Celebrating Four Years of the Main Street Rocky Mount Blog – 2015 – 2019 with D.J. Rose

I want to celebrate this anniversary by honoring D.J. Rose once again because I never write about Main Street and the surrounding areas, the commercial and residential architecture of Rocky Mount, that I don't think of him. His legacy can be found in the Ricks Hotel, the original Masonic Temple on Main Street, the May and Gorham … Continue reading Celebrating Four Years of the Main Street Rocky Mount Blog – 2015 – 2019 with D.J. Rose →

Stepheny Attends a Free Choral Concert -Saturday AM – May 11th – Edgemont Historic District

Preservation Rocky Mount had a walking tour this morning in the Edgemont Historic District and I had a fantasy come true. I stayed behind in a comfortable wicker chair on the front porch of the D.J. Rose house belonging to Jean Bailey at 800 Tarboro St. I've written about this special home several times. It … Continue reading Stepheny Attends a Free Choral Concert -Saturday AM – May 11th – Edgemont Historic District →

The Magnificent Piece of Property and Home in the Edgemont Historic District is a Source of Pride for a Reemerging Neighborhood – 800 Tarboro Street

Who can ever affirm, or deny that the houses which have sheltered us as children, or as adults, and our predecessors too, do not have embedded in their walls, one with the dust and cobwebs, one with the overlay of fresh wallpaper and paint, the imprint of what-has-been, the suffering, the joy?” Daphne du Maurier, … Continue reading The Magnificent Piece of Property and Home in the Edgemont Historic District is a Source of Pride for a Reemerging Neighborhood – 800 Tarboro Street →

Preservation – Rocky Mount’s Historic Downtown Part 2 – People’s Bank

Saturday: The rain slashes the windows, all color drained from the day. Hurricane Matthew has mustered enough strength to hurl a downpour upon us. In writing about People's Bank, part of the Preservation Rocky Mount tour last Sunday, a black and white photograph seems appropriate to begin with. I invite you to sit with this … Continue reading Preservation – Rocky Mount’s Historic Downtown Part 2 – People’s Bank →

Mr. Charles Grimes at Home in a D.J. Rose house

“No friendship is an accident. ” O. Henry, Heart of the West Driving slowly down the 1200 block of Sunset Avenue, I spotted a couple standing on their front porch. Hopefully they could help me. Though they knew nothing about D.J. Rose, they assured me that Mr. Grimes, living next door, was the one to … Continue reading Mr. Charles Grimes at Home in a D.J. Rose house →

Down the Road A Piece – Another D.J. Rose Residence

In Kentucky there is a saying I learned while at University. The last line written in some directions to a party said, "Turn right. The house is down the road a piece." It was one of many new colloquialisms a girl from Evanston, IL. would learn after arriving in Lexington. One of my favorites … Continue reading Down the Road A Piece – Another D.J. Rose Residence →