Honoring the Past, Building a Future
I admit that the 1984 action-adventure, romantic-comedy entitled, Romancing the Stone, sounds better than the title for this post, Romancing the Brick, but I couldn't help myself. I have had a long-standing romance with architecture that includes lots and lots of brick. I grew up in the beautiful Colonial Revival style brick home pictured here. It sits … Continue reading Romancing the Brick – Osman Bennett Barnes – Part 3
“History is the essence of innumerable biographies.” Thomas Carlyle Osman Barnes's granddaughter, Melissa Barker, took me to Pineview Cemetery to spend time with members of her family that are buried there. It is a deeply moving experience, where generations of families are gathered across time, yet able to tell a story of Rocky Mount and … Continue reading Who Was Osmon Bennett Barnes? – Part 2
"Every man is called to give love to the work of his hands. Every man is called to be an artist." Wendell Berry I grew up without a grandfather. My maternal grandfather died when my mother was a young child and my paternal grandfather lived somewhere on the edges of my life hiding … Continue reading Who Built The Wall at Wesleyan College and so much more? – Osmon ‘Os’ Bennett Barnes
Main Street Rocky Mount 