ocean Avenue building, originally home to the now defunct Laguna Federal Savings and Loan Association.

Construction superintendent Don Crowl, of Irvine-based Miller Contracting, describes renovation plans underway for a historic Ocean Avenue building.

The project team knew of a wall-size fountain turned off long ago when a courtyard receded from public view behind a building addition. But no one suspected the existence of a four-foot tiled pool at the fountains base, said construction superintendent Don Crowl of Irvine-based Miller Contracting, who is overseeing rehabilitation of 222 Ocean Ave. His workers unearthed the pool when they removed the concrete slab that had been poured over it.

It sort of becomes an archeological site, said project architect and local Todd Skenderian. Thats what makes it fun.

Heeding instructions from project historian Jan Ostashay to move slowly in case just such relics were uncovered, the architect and contractor must now salvage the pool and integrate it into the building, which will house a New York style pizza restaurant

Most recently home to Sirous & Sons Rug Gallery, and Big Dog Sportswear before that, the structure won its place on the citys Historic Register because of the historical significance of its first occupant, representing the citys early banking industry, as well as its original architecture, said principal planner Moncia Tuchscher.

The defunct tower obscured by trees and additions at 222 Ocean Avenue.

Designed by Aubrey St. Clair, who also designed City Hall, the Laguna County Water District building and others in town, the Spanish Colonial Revival edifice was constructed for the bank in 1945. St. Clair also designed an addition in 1952. Another 1,149 square-foot expansion in 1956 fully enclosed the banks outdoor patio and decorative fountain. And three more remodels of the facade and storefront occurred over three decades, says Ostashays historical assessment.

Despite the disfiguring alterations, the Heritage Committee designated the building an E-rated (exceptional) structure in 2012 in anticipation of the promised historic restoration by the new owners, who sought its inclusion in the citys historic register. That designation led to the projects approval last April and a 75 percent reduction in normally required parking spaces.

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With Friday being a day dedicated toward love, some are using the holiday to celebrate a valentine of a different kind....Dr. Valentine McGillycuddy, one of Rapid City's first mayors.

The restoration of the McGillycuddy home located on South Street has been an ongoing project and piece of cake bakery is using a Valentines Day special to help raise funds for the project to continue.

The bakery is selling specially decorated petits fours, truffles and cookies with a McGillycuddy themed card.

A portion of the proceeds will go to Historic Rapid City, who have been leading the restoration efforts of the iconic home.

Piece Of Cake Bakery owner Karen Swisher says she chose to a very special recipe for this special occasion,

"We chose the petit fours because it was maybe tied into the times when people would have tea. It's a dessert that you don't see very often so we just thought it would be a fun pairing for the McGillycuddy house."

McGillycuddy also served the Dean of the School of Mines, as well as the states first surgeon general.

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David Adams' house at 210 Gates St. in Portsmouth's South End, built in 1743 and gutted by fire in 2012, is the scene not only of a painstaking reconstruction process, but also a documentary. To make a pledge at Kickstarter.com to support the documentary project, go to http://kck.st/1isbvs1.Courtesy photo

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David Adams' house at 210 Gates St. in Portsmouth's South End has come a long way since 2012, when a fire left it considered a "total loss" by the insurance company.

But Adams was not willing to give up, especially after spending more than 30 years restoring his 1743 home in the style of the craftsmen who originally built it. From structural repairs to plumbing, wiring and insulation, there was a lot of work. Throughout it all, Mike and Dottie Lockhardt were there capturing every moment with their cameras.

From day one, the husband-and-wife team has filmed Adams' re-restoration. It started as a Web series called The Craftmen's Journal. With more than a year's worth of footage, Adams and the Lockhardts are now hoping to create a 13-episode series to be broadcast on Portsmouth Public Media (PPMtv), but they need your help.

The Craftmen's Journal is taking pledges on Kickstarter.com through Feb. 21 to help fund the venture. It is seeking $4,500, enough to help fund the series' first episode. If the goal is not met by the time limit, all money will be returned to the backers.

While Mike Lockhardt said Channel 11 expressed interest in seeing the finished product, the station does not have resources to help fund the project. That is why Adams and the Lockhardts turned to Kickstarter.

Money from Kickstarter will help produce a 30-minute premiere episode to air on PPMtv. With the first episode, Adams and the Lockhardts hope to find local supporters to help sponsor 12 more episodes to broadcast on PPMtv.

The series will explore the re-restoration process, the story behind the home, how to get through a fire loss, and the tools, economy and history of the time in which it was built.

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In Video: A look inside the Kittredge House, narrated by Kathy Kottaridis, executive director of Historic Boston Inc.

By Patrick D. Rosso, Boston.com Staff

Restoration efforts at the historic Kittredge House in Roxbury are progressing, as crews work to bring the Linwood Street home back to its original glory.

The three-story structure was constructed in 1836 by Alvah Kittredge, a Roxbury alderman, famed furniture maker, and deacon at the Eliot Congregational Church. It has also been called home by a number of famous figures, including Nathaniel Bradlee, a prominent Boston architect.

The Greek revival mansion boasts more than 6,000-square-feet of living space with its towering columns, elegant faade, and winding staircases.

Historic Boston Inc., a real-estate development non-profit, is currently in the process of restoring the property. The organization broke ground on the $3.8-million restoration effort in June.

The architecture is whats really significant, explained Kathy Kottaridis, executive director of Historic Boston. It looks like a Greek temple and was built in a period in which architects and people commissioning their buildings were interested in the Greek Revival and interested in the Greek architecture that exemplified democracy.

The Boston Redevelopment Authority, which turned over ownership of the property to Historic Boston, took control of the house by eminent domain in 2011 to save it from further decay. It had been empty for close to 20 years.

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Polly Grieff and her husband Eric. Their house Old Manor, in Saham Toney, will be on Restoration Home - one year on. Picture: Ian Burt

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It was its down-at-heel aura that first attracted Polly Grieff to the crumbling Old Manor at Saham Toney.

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The house was like a Miss Haversham, nobody cared about her, but she was just waiting to be loved again. I just thought this is it, I can make it a home.

In fact it was just over four years ago that Mrs Grieff first set eyes on the house, believed to be the oldest in the village, near Watton.

And while progress has been made, its story so far has been less about its restoration and more about breaking it down to its bare bones.

Nonetheless it caught the eye of historians for the BBC2 programme Restoration Home as it started to reveal its fascinating past.

And since the episode featuring the Old Manor, presented by Caroline Quentin, was screened in 2012 they have been inundated with people offering more insights into its heritage and wishing them well for the restoration.

We have had lots of information coming in from people whose families lived here and interest from all over the world as a result of the previous programme, said Mrs Grieff.

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DYESS, Ark. (KTHV) - "The Man in Black," "Ring of Fire," and "Walk the Line." ....All of these familiar phrases are linked to the legend of Johnny Cash.

But something else links the country star to the Natural State. Cash grew up in Dyess, Arkansas and an effort to restore his childhood home nears completion.

THV11's Dustin Wilson, along with photojournalist John Young, took us to the back roads of Dyess to show us his roots.

The top hand mounted his trusty steed And rode across the plain. He said, "I'll ride until setting sun Unless I lose my rein."

Although not as clear as they once were, the poetic words of Johnny Cash won't fade from the mind of his childhood friend, A.J. Henson.

"We thought we'd died and gone to heaven," said a reminiscent Henson.

Hope came out of the gumbo soil of the town of Dyess. The childhood home of Johnny Cash still protrudes from the unsettled ground.

Henson recalled, "We would have to get under the house and jack it up and put blocks under to make it level."

Only a handful of homes remain from the Dyess colony, a federally-assisted farming community of what used to be 500 families back in the 1930s.

Henson grew up around the Cash family and remembers the music legend as "J.R."

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