Korners Folly in Kernersville needs a new roof

Ceiling murals in the Rose Room have sustained water damage at Korner's Folley in Kernersville. (Andrew Dye/Journal)

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. Korners Folly has long been a Kernersville landmark, but now when folks drive by the historic home, they may notice a few things that seem out of place.

Blue tarps cover sections of the roof signs of a brutal winter and an aging home in need of repairs.

The Korners Folly Foundation has worked steadily over the past few years to raise $500,000 for an exterior restoration project to stabilize the home and return the roof to its original appearance. But frequent winter storms over the past few months upped the stakes, as foundation Executive Director Dale Pennington describes it.

Its really put a lot of extra stress and wear and tear on the house, she said.

The foundation is about 90 percent to its fundraising goal and hopes to raise the last $50,000 by April 15 so roof restoration can begin by May 1. The Foundation has already worked on porch renovations and foundation stabilization.

This is an important moment in the history of Korners Folly, Duane Long, a foundation board member, said in a statement. We are closing in on a critical deadline related to the roof restoration needs.

Weve had great success from everybody around our community in giving. Its just going to take a little more, said Chris Thompson, president of the foundation board.

Pennington said an anonymous donor kick-started the fundraising in 2012 with a $150,000 matching gift.

Because of things that have been worsened with this winters weather, we really dont want to go through another winter before this roof is replaced, Pennington said.

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Korners Folly in Kernersville needs a new roof