Honoring the Past, Building a Future
I hope reading this blog has encouraged your interest in the great architectural inventory of Rocky Mount and area. This invitation is an opportunity to visit the May & Gorham Building, Post Office and People's Bank with Preservation Rocky Mount on October 2 at 2:oo. As for me, I can hardly wait. You will have … Continue reading Preservation Rocky Mount Invites You
You might say it is my age, but I have always looked at the world through an emotional blur. I count this as a gift that includes observation, memory, and a propensity for nostalgia. It makes me do things like hastily pull to the curb, a quick glance in the rearview mirror hoping that an … Continue reading Are You Using Your Imagination When It Comes To Rocky Mount?
“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
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
“I could go to a dozen houses, scrape away the dirt, and find his footprints..." Brenda Sutton Rose (no relation) We've all admired residential architecture while driving slowly down a tree lined street. We may remember who once lived in the beautiful homes along the way. Perhaps we think, what might life be like if … Continue reading Looking for D.J. Rose Homes – A Gem on Tarborro Street
“Old houses are filled with memories, with the faded echoes of voices. Drops of tears, the ring of laughter, the edge of tempers that over the years have seeped into the walls. These houses carry in their wood and stone, their brick and mortar a kind of ego that is nearly human.” A … Continue reading The Home D.J. Rose Built For His Family – Sunset Ave
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